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      • Choose Aerospace
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    • Flight School/Flying Club
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Flying Club - Flight expo aviation

Ages 12 through Adult

Flight Training Aircraft: Cessna 150 and Cessna 172

In 2016, Flight Expo, Inc. sold its first completed project—a Kitfox aircraft that now proudly flies the skies of Minnesota. 


The proceeds from that sale were used to purchase a Cessna 150, launching what would become the Flight Expo Aviation Flying Club. 


Today, the club offers both students and adults the opportunity to experience the joy of flying.

Ready to Fly? Here’s What You Need to Know

During your flight lessons, you’ll train with one of our certified flight instructors. 


See below for our Membership Bylaws and additional information on how to get started. 

Discovery Flight Gift Certificate

$150

Discovery Flight
This one-time introductory flight lesson includes a 15-minute ground session with a certified instructor, followed by approximately 45 minutes of flight time in our Cessna 150 aircraft.


Please note: Weight limits do apply. For more information, contact 

Sharon Sandberg at (763) 568-3360 or email flightexpoinc@aol.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at Flightexpoinc@aol.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

There is no minimum age to begin flight training for your private pilot license! Some of our students are even twelve years old. As our younger students prepare to solo, there are only two requirements. They must be 16 years old to solo and they need to have a medical certificate. All student pilots, no matter their age, must have a medical physical exam by an FAA certified doctor. Once they pass their medical, they are given a medical certificate. The medical certificate is needed before the first solo. Student pilots must also be able to speak, read, write and understand English.


The length of time it takes to earn your license depends upon how often you fly. Most students fly on average 2-3 times per week. At this pace you can receive your license in as little as 3 months. We give you the tools to succeed and you make it happen by attending your lessons and progressing! The times below are the FAA minimum requirements.


40 flight hours total

20 dual hours

3 hours cross country

3 night hours

10 solo hours

5 hours solo cross country


With the exception of a few 2-3 hour cross-country flights, your flight lessons are 1-2 hours in length. At your request we can make them longer or shorter, but this seems to be a good time frame. When you arrive you will spend 5-10 minutes doing a preflight inspection of the airplane, then join your flight instructor for a 10-15 minute pre-flight briefing that will address review items from last time and a thorough discussion of how to accomplish this flight’s goals. The flight itself will usually last between 1 hour 10 minutes, and 1 hour 40 minutes. The flight will be followed by a post-flight briefing of today’s flight and what you can look forward to for next time.


 

  • Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations of this chapter that relate to private pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations
  • Use of aeronautical charts for VFR navigation using pilotage, dead reckoning, and navigation systems
  • Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake turbulence
  • Principles of aerodynamics, powerplants, and aircraft systems
  • How to obtain information on runway lengths at airports of intended use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts, and fuel requirements
  • Preflight procedures
  • Accident reporting requirements of the National Transportation Safety Board
  • Radio communication procedures
  • Effects of density altitude on takeoff and climb performance
  • Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery techniques for the airplane and glider category ratings
  • How to plan for alternatives if the planned flight cannot be completed or delays are encountered
  • Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
  • Ground reference maneuvers
  • Basic instrument maneuvers
  • Postflight procedures
  • Slow flight and stalls
  • Use of the applicable portions of the “Aeronautical Information Manual” and FAA advisory circulars
  • Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in flight, winds hear avoidance, and the procurement and use of aeronautical weather reports and forecasts
  • Weight and balance computations
  • Aeronautical decision making and judgment
  • Preflight preparation
  • Performance maneuvers
  • Navigation
  • Emergency operations
  • Airport operations
  • Night operations


The FAA written test can be done at anytime before or during your training. It needs to be done by the time you take your checkride. The written test is comprised of 60 questions with a passing grade of 70%. Those 60 questions are pulled from a bank of just over 800 questions, we have the test prep online available  here. Your checkride will be with a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) and will consist of two parts. The first half will be an oral examination, where you will answer questions about flying. The second half is the practical examination, where you will fly maneuvers in the airplane with the DPE. After you pass both parts, you will receive your Private Pilot License!


Once you receive your Private Pilot License, you can rent most any single engine airplanes including the plane you learned on! Bring your friends and family along because you will be able to carry passengers along for the ride. You’ll be able to fly both day/night and most anywhere you want, even internationally!


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Meet the Flying Club Flight Instructors

Left: Justine Williams, Flight Instructor

Right: Joely Lewis, Student


Justine is an FAA Certified Flight Instructor, with an Instrument Rating (CFII), a Multi-Engine Rating, and a background in Commercial Aviation. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Commercial Aviation from Academy College in Bloomington, MN, and completed her flight training with Thunderbird Aviation. Justine graduated from a Part

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Jarid West, Flight Instructor


FAA Certified Flight Instructor. Jacob holds a CFI, CFII and MEI 

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E-Mail: SharonS@flightexpo.org

Phone: 763-568-3360. 

Address:  P.O. Box 155, Zimmerman, MN 55398  

Flight Expo, Inc is a 501c3 organization.  41-1869452

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