Training Overview

Precision Windsports offers concentrated flight training and partners with Rainbow Aviation to offer maintenance training.

Flight Training

Precision Windsports is one of only two or three schools in the country to offer concentrated flight training. We are also one of the few schools that can train more than one person at a time (by partnering with Buffalo Ridge Airsports). Consequently, you get the training you need in days instead of months. Our training falls into three categories:

Pilot (leading to a Sport Pilot's Certificate)
Private (leading to a Private Pilot's Certificate)
Instructor (leading to a Certified Instructor Certificate)

Our training environment is east of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. We have five airports to work with including a control towered field (our home field -- Lynchburg Regional Airport) so your training experience will be varied as well as thorough.

Where do I start?

Glad you asked. Most of our clients schedule three days of training to start things off. An average training day is 3-4 hours of flying (2 hours in the morning and 1-2 hours in the evening -- weather permitting). The morning and evening provide the smooth air required for training activities. By the end of these three days you will be getting close to being ready for solo and you'll know what type of trike flying you are most interested in (which determines the kind of trike you buy).

Commonly Asked Questions:

How much does it cost? See our rates page for hourly rates. The average cost of a Sport Pilot certificate is around $3500.
Where do I stay?
How much do trikes cost? The cost varies with the exchange rate (AirBornes are made in Australia) but the currently run $27k-$55k. Used AirBornes can sometimes be had for as little as $13k but the used market is a "buyer beware market" so be careful.
What about ground school? We currently recommend the King Schools Sport Pilot course. So far everyone of our students using this course has passed their written test the first time through.
What are the requirements for: