Resources

Flight Training

  • Aerowood Aviation

    Been looking to the skies since you were a little kid? START YOUR FLIGHT TRAINING TODAY! One mile of road takes you one mile. One mile of runway takes you anywhere in the world. Whether just for fun, or in order to save your business time and money, Aerowood can fast track your flying success. Our highly trained and personable instructors provide specific training to meet your needs to achieve your pilot dreams. Not interested in piloting? Own an aircraft and have our Pilots fly you to your business meetings allowing you to travel quickly, safely, and then get back home in the same day to spend time with your family. Have meetings in your office then travel to an offsite and back for a lunch meeting.

  • ATP

    Located at the Concord Regional Airport, ATP's Charlotte, North Carolina flight school offers aviation students in North Carolina professional commercial pilot flight training and an airline-sponsored career track from zero experience to 1,500 hours.

    Airline Career Pilot Program students at the Charlotte flight school get the competitive edge with access to full financing, fixed-cost pricing, and factory-new Piper Archers. Airline hiring partnerships with 37 regional airlines, including Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines, and airline tuition reimbursement, make ATP your Charlotte flight training solution.

  • Fly Carolina

    FlyCarolina has been providing professional flight training and helping students accomplish their aviation goals for over 20 years. They have trained more pilots to learn to fly than any other flight school in the Carolinas! They offer four convenient training facilities around Charlotte and a diverse fleet of twenty-five Garmin equipped aircraft to satisfy all skill levels and budgets. They also offer two FAA approved flight simulators.

Virtual Training

  • AOPA - Online Learning for Pilots

    Whether you are looking for a new place to fly to, information about aircraft, planning your next flight, or how that new medication might affect your certificate, all the resources that support your desire to fly are here. AOPA exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots and to promote the economy, safety, utility, and popularity of flight in general aviation aircraft.

  • TakeFlight Interactive

    TakeFlight’s unique combination of game design, AI and data analytics deliver high-quality, self-guided, fully-interactive training. Real-time instruction, dynamic feedback and objective scoring keep you engaged and driving toward mastery. Our short and quickly repeatable scenarios maximize training time – so you become a better pilot in less time, at greatly reduced cost.

  • Sporty's Learn to Fly Videos

    Sporty’s innovative Pilot Training Online Platform delivers all your aviation courses in one location. Learn how to fly as a Private Pilot, earn an Instrument Rating, get your currency back or learn how to fly new aircraft and avionics.

  • Sporty's Flight Instructor Refresher Course

    Flight and ground instructors are without students and may be facing additional hardship when it comes to renewing their flight instructor certificates. That’s why Sporty’s is pleased to offer its online eFIRC FREE as a convenient, effective, online renewal option.

    Sporty’s online FIRC satisfies the requirements to renew your CFI and will vastly improve your teaching skills. Sporty’s eFIRC is delivered in a convenient online format – universally accessible for PC, MAC, and mobile devices including iPad and Android platforms. There is no software to install. Simply log-in anywhere you have an internet connection and begin your flight instructor refresher training. Sporty’s eFIRC contains 17 lessons broken down into learning modules for ease of study.

Mechanic Training

  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance

    If you are on the look for aviation mechanic schools in North Carolina, AIM Charlotte’s campus spans 51,000 square feet and includes 17 classrooms. All classrooms are equipped with audio-visual equipment. A fully equipped computer lab and Learning Resource Center are available to provide the resources necessary for training.

Written Exam

  • Written Exam Prep

    Sheppard Air is a test preparation company specifically designed to help you pass your FAA Written. The study course delivery software and the strategy you use to study are designed to avoid the "negative learning" hurdles still present to this day in other software-based study programs.

  • FAA Written Exam Testing Centers

    PSI is one of only two computer-based testing companies authorized by the federal government to administer all FAA Airman Knowledge Tests (pilots). PSI delivers more than 60 required exams for commercial and private pilots and mechanics.

College Degree

  • Elizabeth City State University

    The only four-year collegiate aviation education program in the State of North Carolina, ECSU offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Aviation Science. ECSU’s Aviation Science program is among few aviation education programs offered at HBCUs across the nation. Certified by the FAA as a Part 141 Flight Training Program with easy local airport access. (1.5 miles from main campus).

  • Liberty University

    Prepare for success in the field of aeronautics with a degree from Liberty University. As one of the largest faith-based collegiate aviation programs in North America, our School of Aeronautics will train you with the skills to lead in the aviation field.

    Become a pilot or an unmanned aerial systems operator through our residential B.S. in Aeronautics. Or, as an online student, get a B.S. in Aviation degree through our Flight Training Affiliate program. Both degrees are FAA approved for the 1000-hour Restricted Air Transport Pilot program.

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Organizations

  • Association For Women In Aviation Maintenance

    The Association For Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM) shares a similar mission of helping to connect women in the aviation industry but with more of a maintenance-related focus. The local AWAM chapter was formed to introduce women and girls to the amazing career opportunities in the aviation industry and to provide educational opportunities.

  • The Ninety-Nines

    The NINETY-NINES® INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS® promotes advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, and mutual support while honoring our unique history and sharing our passion for flight.

    Established in 1929 by 99 women pilots, the members of The Ninety-Nines, Inc.®, International Organization of Women Pilots®, are represented in all areas of aviation today. And, to quote Amelia, fly "for the fun of it!"

  • EAA Chapter 961

    EAA’s local chapters are about people, bringing together individuals interested in learning more about aviation as well as sharing their own knowledge.

    Chapter members are involved in a variety of social and educational activities, including Young Eagles rallies, fly-ins, building seminars, and more, to build awareness in the community.

  • Fly for the Culture

    Fly For the Culture, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that serves young people interested in pursuing professions in the aviation industry throughout the United States. Through exposure, outreach, education, training scholarships, and —where needed— advocacy, Fly For The Culture will become a driving force in the effort to expand diversity within the aviation industry, and mitigate forecasted pilot shortages.

  • Latino Pilots Association

    The Latino Pilots Association (LPA) mission is to serve the Latino as well as other communities through education, mentorship, and civil service — all while consistently making a positive difference to any person or group with whom the LPA interacts.

  • Professional Aviation Maintenance Association

    Since 1972, PAMA has been dedicated to promoting professionalism and recognition of the aviation maintenance technician through communication, education, representation, and support of continuous improvement in aviation safety. Our mission is to promote continuous improvement in aviation safety through communication, education, representation and support of our members.

  • Pilots N Paws

    Interested in doing humanitarian work? Pilots N Paws® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our site is intended to be a meeting place for volunteers engaged in the valuable services of rescuing, sheltering and adopting animals, and volunteer pilots and plane owners willing to assist with animal transportation. The intent of Pilots N Paws is to provide an environment in which volunteers can come together and arrange or schedule rescue flights, overnight foster care or shelter, and all other related activities.

General Information

  • Aviation Career Pathways

    Are you newly interested in aviation and/or currently enlisted in the military and hoping to become a pilot? If so, you are probably aware that a private pilot certificate is the first step and is an unwritten requirement for submitting a competitive application to a military pilot-training board. Which brings up the two most popular questions asked: “Where do I begin?” and “How can I afford it?”