INDIEFLIGHT flight services
IndieFlight Cessna 150 wing strut over city lights and clouds at night

Private Pilot

Structured training in Dallas · $6,000

Training philosophy

Full immersion.

  1. Two-hour flights every lesson — more time to practice and build on each maneuver rather than rushing.

  2. Parallel prep: before every lesson, review the ground topics, the matching ACS standards, and the flight maneuvers together, so students arrive knowing what they’ll fly and how it’s graded.

  3. The plane isn’t a classroom: briefings and learning happen on the ground; time in the air is for flying.

Something missed at every flight school I tried. My mission as an instructor is to make sure you show up fully prepared for every lesson, and that we never use the plane like a classroom.

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Training

$6,000

Requirements

  • At least 17 years old
  • Hold at least a third-class medical (or meet BasicMed rules where they apply)
  • Read, speak, write, and understand English
  • Pass the FAA knowledge test and practical test
  • Meet Part 61 flight-time minimums (40 hours total for airplanes under 61.109 — most students need more)

How we train

We build from the basics: aircraft control, traffic pattern work, cross-country planning, and the judgment that matters on checkride day. Lessons are in the Cessna 150 when that fits, with ground before or after as needed.

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