Invest in your dreams to become an airline pilot with Paragon Flight, the best choice amongst the training schools available. We provide every step in the ladder of training as well as plenty of opportunities to log the requisite flight hours.

As part of flight school participation and credential application, you have to demonstrate fitness to fly. Bear in mind that working for an airline makes you the person responsible for hundreds of lives, so tip-top physical condition is essential.
The FAA gives 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class Medical Certificates.
The Pilot in Command (PIC) requires a 1st class, and the Second in Command requires a 2nd class medical certificate.
Qualifications for a 1st Class Medical Certificate:
Disqualifying Conditions
Three or more DUIs also make a pilot candidate ineligible for a Medical Certificate.
For the world’s best Certified Flight Instructors, come to Paragon Flight. Every instructor on staff is well-trained, widely experienced, and committed to student success. Our location in Southwest Florida provides us with a deep pool of applicants, so we’re able to hire the absolute best of the best.
We also employ the absolute best curriculum in the world, Jeppesen, developed by the experts at Boeing. These materials and methods are proven to produce sufficient pilots 30% faster than the national average.
Any hopeful pilot wants to know that the aircraft that will play a role in his or her training will be safe and appropriate to the task. Our fleet is filled with Technically Advanced Aircraft featuring Glass Cockpit Technology and advanced avionics. The specific models we currently house include:
The reputation that we’ve earned at Paragon Flight is well known in aviation circles. We are grateful to have been repeatedly recognized by the AOPA, or Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, as a flight school of excellence, and we make it our mission to live up to this standard daily.
Paragon Flight operates under the authority of the FAA FAR Parts 141 and 61, so we can meet students more appropriately, given individual circumstances.
For older pilot candidates who need to work toward their goals one step at a time, we can provide a personalized pace and curriculum, and for younger students with full-time availability, we can offer that as well.
Being a Part 141 flight school, we’re able to welcome international students, veterans with GI benefits, and college students.
The airline pilot training at Paragon Flight provides every step necessary regardless of your starting point, something you won’t find with other flight schools. Schedule your consultation today by calling 239-274-3170.