Training Overview

Stanford Flying Club students use a scenario-based flight training course, developed exclusively for Cessna by the experts at King Schools. This web-based course provides everything you need to obtain your Sport or Private Pilot certificate. It's been designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to embrace your future in aviation.

The training includes flight preview videos and full-motion diagrams of the course material, plus a complete FAA knowledge exam review program—and it's available anywhere you have Internet access. Your personal login will maintain a record of which sessions you have completed and will allow you to continue where you left off if you are interrupted. The course never expires and it is always kept up-to-date, so you'll have access to all of the in-depth knowledge sessions and flight previews well after you have completed your training.

You can take your Cessna Sport/Private Pilot course on your iPad or iPhone—even when offline. The Cessna Sport/Private Pilot course lessons can be downloaded onto your iPad or iPhone and viewed later when online or offline, with the Cessna Companion App.

According to certificate completion statistics from Cessna, people using their Integrated Flight Training System can, on average, complete their pilot certificate with up to 26% fewer flight hours than the national average.

In the Air

Your flight training can be done in one of our modern aircraft such as a Cessna 172S Nav III Skyhawk SP with Garmin G1000 avionics. The Cessna 172 is, in fact, the most popular training aircraft ever made. You’ll learn the skills and gain experience necessary to safely and confidently operate the plane on your own.

On the Ground

On the Ground, you will learn the bits of “book knowledge” you’ll need to be a proficient pilot, at your own pace. One-on-one ground time with your instructor will complement your web-based and in-flight training, to further discuss, brief and clarify the various pilot training and flying concepts.

Ground School and in-flight practice are effectively synchronized and integrated.