CFI · CFI-I · MEI
Flight Instructor Program
Get paid to fly as a CFI. Preference is given to GPA graduates when the school hires — teach here while you build hours toward 1,500 ATP minimums.
GPA Graduates Get Hired First
When GPA has open CFI positions, preference is given to our own graduates. Instructing at GPA is the fastest way to build flight hours toward the 1,500 hours required for an ATP certificate and regional airline hiring. Hiring based on availability — not guaranteed.
Choose Your Track
Certified Flight Instructor
CFI
$4,999*
*prices subject to change
42 hrs Ground Instruction
17 hrs Flight Instruction
2 hrs Complex Aircraft
10 hrs Cessna 172
2 hrs Simulator
Certified Flight Instructor — Instrument
CFI-I
$2,999*
*prices subject to change
10 hrs Ground Instruction
15 hrs Flight Instruction
10 hrs Cessna 172
5 hrs Simulator
Multi-Engine Instructor
MEI
$6,299*
*prices subject to change
10 hrs Ground Instruction
20 hrs Flight Instruction
15 hrs Piper Seneca
5 hrs Simulator
*All prices subject to change.
Your Path from Student to Airline Pilot
01
Earn your certificates
Private → Instrument → Commercial → CFI/CFI-I through GPA's structured programs.
02
Join the GPA instructor team
Teach the next generation of pilots at KVDF while logging hours toward your ATP minimum.
03
Hit 1,500 hours — go airline
Regional carriers hire at 1,500 hours. Most GPA instructors reach that milestone in ~14 months of full-time instruction.
