Maybe you hope for a more lucrative and adventurous career than what awaits most after college.
Maybe you have already done just fine for yourself in the career department, but aspire to reach even greater heights – literally.
Either way, you want to learn to fly in Minnesota. AV8 Flight School is here to help that dream take flight at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie!
AV8 is the only Twin Cities flight schools offering both airplane training and helicopter training. Since its foundation as Hummingbird Ventures in 2002, AV8 has become one of Minnesota's largest flight schools, with 39 employees, up to 18 instructors at any given time, and students whose combined annual flight hours total almost 10,000.
How to Become a Professional Pilot in Minnesota
Enroll at AV8! If you’re available to fly four to five times a week, you can complete your professional pilot training in Minnesota in as few as 12 months. Two to three times a week? AV8 can still make a pilot out of you within two years!
Is commercial flight school expensive? The investment is substantial: probably between $65,000 and $70,000. Fortunately, AV8’s partnerships with multiple lending institutions make flight school tuition accessible to all.
Is commercial pilot training difficult? We cannot fairly promise that flying is for everyone. That being said, our instructors believe that anyone has the potential to become a great pilot with time, effort, and our own expert hands-on training.
Is becoming a commercial pilot worth it? Only if you want:
A fun, rewarding and prestigious career that lets you explore the world.
A career where the average professional makes more than $120,000 per year, and a higher earner can make over $400,000.
A career where you are legally prohibited from working more than 1,000 hours a year. (For context, 50 nine-to-five Monday-through-Friday workweeks equal twice that many hours.)
Still not sure if a career in aviation is right for you? Check out AV8’s flight simulator rentals in Eden Prairie. Book a session in our state-of-the-art Redbird FMX or X-Wind flight simulator for a hyperrealistic aviation experience!
How to Become an Amateur Pilot in Minnesota
Enroll at AV8! We won’t just teach you how to operate an airplane or helicopter on your timeline. We will also do it affordably!
Training to receive a private pilot license at AV8 usually costs between $15,000 and $17,000. That doesn’t include membership fees or any other hidden costs, because AV8’s rate pricing structure doesn’t include them. All of your money goes toward one worthy goal: achieving freedom like you’ve never experienced before!
Your future in the skies awaits. Email AV8 Flight School or call us at (952) 944-2628 today to learn how you can become a pilot at our Eden Prairie, Minnesota flight school!