flight academy
Aviation training institution
A flight academy is a school that trains pilots, offering instruction in aviation theory, flight simulation, and actual aircraft operation.
Programs range from private pilot certification to commercial and military training.
The term sometimes appears in fiction and video games for institutions training spacecraft pilots or fighter pilots.
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- cadetMilitary academy student
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- simulatorDevice replicating real conditions
runway · wings · training · airfield · instructor · hangar · takeoff · landing · aircraft · uniforms · call sign · wing commander · maneuvers · nose dive · solo · certification · navigation · air traffic
- flight trainingstudent pilot, ground school, checkride, simulator, aviation school
- academies
- aviation trainingpilot training, ground school, private pilot, commercial pilot, pilot license
- military aviation trainingpilot training, aviation school, cadet training, ground school, ROTC
- flight schoolsground school, simulator training, navigation training, emergency procedures
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, high school, elementary school
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