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Services & Pricing

Clemson Student / AFROTC Discount

  • Current Clemson University students receive 10% off all training and aircraft rental.
  • Current Clemson AFROTC cadets receive 15% off all training and aircraft rental.
  • Just show your valid Clemson ID at booking.

Complex & High-Performance Owners

You just bought (or are planning to buy) a Mooney, Bonanza, Comanche, Cessna 210, or similar fast retractable — and you need the endorsements and real confidence to fly it safely with your family or friends. We specialize in fast, thorough transitions that help you build your retractable time, satisfy insurance requirements and make you truly proficient.

Both endorsements in one aircraft. Time counts toward insurance requirements for Mooney, Bonanza, Comanche, Cessna 210, and similar types.

Standard (KCEU) 10-Hour Block Package

$3,000 all-inclusive

  • 10-hour block in N948W + all ground and flight instruction
  • Fuel, oil, and standard landing fees included
  • Additional hours at $275/hr all-inclusive

Weekend Fly-to-You Package

Starting at $4,000

  • $4,000 base + round-trip ferry ($300/hr Hobbs each way) + overnight expenses
  • Typical total to Atlanta / Charlotte / Asheville / Knoxville / Chattanooga area: $4,800–$5,800
  • You pay only Hobbs time on the ferry legs + reasonable overnight expenses

Need fewer than 10 hours?

Pay-as-you-go at $300/hr all-inclusive standard rate. Endorsements issued when proficient — no extra charge.

Recurrent Safety Training & IPCs

Stay Current. Stay Proficient. Stay Ready.

Accidents happen because skills get rusty, not because pilots lack certificates. Recurrent training is about staying sharp for the people in your right seat.

My approach is structured, scenario-based, and practical, built around the way owner-pilots actually fly.

Choose Your Level

Flight Review + IPC

Starting at $750

  • Meets FAA minimum (61.56 / 61.57)
  • Focused, efficient, and structured
  • For pilots who need to regain currency or reset instrument proficiency
Sample Syllabus

These are some of the concepts we may cover. Every session is customized to your aircraft, mission profile, and experience level.

Ground Review

  • Part 91 regulatory review and pilot privileges
  • Preflight planning and ADM (aeronautical decision-making)
  • Weather briefing interpretation and go/no-go criteria
  • Airspace and NOTAMs
  • Aircraft systems review for your type
  • Personal minimums discussion

Flight

  • Preflight briefing and before-taxi check
  • Normal and crosswind takeoffs/landings
  • Slow flight and stall recognition
  • Steep turns
  • Emergency procedures (simulated engine failure, go-arounds)
  • IPC: instrument approaches, holds, partial panel, unusual attitudes

Full Recurrent, Family Safety Edition

Most Popular

Starting at $2,000

One full day (up to 8 hours: ground + flight). Built around realistic owner scenarios:

  • IFR workload management
  • Weather planning and alternates
  • Abnormal and emergency procedures
  • Decision-making under pressure
  • Personal minimum review

Designed to make you more comfortable and more prepared, not just legal.

Sample Syllabus

These are some of the concepts we may cover. Every session is built around your aircraft, the way you fly, and where your proficiency needs the most attention.

Ground Session

  • Preflight planning, weather analysis, and ADM
  • Preflight briefing and departure planning (including rejected takeoff criteria)
  • Personal minimums review and go/no-go framework
  • Abnormal and emergency decision-making: three levels of urgency, when to declare, when to divert
  • Spatial disorientation awareness (day and night scenarios)
  • Loss of speed awareness and DMMS concepts
  • Stabilized approach criteria for your aircraft
  • Terrain and obstacle awareness using onboard and portable tools

Flight Session

  • Before-taxi check and preflight briefing practice
  • Rejected takeoff procedure
  • Loss of thrust on takeoff (LOTOT) response
  • Intentional and unintentional IMC after takeoff scenarios
  • Partial panel / loss of primary flight display
  • IFR workload management under realistic conditions
  • Stabilized approach and go-around execution
  • Simulated abnormals and emergency procedures in flight
  • Instrument approaches (precision and non-precision)
  • Short field, soft field, and crosswind operations

Annual Proficiency Subscription

Starting at $3,500

Two Full Recurrent days per year (one now, one 6-12 months later). Includes:

  • $500 commitment discount
  • Priority scheduling
  • Ongoing email support
  • 15% off additional training

For pilots who want a consistent rhythm of proficiency instead of starting over each year.

Training Location Options

At KCEU (N948W)

Most cost-effective option

We Come to You and Fly Your Plane

Your aircraft, your airport (within 100 miles)

We Bring N948W

Ferry + on-site training available

Pricing Summary

At KCEU

Flight Review + IPC $750 / Full Recurrent $2,000 / Annual Subscription $3,500

We Come to You and Fly Your Plane

$1,000 + travel / $2,500 + travel / $4,500 + travel

We Bring N948W

$1,400 + ferry/expenses / $3,400 + ferry/expenses / $6,300 + ferry/expenses

A Practical Approach

I don't believe in dramatic training. I believe in repeatable systems.

Clear briefings. Structured scenarios. Calm debriefs. Measurable improvement.

Who This Is For

  • Aircraft owners
  • Pilots who carry passengers
  • IFR pilots wanting sharper workload management
  • Professionals who treat aviation like a discipline

If you're looking for the cheapest logbook signature, this is not the right fit.

Accelerated Ratings

You have the time and the drive to finish your next rating fast — Private, Instrument from zero, or Commercial. We give you 6–8 hours a day of one-on-one flying and ground — no classrooms and no sharing the instructor.

7–21 day intensive bootcamps in your aircraft or N948W

  • 6–8 hours/day flying + ground
  • Completely customized to your experience, schedule, and goals

Call or book a discovery call – Winston will build your personalized plan and exact pricing.

(Custom packages and bootcamps receive significant discounts based on scope and duration.)

Discovery / Introductory Flights

Fly N948W from the left seat for 60-90 minutes. A good way to experience a retractable single or knock out some currency.

60-minute intro / demo flight in the Waco

$250

90-minute flight (can count toward BFR or currency)

$400

General Rates & Travel

General Rates

Instruction (hourly) $75/hr
Full-day instruction $550
N948W rental (dry, Hobbs) $240/hr • $225/hr (10-hr block)
Travel outside Upstate SC $200/day + actual expenses
Ferry N948W to your airport Normal rental rates (Hobbs) – $500 minimum (in addition to training package pricing when applicable)

Custom packages and accelerated bootcamps receive significant discounts based on scope and duration — discussed and quoted during your free discovery call.

Ready to Get Started?

15 minutes. We'll discuss your aircraft, mission profile, and experience level.

No pressure. Just clarity.

Book a Free Discovery Call