During week one of the endeavor, the students become airborne, learning and demonstrating flight maneuvers. When on the ground, they learn and test their knowledge in the classroom. There the students learned aircraft systems, weather, checklist procedures and a large amount of aeronautical knowledge as required by Federal Aviation Regulations. By the end of the first week, students are already flying with their instructors working on airport patterns bringing them closer to achieving their goal of a solo flight.

All accommodations, aircraft and lodging are provided by the university facilitating the academy. This allows the students to get a true sense of an advanced technical program within a college environment. Taking the students out of their home element and pairing them with a roommate, allows them to learn from each other, recognize their similarities but yet understand and accept their differences. Each day brings a different experience. From the time the students set foot on the airport grounds in the morning, they are presented with an Aviation based environment. Once all the ground and flight training requirements are completed, the student is presented with a Pre-solo written test challenging them on what they have learned. Preceding the written test, the student is put through a progress check flight by the university’s Chief Flight Instructor. During this flight, the student must demonstrate all of what they have learned in their ground school classes and flight lessons. Upon passing a flight progress check the student is then given the opportunity to solo the aircraft. Putting the student through this process instills discipline, diligence and proficiency.

Students of the OBAP Solo Flight Academy show nothing less than excellence in embarking upon an experience of a lifetime. OBAP is very proud to present this flight experience and opportunity to the students.

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