The world’s best single-engine aircraft
The best single-engine aircraft – great for new flyers! When it comes to learning to fly, you want to know the best single-engine aircraft out there – so we’ve compiled a list for you. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to buy your first plane, here are our top choices to help you take…
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CTI approved for Veterans Benefits
Great news for Veterans in the mid-south looking to pursue a career in aviation! CTI Professional Flight Training is now approved by the Veterans Administration for flight training using the Vocational Flight Training option. This means that you can use your VA benefits to cover part of the cost of your flight training at…
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Luxury cabins of the future: the Skyview Panoramic
The Skyview Panoramic: the world’s largest airplane window When Boeing announced the coming of the Skyview Panoramic – the world’s largest airplane window – just how big do you think it is? With a standard passenger jet window measuring approximately 9in x 15in, you might expect the Skyview Panoramic to be – what? 1ft x…
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Fleet Feature: Beechcraft Duchess
Beechcraft Duchess How many of you have flown our Beechcraft Duchess? Based at our Florida flight school, and larger than our other planes, the Duchess is an incredible aircraft. Our students fly her as part of their commercial multi-engine license or multi-engine add-on training – and you can too! The Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess is…
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Virgin America faces retirement in 2019
Will this be the end of Virgin America? This week brought news that passengers will lose a distinctive name in domestic air travel – Virgin America. Known for its stylish, eye-catching brand, Virgin America dates back to 2007 when the Virgin Group, owned by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, created it. However, since June last…
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Heroes in Flight: Elrey Jeppesen
Elrey Jeppesen How much do you know about Elrey Jeppesen? If the answer is, “Not much!”, this man has probably saved your life! Elrey Burge “Jepp” Jeppesen – aka the Pilots’ Friend – was born in Louisiana on 28 January 1907. He grew up in Hood River, Oregon, and developed his fascination with flying as…
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Become a flight instructor at CTI Professional Flight Training
Let us help you become a flight instructor! If you want to become a flight instructor, one thing’s for sure – you can look forward to an exciting, enriching, and satisfying career! We’ve already shared why working as a flight instructor is such a fantastic opportunity. However, in this post, we’ll give you more detail…
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Short flights from Memphis: Fly from Millington!
Short flights from Memphis One bonus of learning to fly at our Tennessee campus is the excellent variety of short flights from Memphis you can make! Here we compile our favorites – all just a few hours in the air from CTI Professional Flight Training’s headquarters. Nashville Just over an hour’s flight away from Millington…
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Fleet Feature: WACO Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
WACO Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 A flight in our WACO Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 takes you back to the golden days of aviation! Imagine riding in this open-cockpit, aerobatic biplane, with the wind whipping through your hair and turning some somersaults (if you dare!). Well, head along to our Tennessee flight school and you could be doing…
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