--- title: "Fly a Cirrus SR20 | $200 Discovery Flight, Denton TX" url: https://a4flight.com/fly-a-cirrus description: "Take the controls of a Cirrus SR20 during a real $200 discovery flight at Denton Enterprise Airport. Approximately 0.8 hour of flight time with an A4Flight CFI." lang: en --- Image: A4Flight Cirrus SR20 N94RS on the ramp at Denton Enterprise Airport with the control tower behind it (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/844bb24e-b7b4-4717-9e31-acad3f482c6d/n94rs-4.jpg) Denton, Texas • KDTO · Cirrus SR20 · $200 # Fly a Cirrus. Start in the left seat. Your first flight should feel like a real flight. Take the controls of an A4Flight Cirrus SR20 with an A4-approved CFI beside you. You will fly from the left seat, receive real instruction, and log the flight toward a pilot certificate if you decide to continue. Flight training and discovery flights take place in person at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO). Prospective students must be able to attend in Denton and meet applicable FAA/TSA requirements. See Open Flight TimesWhat Happens During the Flight A card holds your reservation. Nothing is charged until your flight is complete. Aircraft Cirrus SR20 Price $200 At the airport About 90 minutes Flight time 0.8 hour Airport Denton (KDTO) Meet at Sheltair FBO Cirrus SR20 · $200 · 1.5-hour reservation block ## Pick an open Cirrus time. Choose a time that works for you. Your card will be authorized for $200 to hold the airplane, but it will not be charged until the flight is complete. All times shown in Central Time. Denton, Texas • KDTO Flight training and discovery flights take place in person at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO). Prospective students must be able to attend in Denton and meet applicable FAA/TSA requirements. Your instructor will review which requirements apply. Open times — N94RS All times Central · 1.5 hr block 1/3 Wed Oct 21 Thu Oct 22 Fri Oct 23 Sat Oct 24 Sun Oct 25 Mon Oct 26 Tue Oct 27 Pick a time, then tell us who's flying Denton, Texas • KDTO ### Before you visit Where are you located? Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO), Denton, Texas. Do you offer remote or overseas flight training? No; training is conducted in person in Denton. Are you hiring flight instructors? No; this page is for prospective students and discovery-flight customers. Each reservation blocks the airplane 1.5 hours — briefing, walkaround, about 0.8 hour of flying, and the debrief. What's included ## This is a real first flight lesson. Cirrus SR20 discovery flight — $200. Includes 0.8 aircraft hour with instruction, briefing, preflight and debrief; the 1.5-hour reservation block is total appointment time. - Preflight briefing with an A4-approved CFI - Cirrus aircraft walkaround - Weather and airspace briefing - About 0.8 hour in the airplane - Left-seat, hands-on flying - Post-flight debrief - Logged dual instruction - One student per flight — your instructor beside you What happens during the flight ## Five steps, from the lobby to your logbook. Nothing is a mystery. Here is exactly how your flight goes. Image: Sheltair FBO lobby at Denton Enterprise Airport where A4Flight meets discovery flight guests (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/388453f7-775c-4d9d-9020-df738bd631b7/sheltair-lobby.jpg) 1 ### Meet your instructor Meet your CFI inside Sheltair at Denton Enterprise Airport. Image: A4Flight Cirrus SR20 N94RS on the ramp during a preflight walkaround (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/a9bc8a71-e60f-4dd9-9004-a42fa90c5129/n94rs-1.jpg) 2 ### Walk around the Cirrus Learn how pilots inspect the fuel, oil, tires, controls, and aircraft before every flight. Image: Cirrus SR20 N94RS parked outside the hangar before a flight lesson (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/42d37afb-44d5-41da-b076-f6f181d8690f/n94rs-5.jpg) 3 ### Review the flight Talk through the weather, route, airspace, and what you will hear on the radio. Image: Glass-panel cockpit of Cirrus SR20 N94RS seen from the left seat (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/a5c244f8-68af-413f-9c94-55fd03c498a2/n94rs-6.jpg) 4 ### Take the left seat Your instructor manages the radios and guides you through climbs, turns and aircraft control. Image: Cirrus SR20 N94RS on the Denton Enterprise Airport ramp with the control tower behind it (https://a4flight.com/__l5e/assets-v1/844bb24e-b7b4-4717-9e31-acad3f482c6d/n94rs-4.jpg) 5 ### Log your first lesson After landing, your instructor records applicable dual instruction and reviews training credit against the requirements for your intended certificate. The airplane ## Why start in a Cirrus? The SR20 is a four-seat airplane for instructor-led discovery, suitable training and continued proficiency. See the live aircraft record for equipment and status. ### Modern glass-panel cockpit Two large displays instead of a wall of dials — easier to understand on your very first flight. ### Comfortable four-seat cabin A four-seat cabin and visibility from the left seat. Discovery flights are one student with an instructor. ### Whole-airframe CAPS parachute The SR20 carries a whole-airframe parachute system as an additional layer of safety equipment. No aircraft is risk-free, and your CFI will explain how CAPS fits into how we operate. ### Stable cross-country platform The same airplane members fly on real trips out of the Metroplex, not just around the pattern. ### Keep training in the same airplane If you continue, you can keep flying this exact type of aircraft at A4Flight. Who this is for ## You have thought about flying. You just haven't started yet. - Adults learning to fly later in life - Busy professionals - People exploring aviation before committing to training - Someone giving a memorable flight experience as a gift - Future student pilots who want a real first lesson Denton, Texas • KDTO You do not need any flying experience. You only need to be curious enough to take the first step. See Open Flight Times FAQ ## Questions people ask before their first flight. ### Do I need any flying experience? ### Will I actually fly the airplane? ### Is this a sightseeing flight? ### Can I bring someone with me? ### How long should I plan to be at the airport? ### Is my card charged when I make the reservation? ### Does the flight count toward a pilot certificate? ### What happens if the weather is bad? ### What should I wear? ### Where do I meet my instructor? Your first flight ## You have wondered what it feels like to fly. This is the day you find out. Denton, Texas • KDTO — in-person discovery flights and training. 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