Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)

Inspire the next generation of aviators with Vegas Aviation’s Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) course. Tailored for pilots seeking to share their passion for flight, our comprehensive program prepares you to become a proficient and knowledgeable instructor.

Become a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)

  • Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) are essential educators and mentors in aviation.
  • They offer guidance and instruction to aspiring pilots, fostering their skills and prioritizing safety.
  • Becoming a CFI provides a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the aviation community while spreading the joy of flight.

Advantages of Becoming a Certified Flight Instructor

  • Hone your Skills by teaching other pilots.
  • Get paid to share your passion for flying.
  • Work in an exciting environment while you build your logbook hours.
  • Boost your aviation resume for future opportunities in the Airline Industry.
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What are the Requirements to Become a Certified Flight Instructor?

  • Age: Be at least 18 years old.
  • Language Proficiency: Be Proficient in English.
  • Medical Certificate: Hold a valid FAA-issued medical certificate.
  • Flight Experience: Meet specific aeronautical experience requirements, typically including:
    • Holding a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate.
    • Holding an Instrument Rating.
    • Accumulating a minimum number of 250 flight hours,  including instructional and cross-country flight time.
  • Knowledge Test: Pass a written knowledge exam covering flight instruction principles, regulations, and teaching methods.
  • Practical Test: Pass an oral exam and a practical flight test.  Your practical flight test will consist of you providing mock instruction to a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) to demonstrate teaching proficiency.
  • Vegas aviation is truly the best place to fly on Las Vegas. Great planes with great mechanics. Everyone has been so nice including the instructors like Haylee who can help... read more

    Bryce Cleven Avatar Bryce Cleven

    Awesome Flight School with the Best Staff! Vegas Aviation is hands down one of the best flight schools in Las Vegas! The staff is super friendly and always ready to... read more

    Isaiah Pereira Avatar Isaiah Pereira

    Knocked out my Multi Engine Land Rating with CFI Richard. Fantastic professionalism all around by the staff with solid airport security precautions. Excellent amenities and well maintained offices and briefing... read more

    Brandon Lagos Avatar Brandon Lagos

    Discovery flight in the books! Awesome experience for the future pilot in the family! Excited for my future pilot to learn at Vegas Aviation!

    Heddy Jay Avatar Heddy Jay

    As someone who was just looking for a place to begin in aviation, I highly recommend Vegas Aviation. Their staff is extremely knowledgeable, welcoming, and communicative. As a student,... read more

    Myke Law Avatar Myke Law

    I recently had the pleasure of completing a discovery flight with Vegas Aviation, and I can confidently say it was an unforgettable experience! From the moment I arrived, the warmth... read more

    Pierce Larkin Avatar Pierce Larkin
  • My son took his first discovery flight today. His instructor was Dorian, who was absolutely amazing. We were originally scheduled for a discovery flight two weeks ago and were second... read more

    Daniel Burgess [Police Services] Avatar Daniel Burgess [Police Services]

    Overall very happy with my experience with Vegas Aviation. I came from Seattle to Vegas to train for 2 weeks and got paired up with Geo. He's done such an... read more

    Yvette Moctezuma Avatar Yvette Moctezuma

    I took my first discovery flight with Flore who was an amazing instructor. She was thorough throughout the entire flying procedure and I learned so much. Thank you Vegas Aviation... read more

    Matthew Sanchez Avatar Matthew Sanchez

    Currently working towards my PPL and just did my solo flight, I wanted to share that I am extremely satisfied with Vegas Aviation so far. 👍🏻 The planes are... read more

    Chester Avatar Chester

    Haylee has been great to work with as I move forward with my journey to get my private pilots license!

    John T Avatar John T

    Great school , everyone’s helpful and welcoming environment.

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  • Great place! Multiple trainer plains always available to reserve. I am getting my private pilot license here and so far it has been a great experiece. My CFI instructor Adrian... read more

    Zaid Haque Avatar Zaid Haque

    Love the CFIs and I’m learning a lot here while studying for my private license!

