Professional
flight training
in Sebring, Florida
Accelerated Part 61 training in a modern Garmin glass-cockpit fleet, taught by instructors trained in-house under The Landing Doctor Code. Learn to fly for the love of it, or go from zero experience to a paid flight instructor job in about a year.
Rated 5.0 on Google
10/10 — couldn’t ask for a better flight school. Sebring Flight Academy has excellent aircraft and an outstanding staff. Everyone is supportive, knowledgeable, and makes learning to fly a great experience. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone!
Highly recommend Sebring Flight Academy. I did about 40 hours of flight training and time building here over the course of five weeks. Great people, facilities and newer aircraft. They take maintenance seriously and keep the aircraft in great shape. Brant and Kevin are real pros. Do yourself a favor and book some seaplane training with them!
If you are looking for a flight school that truly cares about your training progress and will work with your schedule to help you reach your flying goals - look no further than Sebring Flight Academy!! Not only will you get to train in brand new airplanes with modern "glass" instrument panels, but you will spend far less money during your time here than any other Florida flight school!!
A great experience. Helpful, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Excellent, up to date modern aircraft.
A great place to learn how to fly without breaking the bank, their fleet is made up of brand new airplanes and the staff is extremely friendly!
Who wouldn't love flying a Bristel airplane. I really enjoyed my flight with Timothy.
Excellent experience with my flight training I could not have asked for more
10/10 — couldn’t ask for a better flight school. Sebring Flight Academy has excellent aircraft and an outstanding staff. Everyone is supportive, knowledgeable, and makes learning to fly a great experience. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone!
Highly recommend Sebring Flight Academy. I did about 40 hours of flight training and time building here over the course of five weeks. Great people, facilities and newer aircraft. They take maintenance seriously and keep the aircraft in great shape. Brant and Kevin are real pros. Do yourself a favor and book some seaplane training with them!
If you are looking for a flight school that truly cares about your training progress and will work with your schedule to help you reach your flying goals - look no further than Sebring Flight Academy!! Not only will you get to train in brand new airplanes with modern "glass" instrument panels, but you will spend far less money during your time here than any other Florida flight school!!
A great experience. Helpful, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Excellent, up to date modern aircraft.
A great place to learn how to fly without breaking the bank, their fleet is made up of brand new airplanes and the staff is extremely friendly!
Who wouldn't love flying a Bristel airplane. I really enjoyed my flight with Timothy.
Excellent experience with my flight training I could not have asked for more
Which pilot do you want to be?
Every student takes the same first step: a discovery flight. Where you go from there depends on your goal. Pick your path and we will build the plan around it.
Fly for the love of it
Learn to fly for personal enjoyment and travel. Earn your Sport or Private Pilot certificate in a modern glass-cockpit aircraft, train one to two times a week around your schedule, and add ratings whenever you're ready.
- Sport Pilot from ~50 hrs
- Private Pilot from ~60 hrs
- Fly 1–2x per week
Make the cockpit your office
Go from no experience to a paid flight instructor at 150 hours, then build toward Commercial, Instrument and the airlines while you earn. Estimated around $60,000 to Commercial Pilot.*
- Paid instructing at 150 hrs
- Under a year to CFI-S
- Housing & financing
Trained like a professional from your first hour
Most flight schools teach you to pass a checkride. We teach you to be the pilot other pilots want in the right seat: safe, precise, and comfortable in a glass cockpit from day one.
Modern fleet
Every trainer is a BRM Aero Bristell NG5 with Garmin G3X Touch avionics, a coupled autopilot and Electronic Stability Protection. Technically Advanced Aircraft status means no complex-aircraft time required for your Commercial.
The Landing Doctor Code
Founder Lou Mancuso's safety-first training philosophy, refined over decades of instruction. His Ground Proximity Awareness technique produces consistent, confident landings even in gusty crosswinds.
Start earning at 150 hours
Our Sport Pilot Instructor pathway lets you get paid to instruct at 150 hours total time. No Instrument rating or Commercial certificate required. That is more than 100 hours sooner than the traditional route.
Fly year-round, uncongested
Central Florida weather means training rarely stops. KSEF is a non-towered field with quick access to practice areas and towered airports nearby, so you spend your money flying, not taxiing.
Your first lesson starts at the controls
You can read about flight training for months. Thirty minutes at the controls will tell you more than any website ever could.
Your discovery flight starts with about an hour on the ground: meet your instructor, ask every question you have, tour the school and sit in the airplanes. Then you take off in a Bristell and fly it yourself, with an instructor beside you the whole time. Afterward, we map out the fastest route to your goal.
- No experience or medical required to fly with us
- Hands on the controls in a modern glass-cockpit aircraft
- A clear, honest plan and cost estimate before you commit to anything
Every certificate and rating we teach
Each can be taken on its own or as part of a training path. Estimates assume consistent training at typical progress. Open any rating for a summary and full details.
Train in the cockpit you'll actually fly
You'll be flying glass panels for your entire career. So why learn on 40-year-old steam gauges?
Our fleet is built around the BRM Aero Bristell NG5: a sleek, low-wing light sport aircraft with a Rotax 912 engine, a 51-inch-wide cockpit and a full Garmin G3X Touch suite with autopilot. Add our Redbird FMX full-motion simulator for instrument work and a Beechcraft Travel Air for multi-engine training, and you have a fleet that prepares you for the professional world from lesson one.
Same cockpit. A fraction of the debt.
A four-year aviation university can run well past $200,000 once tuition, fees and flight costs are added up. Our career pathway gets you to a Commercial Pilot certificate, and a paying instructor job along the way, for a small fraction of that.
Traditional Aviation University
Tuition, fees and flight training over four years
- 4+ years before you earn a paycheck flying
- Debt that follows you into your first airline job
- Large classes, rotating instructors
SFA Career Pilot Path
Estimated cost from zero to Commercial Pilot
- Paid instructing at 150 hours, in about a year
- Earn while you build toward the airlines
- One dedicated instructor, one modern aircraft type
*Estimates only. Individual performance affects how long the program takes and therefore its cost. University figure is a general industry comparison, not a quote for any specific school. See Pricing & Financing for details.
Live five miles from the airport and fly every day
The fastest way through training is consistency. Our academy house in the Spring Lake community makes daily flying possible.
A three-bedroom, two-bath home with student desks, a study library, high-speed internet and a full kitchen, ten minutes from the ramp. Rooms start at $50 per night or $500 per month, first come, first served. Make it a flight-training vacation in sunny Central Florida.
Everything you want to know before you book
Still have a question? Call us at 863-655-2002 or email [email protected].
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Ready to take the controls?
Your discovery flight is about an hour with an instructor, a tour of the school, and roughly 30 minutes at the controls of a Bristell. No experience needed.