performance.flight                Last Visit: 09.05.2008


Performance Flight a boutique flight training center, offers a complete array of aviation services, including flight training and plane rental, aircraft management, and professional pilot services. Our elite staff of pilots, each having thousands of hours of experience, provides the most comprehensive and advanced flight training available. Starting with our unique building-block curriculum, we’ve created a flexible program enabling each student to individually maximize the benefits of his or her experience. The unparalleled quality of instruction is complemented by a personal level of attention. Performance Flight is regularly featured in both local and national media for our exceptional services and our ability to serve the most demanding luxury market in the United States. The consistent acclaim has positioned Performance Flight as the premier flight training center in the Northeast.

We're a flight organization based in White Plains, New York
School Type:   Part 61.  

Training Area:   Local.  



Instruction Materials:   Jeppesen.  

Syllabus:   Jeppesen.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Recreational and Private.  

Ratings:    VFR and Multiengine.  

Class:    Single Engine Land and Multi Engine Land.  

Engines:    Single and Twin.  

Endorsement:   Complex.  

Recurrent Training:    Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check.  

Training Orientation:   Recreation (all non-commercial flight).  

Type of Curriculum:   Self-Paced.  



Technically Advanced Aircraft:    Glass Cockpit(Garmin G1000), etc, TCAS - Collision Avoidance and Autopilot.  

Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Cirrus & Diamond Twinstar  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   $265-425 + instructor  



Training Facilities:    Flight Planning Area, Pilot Ready Room, Snack Room and Simulator.  

Airport Facilities:    Control Tower, ILS, Pilot Shop and Weather computer terminal.  

Airport Locations (codes):   HPN  



Professional Affiliations:   Cirrus Standardized Training Center.  

Total Instructors:   6  

Foreign Languages:   Spanish  

Awards of Merit:   Gold Seal  



Weather:   Seasonal variations (weather flying, snow, etc)  

School Description
Learning to fly will be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding experiences of your life. You will learn the principles of flying during one-on-one ground school sessions, with most of your time actually flying with the most qualified instructors available. Our structured curriculum ensures proper coverage of all topics, yet with unique flexibility to conform to your lifestyle. At Performance Flight we provide the best private training available with unmatched standards of excellence. Our instructors each have thousands of hours of flight experience, which directly contributes to the elite level of training offered. They all have impressive backgrounds as pilots and as individuals with infectious levels of true passion for flying. Safety is paramount at Performance Flight. We fly the safest and most advanced airplanes available and adhere to strict policies. Statistics clearly demonstrate that flying remains the safest method of transportation and can be an easily enjoyed method of travel. Our airplanes are all new and carefully maintained right here at the FBO where the only area Cirrus Authorized Repair Center is located. As you begin your training you will learn how to safely and properly enjoy your flying experience.

Staff Qualification
Our on-staff instructors are some of the most highly experienced that exist. We do not hire young recently graduated instructors to gain experience while they accrue enough hours to move to an airline. All of our instructors have been doing this for years, sometimes decades and have thousands of hours of teaching. They teach because they love it, and they love to fly.


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