Minimum Age: 14 for Gliders, 16 for Power by the start of the activity
| Powered academies are currently planned for: |
| Augusta, Maine |
| Ft. Pickett, Virginia |
| Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| Camp Ashland, Nebraska |
| Shawnee, Oklahoma |
NFA - North Central maintains a website for powered flight at: http://www.nfap-ne-cap.org/
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Watch the NFA (Powered) video!
| Glider academies are currently planned for: |
| Mattoon, Illinois |
| Colorado |
NFA Rocky Mountain maintains a website for glider flight at: http://www.cowgglidercap.org/)
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Watch the NFA (Glider) video!
Do you want to take the first step in becoming a pilot? Attending a National Flight Academy (NFA) will get you started in the right direction.
Aspiring pilots receive formal ground instruction and cockpit time with a certified flight instructor. Many cadets participating in a NFA even solo at the academy. The learning environment is specially designed for cadets, and the low instructor to student ratio provides opportunities for mentoring and individual attention.
Participants in powered flight academies receive 10 hours of “hands on” flight time learning the basics of flying a powered aircraft (Cessna 172), 25 hours of ground instruction, and the opportunity to fly as an observer when other cadets receive instruction.
At the glider flight academies, all the basic to advanced skills and ground instruction leading toward your private glider rating are included.
Additionally, you may visit Aviation Museums, Aircraft Reconstruction Hangars and Air Traffic Control Towers.
We recommend you have a FAA Type 3 Medical Certificate completed prior to attending a powered flight academy.
NFA graduates are encouraged to apply for the Daedalian Flight Scholarship. Download the scholarship flier.
