For many professional pilots, becoming a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) is the first step in a rewarding aviation career. It’s more than just building flight time — it’s where great pilots become great leaders.
At Take Flight Aviation, our instructors aren’t simply hired off the street. Most begin as students in our own training programs, learning our procedures, standards, and safety culture firsthand. When they become instructors, they pass that same experience on to the next generation of pilots. That continuity has helped make Take Flight one of the nation’s premier flight training destinations.
More than just building hours
While many view flight instructing as a stepping stone, we believe it should also be one of the most valuable experiences of your career. Our instructors typically build the experience they need over 18 to 24 months, preparing them for opportunities with regional airlines, corporate flight departments, charter operators, and other professional aviation careers. Many also choose to continue growing within Take Flight, advancing into leadership positions such as Assistant Chief Flight Instructor or Stage Check Examiner.
Train here. Instruct here. Launch your career.
Our proven pathway has helped countless pilots progress from:
- Student Pilot
- Certified Flight Instructor
- Professional Flight Instructor at Take Flight Aviation
- Regional Airline, Corporate Aviation, Charter, and Beyond
We take pride in developing not only skilled aviators, but professional pilots who go on to succeed throughout the aviation industry.
Why choose Take Flight?
- A professionally maintained fleet of Diamond Aircraft serviced by our own Diamond Factory Authorized Service Center
- A diverse training environment with towered and non-towered airports, and busy Class B, C, D, and uncontrolled airspace
- Experienced instructors and standardized training programs
- Career-focused mentorship from your first flight through your first aviation job
Earn your degree while you train
Through our partnerships with Purdue Global and Utah Valley University, many students can apply their flight training toward a bachelor’s degree — potentially completing both their flight training and degree in just over two years.
Financing available
Financing shouldn’t stand in the way of your aviation goals. We offer financing options — including programs that can cover the full cost of your flight training — to help make your career more accessible.
The numbers
- 90%+ first-time checkride pass rate
- 175–200 checkrides conducted per year
- The only Factory Approved Diamond Training Center in the United States
These aren’t marketing claims. They’re what happens when the right aircraft, the right structure, and the right culture operate together.
The aircraft make a difference
Every aircraft in our fleet is a Diamond — and that’s a deliberate choice. Diamond aircraft are built with a training philosophy that aligns with how we operate:
- Energy-absorbing airframes & low stall speeds → More confidence from day one
- Austro diesel engines → Reliable, efficient, fewer maintenance disruptions
- Garmin G1000 glass cockpits → Train in the same environment used in professional aviation
As the only Factory Approved Diamond Training Center in the U.S., our aircraft are maintained to factory standards — not approximated, not interpreted.
Structure produces results
Stage checks aren’t optional milestones — they’re required evaluations at every significant transition in your training. By the time you reach your checkride, you’ve already been evaluated multiple times under standardized conditions. That experience is not nothing.
A culture that trains and keeps its own
Our CFIs aren’t hired off a job board. They’re pilots who trained here, met the standard, and chose to come back and teach it. That culture is self-reinforcing — you learn what good looks like, you’re held to it, and then you pass it on. It’s why our graduates fly for NetJets, Republic, Endeavor, Envoy, PSA, and SkyWest.
