YOU'RE TRAINING FOR A CAREER.
SHOULDN'T THE PROGRAM BE BUILT AROUND ONE?
IS THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE
REALLY THE DESTINATION?
For some pilots, it is the point where structured training ends and independent time building begins.
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Discovery was built around a different question:
What if training continued until you had more experience to bring into your first professional cockpit?
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The Career Program continues beyond certification with structured cross-country, IFR, multi-engine, and crew-oriented flying.
The certificates matter. So does the pilot you become between them.
THE TRAINING SHOULD CHANGE AS YOU DO
The program does not treat 500 hours as one long block of time building.
As your capability increases, the type of flying changes with it.
1 — LEARN TO FLY
2 — LEARN TO OPERATE
3 — RAISE THE STANDARD
4 — ADD COMPLEXITY
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Pilot
Multi-Engine Crew Operations
Build aircraft control, judgment, planning, communication, and PIC responsibility.
Add IFR procedures, weather strategy, workload management, and decision-making inside the National Airspace System.
Develop greater precision, command, accountability, and operational judgment.
Move into multi-engine IFR flying with defined crew roles, procedures, and more advanced mission planning.
Each stage prepares you for the next one—not simply the next checkride.
THE HOURS BETWEEN CERTIFICATES
ARE PART OF THE CURRICULUM
A larger number in the logbook does not automatically create a better pilot. The value comes from what happens while those hours are being built.
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More flights create more opportunities to encounter:
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Changing weather
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Unfamiliar airports
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IFR procedures
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Fuel and performance decisions
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Diversions and changing plans
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Increasing cockpit workload
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Crew coordination
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Post-flight evaluation
Experience comes from repetition—with something being learned each time.
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See how Discovery structures the additional hours.
WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL PILOT
AND PROFESSIONAL PILOT?
That space can be harder to define than the certificates themselves. Discovery uses the latter part of the program to begin preparing students for the operating environment that comes next.
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40+ HOURS OF PART 135 GROUND SCHOOLÂ
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CREW-ORIENTED PROCEDURES
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IFR & CROSS COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
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INTERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT PREPARATION
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100 HOURS OF MULTI-ENGINE EXPERIENCE
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GUARANTEED PILOT-SELECTION INTERVIEW
The goal is to arrive at the next opportunity better prepared
for the duties expected of a professional pilot.
YOUR LOGBOOK TELLS PART OF THE STORY.
SUN CREST LOOKS AT THE PILOT BEHIND IT.
Sun Crest Pilot Selection is integrated into the final stage of the Charter Pilot Career Program to evaluate more than certificates and total flight time.
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Qualified graduates move through a pilot-selection process designed to organize their training, experience, assessments, and professional preparation into a more complete pilot profile.
THE SUN CREST PROCESS
ASSESS
Complete required pilot assessments designed to provide additional insight into your knowledge, judgment, and professional preparation.
BUILD YOUR PILOT PROFILE
Your certificates, flight experience, assessments, and qualifications are brought together into a comprehensive pilot profile.
INTERVIEW
Successful Career Program graduates who complete the required Sun Crest assessments receive a guaranteed Sun Crest pilot-selection interview.
OPPORTUNITY
MATCHING
Qualified graduates receive consideration for applicable current and future opportunities within the Sun Crest Pilot Network.
The Interview Opens the Door.
What You Bring Through It Still Matters.
The guaranteed interview is a pilot-selection opportunity—not a guarantee of employment, a specific operator, or an available position at graduation.
Private, Instrument, and Commercial training on a modern IFR-capable single-engine platform.
TECNAM P-MENTOR
THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD EVOLVE
WITH THE TRAINING
TECNAM P2006T
Multi-engine training and experience building with the additional systems, workload, and planning demands of a twin-engine aircraft.
ALREADY EARNED YOUR PRIVATE?
DON'T PAY TO START OVER.
Qualified Private Pilots may enter the Charter Pilot Career Program with credit for the Private Pilot phase and continue through the remaining training and experience-building sequence.
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448 ADDITIONAL FLIGHT HOURS
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100 MULTI-ENGINE HOURS
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INSTRUMENT, COMMERCIAL, MULTI-ENGINE
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8-10 MONTH FULL-TIME TARGET
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$107,995 PROGRAM PRICE
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FULL-FINANCING AVAILABLE
THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
A STRONG FIT
IF YOU:
PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT FIT
IF YOU:
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Are committed to becoming a professional pilot
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Can make training your full-time priority
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Want direct feedback and defined standards
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Value experience beyond certificate minimums
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Want multi-engine experience to be a meaningful part of your training
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Need primarily weekend or occasional training
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Want the lowest-cost path to minimum certification
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Cannot train on a full-time schedule
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Prefer highly flexible, unstructured training
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Are still unsure whether professional aviation is the goal
Different pilots need different things from their training.
The Charter Pilot Career Program is intentionally built for students who can make flight training a priority and want structure, standards, accountability, and significant flight experience—not simply the quickest path to the next certificate.
Not sure where you fit? That's worth a conversation. Tell us where you are now, what you're working toward, and what you need from your training. We'll help you decide whether Discovery makes sense for you.
A $119,995 DECISION SHOULD BE
HARD TO MAKE QUICKLY
It should also be easy to investigate.
Before deciding whether the program is worth the investment, understand:Â
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What you earn
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How much you fly
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How those hours are used
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What professional preparation is included
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What happens at program completion
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How financing and payment options work
Don't make the decision from a headline or pretty picture. Read the details.
Financing is available to well-qualified applicants through Stratus Financial.
Self-pay options are also available.
Would It Be a Bad Idea to Get the Full Picture Before You Decide?
Start with the Program Guide.
It explains the training sequence, experience-building model, aircraft, career preparation, financing, admissions requirements, Credit Private option, and exactly what happens at the end of the program.
Still Have Questions? Talk to a Human.
You don't need to have everything figured out before contacting us. Tell us where you are now and where you want your aviation career to go next. If Discovery is the right fit, we'll explain why. If it isn't, you should know that before you make the investment.
(863) 225-3096
info@discoveryflightschool.com
Discovery Flight School is a career-focused flight school at Winter Haven Regional Airport (KGIF) in Winter Haven, Florida, offering structured Career, multi-Engine Add-On, and Charter Pilot Transition programs with an emphasis on multi-engine experience, cross-country and IFR operations, Part 135 preparation, and professional pilot selection.
(863) 225-3096 | info@discoveryflightschool.com
2073 US-92, Winter Haven, FL 33881