Trade Winds Aviation :: Flight School

Upcoming Events at Trade Winds Aviation

PRIVATE PILOT
Ground class

has started, a few seats are still available

Date: Monday, July 12

Time: 6:00pm

Topic: Instructor led class, 12 lessons, $225

Call to register : 408/729-5100
or

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Date: Saturday, August 7th

Time: 9-11am

Followed by a Fly-Out

Destination: TBD

MOVIE NIGHT

Date: Friday, August 20th

Time: 7pm

Feature Film:

"The Flyboys"

Since 1988, Trade Winds Aviation has been fulfilling people's dreams to fly.
We are the San Francisco Bay Area's leading flight training facility!
A Cessna Pilot Center and FAA-certified (Part 141) flight school, Trade Winds Aviation is dedicated to providing safe,
high quality flight instruction, using the industry's best training aircraft and advanced training tools.

Visit us for a tour of our facility, meet the staff, and learn how we can help you achieve your dream to become a pilot!
You will find that we are a friendly and dedicated community of aviation enthusiasts and you could be part of it as well.

We are open every day from 8am-7pm, phone: 408/729-5100
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Meet the owner: Walter Gyger

Profile: Walter is the Owner/Manager of the Trade Winds Aviation flight school. He is a high tech industry veteran with 20+ years of experience in engineering/marketing/product management. His love for flying started as a child building model airplanes, he then got his pilot license in 1990 in England. Now he is combining his business skills and passion to fly to serve the pilot community with flight instruction and airplane rental in the San Francisco bay area.

Email: walt@tradewindsaviation.com

Private Pilot Certificate

The Private Pilot Certificate is the foundation to all of your future flying. This certificate will allow you to fly anywhere in the United States in a single engine airplane under visual flight conditions (VMC) with your friends and family as passengers. Using the exclusive Cessna Computer Based Interactive CD-Rom flight training syllabus, your training is broken down into three easy steps as outlined below.

STAGE 1 - Pre Solo

This stage will introduce you to basic flight maneuvers, radio communications, and airport operations. On the ground during this stage, you will learn how to conduct a pre-flight inspection, the aerodynamics of flight, aircraft systems and how the Federal Aviation regulations apply to you. In the airplane you will learn the four fundamentals of flight: slow flight, steep bank turns, emergency procedures, and normal take-offs and landings. This stage will prepare you for your solo flight time.

STAGE II - Cross Country

During this phase you will learn how to read and interpret weather data, how to determine aircraft performance, and how to plan a cross country flight (over 50 nautical miles). In the air you will learn how to navigate using pilotage and dead reckoning in order to arrive at your destination airport.

STAGE III - Test Preparation

This stage will be preparing you to complete your practical test. The practical test, otherwise known as a checkride, is an oral exam, followed by a flight test. In order to prepare for this, you and your instructor will review all of your ground lesson material as well as refine the flight maneuvers you have previously learned in order to ensure you meet the standards set forth by the FAA. It is Trade Winds' policy that we ensure you not only have the skill set required to successfully pass your exam; but upon completion of your checkride, you will be a safe and proficient Private Pilot.

Get more information about the Private Pilot Certification program.