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Mountain Flying Course Descriptions

7-10-Day IFR Certification Course –
Our Total IFR Confidence Program! After completing this course, you'll feel confident enough to fly even night IFR in the mountains (or anywhere else) if you choose to do so! You will tour the mountain airports of New Mexico and Colorado, shooting dozens of the most challenging instrument approaches in America. On the last day, you will take the Instrument Rating Practical Test with an FAA-designated pilot examiner in Santa Fe, NM or Alamosa, CO. This course is also available as a finish-up course (see Special Situation Courses below), or as a 9-12-day course shared with another pilot.
Prerequisites: Private pilot’s license; current medical certificate; Instrument Rating Knowledge Exam passed; 25 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command (since obtaining the private license); at least 5 hours of instrument flight time; at least 5 hours of PIC time in the previous 60 days

2-3-Day IFR Refresher Course –
Already have an instrument rating? This course is for you! After completing this course, you'll have a fresh Instrument Proficiency Check and Flight Review and be ready for mountain IFR and Garmin glass cockpit operations.
Prerequisites: Private pilot license with instrument rating; at least 5 hours of PIC time in the previous 60 days, familiarity with the Garmin series of GPS transceivers

3-4-Day CFII Course –
Already have a CFI rating and want to become an instrument instructor? After completing this course, you'll take your Instrument Instructor Practical Test and be ready to fly with students in some of the most challenging environments imaginable!
Prerequistes: Flight Instructor-Airplane certificate; current medical certificate; Flight Instructor-Instrument Knowledge Exam passed; at least 5 hours of PIC time in the previous 30 days; familiarity with the Garmin series of GPS receivers

3-Day VFR Course –
Learn how to operate in the mountains and land at dozens of challenging airports in Colorado and New Mexico. Includes Flight Review and High Performance Aircraft sign-off.
Prerequistes: Private pilot certificate; at least 5 hours of PIC time in the previous 60 days

Special Situation Courses  –
Each pilot's training situation is unique. If you don't feel you fit into one of the above courses (for example, you have already received much of your training towards the instrument rating and want to complete a "finish up" course with us), please contact us...we'll help you tailor a course that fits your needs and schedule.

Tuition

Our aircraft rental rates are $150per hour for the Diamond DA40 and $200 for the Cessna Turbo 182. Instructor fees are $49 per flight or ground hour, with a 3-hr/day minimum and 10-hr/day maximum. Add approx. $200/day for lodging/meals for instructor and student when away from our base of Santa Fe, NM. Pilot examiner fee, if needed: $450. SAVE as much as 40%+ when you bring another pilot: It might take a day or two longer for both pilots to complete the course, but you'll save on ground instruction and lodging/meals compared to taking the course by yourself.

Location

Our courses depart from Santa Fe or Albuquerque, NM when you use the Diamond DA40 and Denver, CO for the Cessna Turbo 182.

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