    Zion Byrd Avatar Zion Byrd

    I enjoyed my flight training experience for my Commercial Multi Add-on with Brandon. I appreciate the quality instruction and great maintenance team! Culture is very welcoming and supportive!

    Glynis Olgado Avatar Glynis Olgado

    Planes are ok but there is a nice amount of them. I do wish they were newer but that just being picky. Love the instructors a lot and the facility... read more

    Savitar Avatar Savitar

    What I think makes Vegas Aviation great is the quality of people they hire. They genuinely care and are there to help. Heather took me on and got me to... read more

    Mark Zinkel Avatar Mark Zinkel

    Vegas Aviation is an exceptional place to learn how to fly for anyone that wishes to pursue this as a career in aviation or simply just a hobby. The team... read more

    Vanessa Castillo Avatar Vanessa Castillo
  • Vegas Aviation is great, and my experience here so far has been amazing. The planes are well maintained and I’ve always felt safe during my lessons. My flight instructor Heather... read more

    Joey Custy Avatar Joey Custy

    I have always wanted to learn how to fly but there was always something that got in the way. Earlier this year I decided to commit and finally make this... read more

    Anna G Avatar Anna G

    Highly recommend for anyone in search of flight instruction. Flight instructors here are awesome and the whole environment is nothing like what I’ve seen in other flight schools. Very relaxed... read more

    Hieu Avatar Hieu

    Went on a couple flights with Vegas to learn the area and flying around Class B. The instructor, Haylee was great! She was knowledgeable, professional and made navigating the... read more

    Pete Avatar Pete

    Such an amazing place to learn to fly. Puno is the best CFI in the world, Vegas Aviation is home when it comes to learning to fly

    jory barton Avatar jory barton

    This has got to be one of the best flight schools around. There isn’t a single thing I would change!

    Tate Hughes Avatar Tate Hughes
  • Had my intro flight today. Flore is good and detailed CFI and the people in the office very friendly

    Konstantinos Natas Avatar Konstantinos Natas

    Absolutely the best place to lose your fear of flying. I have ALWAYS had a phobia of flying and today I took my discovery flight with Alex Justice. He is... read more

    Stephanie Estrada Avatar Stephanie Estrada

    Discovery flight was an 11/10 experience for me! I showed up early and started throwing a bunch of questions at one of the pilots at the desk, Kevin, and he... read more

    Jaylen Leonard Avatar Jaylen Leonard

    This was my first flight experience in Vegas. I called and asked about aircraft rentals and they were very friendly and professional on the phone. The facility is great! Clean... read more

    jeff underwood Avatar jeff underwood

    Fantastic service! Had my transponder replaced in a day because the buttons on the old one weren't working, so I couldn't switch out of VFR to pick up VFR Flight... read more

    Ross Modglin Avatar Ross Modglin

    Flore is a extraordinary CFI Great experience altogether!

    Gautschi Daniele Avatar Gautschi Daniele
  • I highly recommend Vegas aviation flight school to anyone looking to learn flying from scratch or getting another rating. They are flexible and work with your learning needs. Having their... read more

    Jasin B Avatar Jasin B

    Vegas Aviation's team went above and beyond in helping me achieve my goal of becoming a private pilot. This flight school is deeply committed to safety, and they work diligently... read more

    zachary page Avatar zachary page

    I love this people , they are fare and great to work with.they manage my Cirrus SR22 and alway on top of their game with maintenance & service. ... read more

    Kam Avatar Kam

    Vegas Aviation is top notch. I switched over to VA from another school in the valley to finish my PPL and immediately felt right at home. The rates are... read more

    Matt Nissen Avatar Matt Nissen

    Vegas Aviation has been so helpful! They have on-site maintenance who are always helpful and lots of CFIs willing to teach. I never have trouble getting time with someone... read more

    Brandon Ewing Avatar Brandon Ewing

    Did a discovery flight and the instructor, Alex, was so friendly, knowledgeable and professional. There’s nowhere else that I know of that you will find a discovery flight for $25.... read more

    Lindsay Keeping Avatar Lindsay Keeping
  • Staff is very friendly and the CFI's are very knowledgeable.overall a really good place to fly for

