Accelerated CFI Training Florida

Are you considering flight school? Paragon Flight offers traditional and accelerated Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training in Florida and Georgia. Investigate all your options, compare them with what we offer at Paragon Flight, and book an appropriate training course to reach your goals.

Paragon Flight has three convenient locations:

• Page Field Airport (FMY) in Fort Myers, FL
• Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) in Punta Gorda, FL
• LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC) in LaGrange, GA.

These locations are near metropolitan areas for a wide range of accommodations, have airport homes with minimal airspace congestion, tower-controlled runways, and modern facilities, and offer terrific weather for flight practice over 300 days of the year.

As a flight school that operates under Federal Aviation Regulations Parts 141 and 61, we can offer traditional and accelerated courses. Whether you have full-time availability and learn well in a classroom or have limited time available due to work and other obligations, Paragon Flight can cater to your circumstances with an individually curated training approach.

The flight instructors at Paragon Flight have various backgrounds and specialties. We operate in a region that welcomes pilots, and our staff reflects the richness of the applicant pool. Applying the Jeppesen curriculum, these professionals help our students advance toward their desired certifications 30% faster than the national average.

Our students practice in Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA), models considered as training standards for the credentials being sought. We keep the following aircraft within our fleet:

• Piper 28 “Pilot” – single-engine flight instruction
• PA-44 Seminole – multi-engine flight instruction
• Cirrus SR20 – primary flight instruction, high-performance endorsements, transition and differences training, and rentals (single days or multiple days)
• ALSIM AL172 Flight Simulator – ultra-realistic simulation for flight hour accumulation that is safer and more affordable.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has often honored Paragon Flight for the high quality of our programs and instructors. We work daily to provide this level of service to every student who books one of our programs.

Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Training

Training for flight instruction includes a few different steps, including the following requirements:

• An in-force Commercial Pilots License – Single or Multi-Engine (CSEL/CMEL) or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certification
• Credentials parallel to the flight instructor credentials being sought
• FAA 3rd Class Medical Certificate, minimum
• Minimum of 18 years old
• English language fluency and literacy
• 15 hours as the PIC, Pilot-in-Charge, in the sought-after aviation credentials
• Instruction endorsement in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery
• Passed FAA written exam and verbal and practical check-ride.

Paragon Flight ensures that nothing will hinder our students’ efforts to succeed in aviation.

The P3 Program – Fast-Track to Flight Instructor Certification

The Professional Pilot Program (P3) is a revolutionary approach to flight training for the ambitious candidate. Its intensive schedule of quality training allows participants to progress from no experience to commercial licensing for single-engine and multi-engine aircraft and flight instructor certification in fewer than ten months.

Click here to explore accelerated CFI training with Paragon Flight in Florida or Georgia at either of our three locations. You can also reach out via phone by dialing 239-274-3170 for the Fort Myers location or (941) 900-3131 for the Punta Gorda location in Florida or (706) 903-9337 for the LaGrange, GA, Paragon Flight location.