X35 hosts more pilot training opportunities!

At the Marion County Airport you can learn to fly several different types of aircraft under numerous different FAA programs meant to ease the burden of flight training. Whether you desire to fly for recreation or as a profession, we guarantee your first flight at X35 will be one of your most memorable days!

X35 hosts fixed-wing, light-sport, ultra-light, para-sport and parachute training. We also have two FAA examiners on-site to get you through your next rating.

Steps to your pilot certificate

Learning to fly is a matter of acquiring aeronautical knowledge, flight proficiency, and experience. Think of the process of earning a sport, recreational, or private pilot certificate as a series of steps. Some steps, such as aeronautical knowledge, can be integrated throughout your training process. Others, like solo training, come when your instructor has provided the required training and he or she decides that you are ready. The process can be broken down into the following subjects:

• Aeronautical knowledge and FAA knowledge test
• Pre-solo training in the airplane
• Solo training
• Flying to other airports (cross-county training)
• Solo cross-county training
• Practical test preparation
• Practical test

In your practical test, or check ride, you’ll bring together elements from every aspect of training to prove your aviation skills and knowledge by talking to and flying with an examiner. It’s the last step to earn your pilot certificate, but your journey as an aviator has only just begun.