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V-Speed Academy · Full pilot training program

Go from zero to a professional pilot.

Flight time, lessons, a place to live, books, uniform, headset and iPad — everything you need is included. One price.

Jefferson County Airpark · Wintersville, Ohio

The options

Three options. One price each.

The hours are guaranteed. If you progress quickly, you don’t lose them.

White-and-blue high-wing airplane climbing through a bright blue sky with scattered clouds
Zero to Commercial Pilot

$75,000 total

Who it's forYou’ve never flown
Private pilot license ✓ Included
Instrument rating ✓ Included
Commercial pilot license ✓ Included
Flight instructor —
Instrument instructor —
When you finishYou can fly for pay.
Flight time275 hours, guaranteed
Lessons with an instructor275 hours, ground and air
Place to live6 months, private bedroom
Also includedBooks, uniform, headset, iPad, Wi-Fi
Blue-and-white Piper training aircraft parked on the ramp under towering cumulus clouds
Private Pilot to Flight Instructor

$75,000 total

Who it's forYou have your private pilot license
Private pilot license You already have it
Instrument rating ✓ Included
Commercial pilot license ✓ Included
Flight instructor ✓ Included
Instrument instructor ✓ Included
When you finishYou can fly for pay and teach new pilots.
Flight time260 hours, guaranteed
Lessons with an instructor300 hours
Place to live6 months, private bedroom
Also includedBooks, uniform, headset, iPad, Wi-Fi
View from the cockpit past the wing strut, looking out over snow-covered mountain ridges The whole thing
Zero to Flight Instructor

$94,750 total

Who it's forYou’ve never flown and want it all
Private pilot license ✓ Included
Instrument rating ✓ Included
Commercial pilot license ✓ Included
Flight instructor ✓ Included
Instrument instructor ✓ Included
When you finishYou can fly for pay and teach new pilots.
Flight time300 hours, guaranteed
Lessons with an instructor400 hours
Place to live8 months, private bedroom
Also includedBooks, uniform, headset, iPad, Wi-Fi
Volare Aviation

Access the sky. Discover true freedom.

Every professional pilot started with a first lesson. Yours can start here.

Row of general-aviation airplanes parked on grass in warm golden-hour light
Everything you need is included

You bring yourself. We provide the rest.

  • A place to live

    Your own bedroom, a shared kitchen and bathroom, Wi-Fi. Six months, or eight on the full program.

  • Every book

    All of your training books, from day one.

  • Your uniform

    Worn on every flight. You’ll look like a pilot before you are one.

  • Your own headset

    Yours from the first lesson, and yours to keep.

  • An iPad

    For your charts, your planning, and the cockpit.

Getting started

Three steps to your first lesson.

  1. 1

    Call or message us

    Tell us whether you’ve flown before. That’s all we need to start.

  2. 2

    Take a $245 discovery flight

    Meet your instructor, fly the airplane, and see the airport.

  3. 3

    Choose your option and a start date

    We go over the schedule and the total with you before anything is signed.

Financing is available through AOPA’s flight training finance program. Talk to us before you apply. Financing options →

Karl Knipp, founder of Volare Aviation, standing beside a Cessna airplane

“We’re building more than a flight school — an aviation company grounded in professionalism, strong training standards, and long-term trust with every student who walks through the door.”

Karl Knipp Founder · Volare Aviation