Commercial Pilot School St. Petersburg, Florida
Before accepting payment for your brilliant performance as a pilot, you’ll need a commercial license. In the St. Petersburg, Florida, area, the Paragon Flight School in Punta Gorda is an incredible place to learn all the ins and outs of operating as a professional pilot.
A School to Meet All Needs
Your flight training provider should be prepared to meet all flight instruction needs. Student pilots who find themselves at schools without quality instructors, appropriate aircraft, or sufficient curriculum are bound for disappointment, but Paragon Flight has a clear commitment to our students.
We base all student relationships on a promise to provide customer satisfaction, earn loyalty, build trust, and offer an unbreakable guarantee. We offer our students bespoke training courses with appropriate aircraft, scheduling to meet students’ availability and a world-class curriculum. Our Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) have a world of experience in various environments and credentials to provide all the training we offer.
As you consider your options for training, prioritize schools like ours with student-driven programs. Paragon Flight has been recognized as a school of excellence by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) repeatedly over the years, and we’re known as a leading aviation institution in the US. We work to provide this level of training for every student.
While we don’t control the weather, our student pilots benefit from the climate in our location. The sunny climate provides clear-for-takeoff and landing conditions 350 out of 365 days yearly. Flight lessons won’t be called for conditions outside. We also have proximity to practice fields, airports, runways, and every other element needed for comprehensive flight training, not to mention the marvelous sights of coastal beauty and magnificent attractions in the area.
To operate as a commercial pilot, you’ll likely want to earn a series of licenses and ratings, including:
- Private Pilot License (PPL)
- Instrument Flight Rating (IFR)
- Commercial License, Single-Engine (CSEL)
- Commercial License, Multi-Engine (CMEL)
- Certified Flight Instructor (CFI).
If you have full-time availability and a strong work ethic, consider participating in the P3 Professional Pilot Program. You’ll be able to accomplish all of the above credentials in 38 short weeks.
Our aircraft fleet for training includes all Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA), equipped with Glass Cockpit Technology and advanced avionics, 2022 models and newer. Equipment within the fleet consists of the Piper PA28 “Pilot” for single-engine training, the PA-44 for multi-engine training, the Cirrus SR20 for primary instruction, transitions and differences training, high-performance endorsements, and rentals, and the ALSIM Flight Simulator for a super realistic experience of training in simulations of various aircraft.
The certification to act as a flight instructor is optional for becoming a commercial pilot. Still, it can be an ideal entry point into the profession for several reasons. First, pilots will have a role working in aviation. Next, their time in the cockpit will count toward the 1,500 flight hours required before applying with an airline. Finally, the role allows pilots to work on their skills while sharing their passion with others. Paragon Flight offers a preferential eye for flight instructor applicants who completed our P3 Program.
If your plans for the future call for a quality commercial pilot school near St. Petersburg, Florida, call (941) 900-3131 in Punta Gorda to speak with our team!
