Flight School Lakeland, FL

Whether you want to tool around in a single-engine aircraft for fun or work toward becoming a professional pilot in Lakeland, FL, consider the benefits of Paragon Flight, a leading flight school with three locations in the Southeast. Our goal is to provide every student with a program of training that offers fun, safety, and training that turns dreams into reality.

We’re an FAA-authorized flight training center with locations in Page Field (FMY) in Fort Myers, FL; Punta Gorda Airport in Punta Gorda, FL; and LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC) in LaGrange, GA. We offer excellence of aircraft, instructors, instruction, and curriculum. Learn from the best to be the best.

The FAR Part 141-authorized curriculum that we provide to students allows for traditional students with government-backed student loans and grants as well as veterans with GI benefits and international students on an M-1 Visa, and the FAR Part 61-authorized curriculum benefits the students who require more flexibility of scheduling and pacing to achieve their goals.

Flight Training Available at Paragon Flight

Recreational Pilot Training:

• Private Pilot License (PPL) training

• • • Allows pilots to fly single-engine aircraft
    • VFR conditions 
    • No compensation permitted

• Instrument Flight Rating (IFR) training

• • • Trains pilots to use navigation and communication tools and systems
    • IFR conditions
    • Used regularly by professional pilots

• Multi-Engine License (MEL) training

• • • Allows pilots to fly multi-engine aircraft
    • VFR conditions (without an IFR rating)
    • No compensation permitted

• Cirrus Certified Aircraft Training

• • • Allows private and commercial pilots to operate Cirrus SR series aircraft in VFR conditions

• Glass Cockpit training

• • Allows pilots to fly using basic Glass Cockpit training

Professional Pilot Pursuits:

• Commercial Single-Engine License (CSEL) training

• • • Allows single-engine pilots to accept compensation for flight services

• Commercial Multi-Engine License (CMEL) training

• • • Allows multi-engine pilots to accept compensation for flight services

• Airline Pilot Transport (ATP) training

• • • Prepares pilots to fly an airliner (applicants should also have 1,500 flight hours logged)

• Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training

• • • Trains commercial pilots to train others in single-engine flight
  • Certified Flight Instructor (CFII) training
    • Trains commercial pilots to train others in instrument flight

• Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI) training

• • Trains commercial pilots to train others in multi-engine flight

Military Pilot Pursuits:

• Initial Flight Orientation (IFO)

• • • Training for pilots before they attend basic training to prepare them for successful participation

• Single Engine Recurrent Training (SERT)

• • • Scenario-based
    • Designed to improve a crew’s coordination, cooperation, awareness, and safety

• Rotary Wing to Fixed Wing Transition Training

• • • For military and civilian helicopter pilots with a commercial license as they transition to airline pilots

• Aircraft Transition and Differences Training

• • Helps pilots become familiar with the systems and controls of different aircraft

Elements of Training at Paragon Flight

At Paragon Flight, students find every element needed for a successful training experience from the facilities to the instructors and beyond.

We have three locations. Our primary home is Page Field (FMY) in Fort Myers, FL, and we have two satellite locations. One is in Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) in Punta Gorda, FL, and the other is in LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC) in LaGrange, GA. The weather is cooperate for flight training over 350 days of the year, and our facilities are modern and appropriate for aviation instruction.

We also offer the best training aircraft, curriculum, and instructors you’ll find.

Click here to book a flight school program curated for you at Paragon Flight near Lakeland, FL at our Fort Myers or Punta Gorda locations.