
SINGLE-ENGINE TRAINER
Pipistrel Alpha
- SEATS
- 2
- ENGINE
- Rotax 912, 80 hp
- CRUISE
- About 108 kt
- USED FOR
- All single-engine training
- Discovery flight$99
- Hourly rate$169/hr
- Block ratesAsk us

Private pilot to ATP at Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) in Chesapeake. Part 61 training in modern aircraft, scheduled around your work, family and duty.
Start in the Pipistrel Alpha, finish in the Tecnam twin, with the same team at KPVG the whole way. See financing options
START · PIPISTREL ALPHA
$99
About 30 minutes in the left seat with an instructor beside you. The best first step, and the time counts.
START · PIPISTREL ALPHA
$169/hr · Part 61
Your first certificate. Fly passengers, travel, and build toward a flying career, trained around your schedule.
ADVANCE · SINGLE-ENGINE
$169/hr · Part 61
Fly in clouds and low visibility by reference to instruments. The rating every professional pilot needs.
ADVANCE · SINGLE-ENGINE
$169/hr · Part 61
The certificate that lets you get paid to fly, and the step before your multi-engine rating.
MULTI-ENGINE · TECNAM P2006T
$5,995
Commercial Multi add-on in 5 to 7 days: up to 8 hours dual, ground school and your checkride rental. Examiner fee is separate.
MULTI-ENGINE · TECNAM P2006T
$4,995
Multi-engine instructor. Teach in twins and build multi time while you do it.
MULTI-ENGINE · TECNAM P2006T
from $4,995
Accelerated or standard ATP practical, the last checkride before the airlines.
MULTI-ENGINE · TECNAM P2006T
from $169/hr
Build hours toward your next rating or airline minimums in the Pipistrel or the Tecnam twin. Ask about block rates.
Private pilots, instrument ratings, multi-engine and ATP, across our three airports. These are a few of the most recent.




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SINGLE-ENGINE TRAINER

MULTI-ENGINE TRAINER
Brief, study and wait out the weather in the pilot lounge, then walk straight into the hangar to preflight. It's yours while you train.


Commercial Multi, MEI and ATP run in 7-day blocks, Monday to Sunday. Seats are limited.
Rent by the hour to build time toward your next rating or airline minimums. Fly the Pipistrel for single-engine time or the Tecnam for multi-engine time, and split the cost with a partner pilot. Flying a lot? Ask about block rates.
$99 for about 30 minutes at the controls of the Pipistrel Alpha, 1.5 to 2 hours on site. Approved for financing? Your discovery flight is free.
Norfolk trains under Part 61, so your training fits your leave, your drill weekends and your PCS date, not a fixed semester. Multi-engine, MEI and ATP courses take 3 to 7 days, and your instructor books the checkride with a local examiner.
Our Part 141 programs, including VA-approved* programs, are at Fresno, CA. Wherever you train, the VA Licensing & Certification benefit may reimburse eligible veterans for FAA test fees.
*VA educational benefits eligibility requirements apply. Contact us for details on approved programs and benefit verification. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG), a short drive from Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Suffolk.
Out of Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) at 5172 West Military Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23321.
$99. You fly about 30 minutes in the Pipistrel Alpha with an instructor beside you; plan on 1.5 to 2 hours with the briefing and debrief. Book it on our discovery flight page and we call you to set the time. Approved for financing? Your discovery flight is free.
Everything from your first flight to the airlines: discovery flights, private pilot, instrument rating and commercial pilot, then the multi-engine rating, MEI and ATP in the Tecnam P2006T twin, plus multi-engine time building.
Yes. We train students under Part 61 at KPVG from a first discovery flight through private pilot, instrument and commercial, then multi-engine. A discovery flight is the best first step.
Yes. KPVG in Chesapeake is a short drive from Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Suffolk, so students from across Hampton Roads train with us there.
Part 61. Training is built around your schedule instead of a fixed syllabus calendar, which suits active-duty and reserve pilots. Our Part 141 programs are at Fresno, CA.
Yes. Licensed pilots can rent the Tecnam P2006T twin for $440/hr wet (fuel included), or the Pipistrel Alpha for $169/hr for single-engine time. Fly with a partner and split the cost, and ask about block rates.
VA-approved programs are offered at our Fresno, CA (KFAT) location only. Eligible veterans training anywhere may be able to use the VA Licensing & Certification benefit toward FAA checkride and written test fees. Talk to our team about your situation.
Professional aviation training built by fighter pilots. From your first flight to your first airline job.
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