N36PL
Available
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · 2006
$250/hr wet, fuel included
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise
- 155 kt
- Burn
- 10.5 gph
Flying lessons · KDTO
Flying lessons for people who have never flown.
You do not need to know anything about aviation to book a lesson. You show up at the Sheltair FBO at Denton Enterprise Airport, an instructor walks you around the airplane, and then you fly it — hands on the controls from the first few minutes. If you like it, the hour goes in a logbook and counts toward a certificate. If you do not, you have had one good flight and owe nothing further.
Your first lesson
What actually happens on the day.
Arrive and meet your instructor
Park at Sheltair, walk into the lobby, and your instructor meets you there. Bring a photo ID and sunglasses; everything else is provided.
Preflight together
You walk around the airplane with the instructor and see what pilots check before every flight. It takes about fifteen minutes and it is genuinely interesting.
You fly it
The instructor handles the radio and the takeoff, then hands you the controls for climbs, turns and level flight. Most people are flying the airplane within five minutes of leaving the pattern.
Debrief and logbook
Back on the ground you get the flight logged as dual instruction. That hour counts toward a sport or private pilot certificate if you continue.
Common worries
The things everybody asks before booking.
No, you do not need perfect vision or a licence first
Corrective lenses are fine. You can take a lesson before your medical is issued — solo and later privileges require medical eligibility.
Age is not the obstacle you think
We train people in their twenties and people in their seventies. There is no upper age limit for a sport or private certificate.
Nervous is normal
Tell your instructor. They will keep the flight smooth, stay low and slow, and hand back the controls whenever you want.
Family and friends are welcome
Friends and family can wait in the Sheltair lounge and watch from the ramp side. The flight itself is one student flying with the instructor.
What it costs
Rates published before you call.
Aircraft time is billed at a wet hourly rate with fuel included, plus one club rate for instruction. Nothing is bundled into a package you have to buy up front, and the rates on this site come from the same record we bill against.
The least expensive way to fly
The Jabiru J170 has the lower aircraft wet rate in the A4 fleet. Review suitability and eligibility with an instructor; fuel is included and instruction is separate.
Or start in glass
The Cirrus SR20-G2 has a glass panel, autopilot and an airframe parachute if you would rather learn in the airplane you eventually want to travel in.
Pay after you fly
Training starts with a $1,000 credited deposit, then aircraft plus instruction as used. No club joining fee or monthly dues are required for training. Aircraft wet rates include fuel; instruction is separate. See current booking terms.
Billing
One invoice. The club handles all of it.
A4 handles all billing, including instruction. Aircraft time at the published wet rate, instruction and membership dues arrive on a single club invoice — you never settle up separately with your CFI, and instructors never chase students for payment. The club pays approved CFIs directly.
The fleet
Our fleet, published wet rates.
Every rate below includes fuel and comes from the same record members book against.
Our facility
Based at Sheltair, the full-service FBO at KDTO.
A4Flight Academy flies from Sheltair at Denton Enterprise Airport — the field's full-service FBO. Members and visiting pilots check in through the Sheltair lobby, and our aircraft sit on that ramp.
- Address
- 5035 Warbird Drive, Denton, TX 76207
- Hours
- 0600–2200 daily, after hours on call
- On the field
- Between taxiways Golf and Hotel, beside the tower
- Getting there
- Just west of I-35E and I-35W, about 25 nm north of DFW
Pilot lounge and snooze rooms
Quiet seating, restrooms and crew rest inside the terminal, with complimentary refreshments and snacks.
Flight planning and weather room
A dedicated planning room with wireless internet throughout the building.
Fuel, full and self serve
Full-service 100LL and Jet A on the ramp, plus self-serve AVGAS available around the clock.
Hangar space and tie-downs
Community and private hangar space, office space and tie-downs on the same ramp our fleet lives on.
Ground support and concierge
Line service, cargo handling, catering and first-class concierge from an award-winning team.
Cars and parking
Crew cars, on-site Hertz rentals and ample vehicle parking a few steps from the door.
Sheltair is a CAA-approved location and participates in ARINC Direct, AVCARD and UVair fuel programs. Posted fuel prices and services are set by Sheltair — call the FBO at 940-297-6411 for current pricing, hangar availability and after-hours arrangements.
Inside the FBO
What you walk into.
The terminal, lounge and ramp at Sheltair Denton.
On the line
Our aircraft, our ramp.
Every photograph is a club aircraft at Denton Enterprise Airport.
FAQ
Before your first lesson.
Related
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Every program below operates from the same ramp at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO).
