Your discovery flight
Actual flight training with a certified flight instructor at the Salinas Airport. Not an air tour. Your hands on the controls, over the Monterey Bay coastline.
This is real training
A discovery flight is the first flight of your training, flown with a North Aero CFI in the Piper Warrior or the Luscombe 8E. You will preflight the airplane together, fly it with your own hands, and leave with a logbook that has your first entry in it. Whether you are here to chase a career, face down a fear, or just find out what it feels like, this is the honest first step.
The flight is $249 in either airplane, and everything is included: the aircraft, your instructor, the headset and accessories, your logbook, and the photo. In the Warrior, one passenger can ride along at no extra charge.
Included in your flight
How the day goes
Before you come
Dress comfortably in closed-toe shoes, and bring proof of US citizenship, a valid passport or your original birth certificate, which TSA rules require before any flight training. We handle the rest. Our full flight guide walks through what to wear, what to bring, and the IMSAFE self-check every pilot runs before flying.
Schedule your flight
Choose up to three open times, or any date you like. Your flight guide arrives by email right away, and we confirm your time by email, usually the same day. Weather always gets a vote at Salinas. If anything on the day is not right, we reschedule, and in aviation that is good decision making, not a cancellation.
If cost is what is keeping you on the ground, tell us when you reach out. We would always rather see someone fly than not. And before you assume you cannot afford this, read the seven ways to pay for flight training without going into debt. Most people never look past the loan, and they should.
Prefer to talk? Call or text 831-809-5375.
Start with the free lessons, read what training costs, or meet us at the Salinas Airport.
