Training

How training actually works here

One instructor, one aircraft schedule, and a syllabus that moves at the pace you're actually flying — not a generic timeline.

Reid Pekowski in the cockpit of a yellow biplane over the Dallas–Fort Worth area, giving a peace sign
Your Instructor

Reid Pekowski

Independent CFI based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Pekowski Flight was built on a simple idea: students learn faster and spend less when they're not shuffled between instructors or squeezed into a franchise's booking system.

Every student flies with the same instructor from their first discovery flight through their checkride — no handoffs, no relearning your habits with someone new every few lessons.

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The Process

From first flight to checkride

A real sequence, in the order most students move through it. Your pace may run faster or slower depending on how often you fly.

Discovery flight

A short, low-pressure flight to get a feel for the aircraft, the controls, and whether this is the right fit before committing to a training plan.

Ground fundamentals

Airspace, weather, regulations, and aircraft systems — covered in parallel with early flight lessons so ground knowledge and stick time reinforce each other.

Pattern work & maneuvers

Takeoffs, landings, stalls, and steep turns, repeated until they're second nature — the core flying skills every certificate is built on.

Solo & cross-country

Your first solo flight, followed by cross-country navigation — planning routes, managing fuel, and flying to unfamiliar airports.

Checkride prep & test

Final polish on maneuvers and oral-exam topics, followed by your practical test with a Designated Pilot Examiner.

Ready When You Are

Your first flight starts with a call

Discovery flights are the easiest way to see if this is the right fit — no obligation, no pressure.

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