Apex Advantage live Ground School is running now — $25 per class or $400 for the complete program. IPC, flight reviews, and AATD simulator sessions open with our Austin facility in January 2027.
From your very first flight to holding a commercial certificate — structured training built around how real pilots learn.
Your ticket to the sky. We train you to fly from day one with sim-first methods that build real confidence before you ever leave the ground.
Fly through clouds, not just around them. Our IFR training is heavy on sim work so you can build scan and procedure fluency before flying actual IMC.
Build the hours and precision flying skills the FAA requires to fly for compensation. Train with the standards professional pilots are held to from day one.
Live, instructor-led virtual ground school with Andrew. Mon/Wed for PPL, Tuesdays for IFR, Thursdays for CPL — built around how real pilots think, not how textbooks are organized.
Already hold a certificate? We can help you add ratings, sharpen skills, and prepare for your next checkride.
Already a private pilot? Add your instrument rating. We structure the training around your existing skills and get you flying actual approaches as fast as safely possible.
Private pilot with hours building? Let's turn that time into a commercial certificate. We focus on the precision maneuvers and aeronautical decision-making the DPE will be testing.
One-hour AATD sessions with an instructor. Practice the approaches, procedures, or emergency scenarios you want — at a fraction of aircraft cost. Available by the hour.
Scheduled 1-on-1 with Andrew before your checkride. Oral ACS deep-dive, common DPE traps, and a full sim debrief of your weak areas — so you show up confident, not just ready.
Keep your certificates and skills current. Whether it's your two-year flight review or getting back after a break, we'll get you back up to speed.
Your required two-year flight review, done right. We use sim time to efficiently work through the ground knowledge portion before heading to the aircraft — so your flight time is focused on flying, not quizzing.
Lost your IFR currency? An IPC with Apex gets you back in the clouds. We start in the sim to reestablish scan and procedure flow, then move to the aircraft for the final sign-off.
The FAA WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program is one of the best tools available to general aviation pilots. Apex helps you complete WINGS activities and credit them toward your flight review requirements.
Been a while since you flew? No judgment. Our rusty pilot program gets you reoriented with ground review and sim work before you're back in the cockpit — at whatever pace makes sense.
Already current? These programs are for pilots who want to fly with more precision, confidence, and situational awareness — not just meet minimums.
Not a lesson — a scenario. You pick up mid-flight. An emergency develops. Weather moves in. No briefing, no hints. Just you making real decisions in a realistic environment, with debrief after.
A virtual deep-dive into real weather decisions — reading METARs, TAFs, and PIREPs in context, not isolation. We walk through go/no-go scenarios pilots actually face and talk through the thinking behind each call.
Most pilots are underusing the glass in front of them. This workshop puts you in the sim focused entirely on G1000 operations — FMS programming, automation management, and failure mode recognition.
A structured multi-day intensive combining ground, sim, and flight time. Designed for pilots who want to compress a lot of skill development into a short window — or shake off rust fast.
All virtual sessions are conducted live via video call with Andrew. For ground school, sessions follow a structured curriculum and run on the weekly schedule (Mon/Wed PPL, Tue IFR, Thu CPL). Checkride prep sessions are scheduled individually and run 60–90 minutes. You'll need a computer or tablet with a stable internet connection — no special software required.
Ground school hours are logged and can be credited toward the aeronautical knowledge requirements for your certificate. Your CFI will sign off your ground training endorsement upon completion. The knowledge test (written exam) itself must still be taken at an FAA-approved testing center.
Virtual checkride prep focuses on the oral exam component — the knowledge, regulations, and decision-making scenarios a DPE will probe. It launches September 2026. When the Austin AATD facility opens in January 2027, we'll add full practical test scenario training in the simulator — flying the actual maneuvers and procedures you'll demonstrate on your checkride, with debrief after each pass.
Yes. Under 14 CFR 61.57(d), an Instrument Proficiency Check can be conducted in an FAA-approved AATD. Our simulator qualifies. The IPC covers all the required tasks — holds, approaches, partial panel, and emergency procedures — and your CFII can sign you off in the sim. No aircraft required.
Start by emailing us. Andrew will ask a few questions about your background, what you were flying before the gap, and what you want to get back to. Based on that, he'll recommend a starting point — which might be a virtual ground school refresher, a sim-based BFR when Austin opens, or both. There's no one-size-fits-all for rusty pilots, and we don't pretend there is.