    Ernest Kam Avatar Ernest Kam

    5 Stars - Amazing Experience from Start to Finish! I had a fantastic experience with my aviation school here in Vegas! From the moment I walked in, everyone was incredibly friendly... read more

    Johnatan Dias Avatar Johnatan Dias

    Today was definitely a very amazing and proud moment for my son Jonathan, Brad ( his instructor) and our family. Today he accomplished his first solo flight!! Brad thank you... read more

    Eva Vergara Avatar Eva Vergara

    I had the best Discovery Flight experience with my Instructor Flore Fulleau! She made the introductory training fun, extremely educational and wanting to continue learning more with she and... read more

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    Had an amazing experience with Vegas Aviation. Pricing was more than fair. Instruction was to the point and taught in a fun and simple way to understand. The people at... read more

    Derek Bird Avatar Derek Bird

    Very disappointed in their policy and lack of support to keep children encouraged in their journey to become pilots. I am active duty airforce and my children have done discovery... read more

    Jannah Groce Avatar Jannah Groce
  • Had such a great experience, the staff were very welcoming, friendly and informative. I had Heather and she was great! It was an awesome experience, they made it fun and... read more

    Matthew Mitchell Avatar Matthew Mitchell

    Got all my certs here and definitely one of the best schools with amazing CFIs! Highly recommend 🙂

    Coffee Fiend Avatar Coffee Fiend

    First time flying on a small aircraft! Great experience, smooth flight overall.

    Kai Fuji Avatar Kai Fuji

    A no nonsense flight school with competent CFIs, competitive rental rates, and a great community of fellow students and aviators.

    Nick Park Avatar Nick Park

    Awesome experience!! Had a great time on my 1st flight !✈️ everyones nice and helpful and want to see you succeed !

    uii sonoda Avatar uii sonoda

    I went to Vegas Aviation looking to finish my Multi-Engine add on and become recurrent in instrument flight after about 5 years away from general aviation. I was paired with... read more

    Ryan W Avatar Ryan W
  • I’ve got to say that Vegas aviation is by far the BEST flight school in the valley. I used to train at cactus but after making the switch, I wouldn’t... read more

    Michael Delk Avatar Michael Delk

    This was my first ever flight adventure here with Vegas Aviation! Our pilot Alex, who’s an amazing pilot, definitely made it an impeccable experience. While on the flight, we learned... read more

    Alodia Avatar Alodia

    Best Flight School!

    J G Avatar J G

    I moved here recently and needed to get checked out at a flight school. Initially I chose Vegas Aviation because it seemed the most normal. After a quick and easy... read more

    Mikey Trahan Avatar Mikey Trahan

    Currently working towards my PPL and just did my solo flight, I wanted to share that I am extremely satisfied with Vegas Aviation so far. 👍🏻 ...

    Chester Avatar Chester

    Absolutely the best place to lose your fear of flying. I have ALWAYS had a phobia of flying and today I took my discovery flight with Alex Justice. He is... read more

    Stephanie Estrada Avatar Stephanie Estrada
  • I've used a variety of flight schools in the Las Vegas Area, and Vegas Aviation has definitely been the best one. My main concerns at the beginning of my flight... read more

    Alexander Palmberg Avatar Alexander Palmberg

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    Cheri N Avatar Cheri N

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    Hannah Meldon Avatar Hannah Meldon

    Took my son up on a Discovery flight, he had a fantastic time and now he's hooked. Kurt was our CFI, he made this an absolute fantastic time. I... read more

    Thomas Bellah Avatar Thomas Bellah

    I'm currently doing instrument training, and this school has provided me with such a positive environment I can't wait to see whats to come!

    Aria D Avatar Aria D

    The classes that they provided were extremely helpful and I loved all the instructors, they were really nice and very understanding. They definitely knew their information and I will definitely... read more

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Become a Certified Flight Instructor

Take you aviation career to the next level by becoming a Certified Flight Instructor.  Develop advanced teaching skills, share our passion for flying, and inspire the next generation of pilots.