Want to fly professionally or looking to become an Airline Pilot? Our Career Pilot Programs provide you with everything you'll need and more to help pave your pathway to the cockpit.
From zero experience to career-ready in as little as 8–9 months!
Post-pandemic pilot hiring remains strong following the hiring surges of 2022–2023, with hiring pace stabilizing into a more historic & cyclical nature. The FAA, Bureau of Labor, and Boeing analysts predict a need for more than 600,000 pilots globally in the coming two decades, and a growth of 4% to pilot employment through 2034 across commercial and airline sectors.
This growth continues to be driven by many factors, including high demand for air travel and mandatory retirements. Pilot compensation and quality of life have also seen a rise across the industry, with regional airlines — along with other commercial pilot jobs — becoming potential career destinations, rather than stepping stones to the major airlines.
Dependable Aviation's Career Pilot Training is the complete path that takes brand-new students all the way to career-ready aviators. Giving them all the certificates and professional foundation they will need to start getting paid to fly while building to 1,500 hours they'll need to become eligible to fly for major cargo, charter, and airline operations.
From your first Discovery Flight to your first airline job
Every student's schedule and goals are different. Whether you need flexibility or want maximum speed, both tracks land you at the same career checkpoint — CFI, CFII, and Multi-Engine, ready to build hours for the airlines.
Evenings, weekends, whenever fits. Ideal for students balancing school, work, or family while working toward a career.
Full-time immersive training with dedicated instructors and priority scheduling. Reach the airlines faster. Adds a $2,500 flat entry fee to any career package.
Bundled programs designed to move you from your current level to Certified Flight Instructor with Multi-Engine — the checkpoint where a professional aviation career begins. All career packages include a 15-hour Multi-Engine add-on and Accelerated Enrollment Benefits.
The full career package — all instructor ratings through MEI
Career package · financing available
Zero to CFII · $6,500 checkride fees + student gear included
Career package · financing available
Brand new to aviation? Zero to CFII with Multi-Engine
Career package · financing available
Already soloed? Continue on to CFII with Multi-Engine
Career package · financing available
Already have your PPL? Continue on to CFII with Multi-Engine
Career package · financing available
All programs are built on a conservative completion timeline so students stay within the boundaries of their financing. If a student over-flies or over-uses the stated hours, additional flight or ground time is billed at the current standalone hourly rate — either out of pocket or from other financed funds allocated in the package.
Conversely, if a student finishes under the estimated hours, any leftover funds can be applied toward their next portion of training, time-building, or aircraft rental at their discretion. Any unused funds not allocated to future training will be returned directly to Stratus Financial.
Not aiming for the airlines? These bundled packages knock out one or two ratings without the full career track — great for personal, recreational, or business flying.
Financing available
Financing available
Financing available
Financing available
Individual programs also available — Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Multi-Engine, CFI/CFII — plus custom rental blocks. Contact us for standalone program pricing.
Whether you're paying out of pocket or financing your training, we make the numbers clear up front — no surprise fees, no hidden markups.
Standalone hourly rates — pay only for what you use, when you use it.
Dependable Aviation partners with Stratus Financial — a lender built specifically for aviation students. You stay in control of your training funds and pay as you fly, so your money works for your goals.
Our CFIs teach because they care — not just to build hours for their own airline application. You get instructors invested in your long-term success.
Grass-strip landings, cross-country trips to Oshkosh, simulated engine fires, ILS approaches to minimums in real IMC. Standardized curriculum + real experience.
Withdraw at any time. Unused financed funds return directly to Stratus to reduce your loan balance. Refunds processed within 30 days — no fine print, no games.
Talk to our team about which program fits your goals, timeline, and budget. First step is a Discovery Flight — no commitment, just come fly with us.
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