Atlanta Flight School

Cessna Pilot CenterPDK Flight Academy is an Atlanta Flight School that is located at DeKalb Peachtree Airport. With over 35 years experience as a PDK Flight School, PDK Flight Academy is the certified Cessna Pilot Center with an exceptional flight instruction and state-of-the-art Cessna aircraft. We can customize a flight training schedule to meet your needs. PDK Flight Academy is uniquely qualified and ready to get your dream off the ground.

As the only Cessna Pilot Center at PDK, PDK Flight Academy uses the curriculum designed by the company that has built more airplanes than any other flight training program in history. With Cessna's Computer Based Instruction (CBI) program, you will gain knowledge necessary to become a safe competent pilot. With our qualified staff FAA Certified Flight Instructors, you will combine the CBI ground training with actual hours of instructional and solo flight time. The Cessna CBI kit allows you to learn at your own pace and anywhere you can connect to the internet. Click here for a free demo of the CBI training.

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Atlanta Flight Training

Set Up Discovery FlightPDK Flight Academy has all the Atlanta Flight Training resources necessary for you to receive the license you desire. From starting off as a student pilot all the way through your commercial license and multi-engine rating PDK Flight Academy can help you achieve your aviation goals.

Private Pilot License

Once you get your private pilot license you will be able to flight where you want to go and on your schedule. No more waiting in line for your bags, TSA screening line, or other delays. At a Cessna Pilot Center, you will be able to have your private pilot license and flying the skies in as little as 40 hours, although most people are ready around 55 hours. The basic requirements for a private pilot license are as follows:

  • 40 hours total flight time
  • 10 hours solo
  • 5 hours of solo cross country time
  • 150 nautical mile cross country with landings at 3 different airports
  • 3 hours of flight training on maneuvering the airplane only referencing instruments

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Instrument Rating

Is a low cloud layer keeping you from trying to reach your destination? It's now time to reach above the clouds and get your instrument rating. With your instrument rating you will be able to leave in less than blue sky conditions. You will be able to take flight and not worry about the ceilings dropping on you and having to stop short of your destination. Gain the extra skill and confidence in your flying abilities by adding on your instrument rating. Let PDK Flight Academy help become a more skilled and confident pilot.

The minimum time requirements for an instrument rating are as follows:

  • 50 hours cross country time
  • 40 hours of simulated or actual instrument time

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Commercial Pilot

Set Up Discovery FlightBecoming a commercially licensed pilot is your first step towards making aviation your career. It is also a great way to sharpen your skills and become a more safe and proficient pilot. The basic requirements to become a commercial pilot are as follows:

  • 250 hours total time
  • 100 hours of pilot in command time
  • 50 hours cross country time
  • 10 hours of simulated or actual instrument time
  • 10 hours of in a complex airplane

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PDK Flight School

To become an even better PDK Flight School, PDK Flight Academy has become a part Lanier Flight Center. Lanier Flight Center is one of the leading Cessna Pilot Centers and is the leading Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representative for Georgia and Alabama and will make the PDK Flight Academy the leading PDK Flight School. But if you are interested in purchasing a Cessna Aircraft, Lanier Flight Center has the complete line of Cessna single engine aircraft from the Cessna Skyhawk to the Corvalis TT. And in 2011 PDK Flight Academy will be one of the first Atlanta Flight Schools along with Lanier Flight Center to get the brand new Cessna Skycatcher.

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