Learning To Fly

Learning to fly can be one of the most exhilarating and fun things a person can ever do. There are many reasons to learn to fly: for the challenge of mastering a skill that most people will never try; for the freedom to go to new places and see new things; to search for the best little airport with the best hamburger, or just to see home and your surroundings from a birds eye view. Whatever the reasons, learning to fly can be a lifelong adventure.

Joining a club like the Knoxville Flyers can be one of the most economical ways to learn to fly and build flying hours. The usage rates on club airplanes are usually considerably cheaper than most flight schools. The club's location at Island Home Airport with excellent facilities, and a good, long, paved runway are real pluses to the student pilot. The Knoxville Flyers flying club offers access to several qualified flight instructors that may instruct in the club planes. The club also works closely with the instructors employed by the Knoxville Flight Training Center, also located at the Island Home Airport. Many club members who want training from a more formal flight school will take instruction from a KFTC instructor while flying one of the club planes. This can be the best of both worlds.

Joining a club like the Knoxville Flyers also has other less tangible benefits for the new pilot. The more seasoned members of the Knoxville Flyers have much experience to share with up and coming pilots, and they all love to sit around and talk about flying. Our quarterly "Hanger Talk" sessions are a great time to learn more about flying as featured speakers discuss special subjects ranging from "Mountain Flying" to "New Technologies for the Pilot". At the very least, becoming a pilot, results in a huge sense of accomplishment that some feel is unequaled, and, certainly all agree, represents a life long accomplishment!