What’s The Best Commercial Pilot Training Program In Florida?

Professional pilots blend the excitement of flight with the surging demand and high salaries that accompany the occupation. As the field has opened up with a generation of pilots reaching retirement age and more travelers than ever choosing air over land or sea, Paragon Flight developed the P3 Professional Pilot Program to encourage speedy and affordable credential acquisition.
Participation in the P3 Program requires a special type of personality—one that is driven, dedicated, and ambitious. Paragon Flight, the fight school that offers the P3 Program, is equally special, providing the curriculum, aircraft, location, and instructors needed for success. Reach out to our team to learn more about the value of choosing the P3 Program.

The Professional Pilot Program at Paragon Flight

The P3 Program at Paragon Flight focuses on the quality of training rather than quantity, overcoming the financial obstacles to flight training, and developing professional characteristics. Within 38 weeks, students can become certified professional pilots with flight instructor opportunities.

The P3 Schedule

• 0-10 weeks – Private Pilot License (PPL) Training
  • Foundational course, the most important stage in the program
  • Development of good habits and practices focused on safety and skill
• 11-18 weeks – Instrument Flight Rating (IFR) Training
  • Development of communication and navigation skills using avionics, radios, and other tools and systems
  • Skills developed are useful on every single commercial flight
• 19-30 weeks – Commercial License, Single-Engine and Multi-Engine (CSEL and CMEL)
  • Mastery of skills required for pilots to work commercially as pilots of single-engine and multi-engine flights
  • Mandate for acceptance of compensation for flight services
• 31-38 weeks – Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
  • Final phase of the P3 Program
  • Development of skills needed to pass skills on to new pilots
  • Excellent entry-level opportunity for new commercial pilots, allowing for further skill mastery, sharing aviation passion, making a living in the field, and accruing flight time for future occupational goals. (Airline applicants require 1,500 hours of documented flight time.)

When graduates of the P3 Program enter the workforce in areas near Paragon Flight locations, we offer a favorable reception of applications for Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) positions.
If you think you would like to apply to participate in the P3 Program, consider the following prerequisites with the understanding that we do offer exceptions in some cases:

• AGE: 18 years old, minimum
• EDUCATION: high school graduate or GED recipient (some college preferred)
• CHARACTER REFERENCES: one personal and one professional
• DRIVING RECORD: clean
• CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK: clean
• BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE EVALUATION: passed
• FAA RECORD: free of incident, accident, or enforcement action
• FAA MEDICAL CERTIFICATE: First-class medical
• LANGUAGE: English, fluent and literate
• AVAILABILITY: full-time (4-5 flight lessons + 10-20 hours of ground training weekly)
• PERSONAL QUALITIES: integrity, diligence, dedication.

Financial Solutions for Your Professional Flight Training

Whether you’re a traditional student with government-supported student loans and grants available to you or a nontraditional student needing a personal loan, Paragon Flight can meet your needs. Speak with our team for assistance identifying and securing the most appropriate financial solutions.
Click here to learn more about financing commercial training at Paragon Flight and the aspects of our program that make us the best option in Florida or Georgia. You can also reach our flight schools directly:

• Fort Myers, FL – 239-274-3170
• Punta Gorda, FL – (941) 900-3131
• LaGrange, GA – (706) 903-9337.