Sun Air Academy

Sun Air Academy offers Professional flight training through the Airline (Sun Air) and a time building program.

 We have 7 Chieftains Navajos (and about to add another one), they are all multi-engine piston planes. We are about to get another one as we speak. Just like the previous program our classes will start the second Monday of each month. It is a rigorous program but if you come in with the requirements we ask for and ready to work hard you will be successful. You need your basic ratings, Private, Instrument, Commercial and Multi-engine ratings. Minimum 200hrs (we have pilots coming into our program with as little as 200hrs to well over 1,000hrs from 18 years old to well over 50), No more than 2 failures ( we would prefer zero ), a valid US Passport, an FCC Radio License and a 1st class medical. You would come in the first week and take a written test and a sim check. Basically an IFR check just to make sure you are instrument proficient.

 Once class starts you will be in ground school and then go through the simulator training. This will take about 6-8 weeks and once you have been checked out you start flying the 200hrs on our 135 Airline flying into Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida. This is basically the same program and same management we had at the previous Academy.
 
We are already planning to open more routes out of Miami in the next few months so things are happening fast. Just like the industry, as I have mentioned, this industry is about to get hit hard with the pilot shortage This is the only program of its kind. We are an option. You can build hours as an instructor but we believe, and so do the airlines that hire our pilots, that if you are going to time build you need Quality hours and experience as a professional airline pilot.

 We are located in the same facility as before here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We do offer housing, you will figure to spend about $500-$800 month. Once you have completed the hours you have the opportunity to be hired by the regional´s that are hiring as we speak. American Eagle is hiring at 500 total hours right now. Now ask yourself who do you think will get hired first? Someone with Airline training and International Airline experience or just experience as an instructor or someone flying around in a twin piston or jet or turbo-prop plane pretending to be an Airline?
 The price for the course is $17,000 however since we are starting to get into the fall season we are offering a special price for November and December of $15,000. Basically that´s about $75 per hour for multi-engine/scheduled Part 135 Training and International experience. We can only take 4-6 each month but once we open up the new routes out of Miami we will go up to 6-8. If there ever was a time to be an Airline Pilot it is now.