Need to find the perfect holiday gift for the adventurer in your life? Nashville Flight Training is offering its popular Discovery Flight at a special price of $99 ($139 value) through Dec. 24.
Aspiring pilots can take the controls of a real airplane, under the watchful eye of a certified flight instructor, as they fly over Nashville. A 30-minute Discovery Flight is the ideal gift for anyone who’s interested in aviation or would enjoy hands-on flying experience in a small airplane.
For more information or to purchase, visit www.NashvilleFlightTraining.com.
“A Discovery Flight is perfect for anyone who has always wanted to sit at the controls of an airplane but perhaps doesn’t know where to begin,” said Chris Erlanson, President of Nashville Flight Training. “It’s a great way to share the joy of flying, and it’s truly an incredible experience – especially for someone who has everything and doesn’t need more ‘stuff!’”
Discovery Flights take off from the same runways at Nashville International Airport used by the big commercial airliners. Before departure, you’ll climb into the cockpit of a single-engine Cessna 172 or Piper Arrow and sit in the pilot’s seat. After a short introduction to the flight instruments and controls, you and the instructor will take to the skies. During the flight, you’re likely to see downtown Nashville, along with local sights, neighborhoods, lakes and rivers below.
“Flying an aircraft is an experience unlike any other. If you have always dreamed of becoming a pilot, or just want to get a bird’s-eye view of Middle Tennessee, this is a great way to do it. The skies are calling!” Erlanson said.
The Discovery Flight package also comes with aviation booklets and a free six-month subscription to Flight Training magazine, the official publication of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
No prior flying experience is required for a Discovery Flight. Nashville Flight Training’s FAA-certified instructors handle all the advanced flight maneuvers and let the student take the controls only when it’s safe to do so.
Additional Gift Ideas
For the budding aviator who wants to go further, Nashville Flight Training offers more in-depth flight training and ground school packages:
Accelerated Ground School
- 16 hours of ground school over 8 weeks; Monday nights beginning Jan. 8, 2018
- Focuses on the oral component of the private pilot check ride
- All training may be applied toward the FAA requirements for a private pilot certification
- Registration is limited to 40 people
3-Hour Introductory Flight Package
- Up to three full hours of flight training, taking off from Nashville International Airport
- Introductory ground school from our instructors
- Books, maps and all kinds of extras for you to take home
- 6-month membership to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
- 6-month subscription to AOPA’s Flight Training magazine
- BONUS: The Complete Private Pilot textbook
5-Hour “Gold” Instruction Package
- Up to five full hours of flight training, taking off from Nashville International Airport
- Up to three hours of introductory ground school from our instructors
- Pilot logbook
- 6-month membership to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
- 6-month subscription to AOPA’s Flight Training magazine
- BONUS: The Complete Private Pilot textbook
In addition, Nashville Flight Training stocks a variety of materials for the aviation enthusiast, including training manuals and tools, T-shirts and other gifts.
About Nashville Flight Training
Established in 2010, Nashville Flight Training provides affordable flight instruction from award-winning FAA-certified instructors and offers state-of-the-art equipment. It has been recognized for its high standard of accomplishment in flight training by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world’s largest aviation association. The flight school has been awarded a spot on the Flight Training Excellence Awards Honor Roll, a title given to high scoring flight schools from AOPA’s annual flight training poll.
Nashville Flight Training is based at Nashville International Airport, 801 Hangar Ln, Hangar #7, Nashville, TN. For more information call (615) 366-9192, email info@NashvilleFlightTraining.com, or visit www.NashvilleFlightTraining.com.
