At Ascend Aviation, we offer private and commercial pilot training, flight reviews, discovery flights, and aircraft rentals. Instrument training and instrument proficiency checks will soon be offered as well!

What you will receive in each…

Discovery Flights

Come enjoy an introductory flight lesson that will consist of…

- About an hour of flight time

- Scenic views and pictures along Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River

- Take the controls for the first time with a certified flight instructor next to you, helping and walking you through the basics of flight.

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Private Pilot

61.109 Requires the amount of time listed below for a private pilot certificate

- At least 40 hours of flight time

- 20 hours of flight training from authorized flight instructor of which must include

  • 3 hours of cross country time

  • 3 hours of night training

  • 3 hours of flight training only by reference to instruments

- 10 hours of solo flight time

  • 5 hours cross country

- Will need a ground course from one of our instructors or from an online course to take and pass the Private Pilot written exam.

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Commercial Pilot

61.129 Requires the following aeronautical experience

- Need to be rated to fly a airplane single-engine land

- log at least 250 hours of flight time

- 100 hours pilot-in-command flight time

  • 50 hours of cross country PIC

- 20 hours of training-

  • 10 hours instrument

  • 10 hours in complex airplane

- 10 hours of solo-

  • 5 hours in night conditions

  • one cross country flight of 300 nautical miles, one leg of this cross country must be 250 nautical miles from one airport to the other

- Will need a ground course from one of our instructors or from an online course to take and pass the Commercial Pilot written exam.

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Flight reviews

- Will consist of 1 hour on the ground and 1 hour of flight, or more

- The lesson you will go over will be made by the instructor giving the flight review

- Don't worry, you can’t fail a flight review, if we have to do some further training, it is no big deal

- Our instructors want to help you leave the flight review feeling safe and excited to get back in the airplane

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Aircraft rental

- Come rent our airplane!

- Before you can take the airplane, you will have to do a checkout flight with one of our instructors, and sign a rental agreement.

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