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US Online Flight Training Platform Skyfarer Academy Empowers Students With New Guide to Select Ideal Flight Instructor

USA – Skyfarer Academy, an aviation training platform, has released a new guide titled “How to Choose the Right Flight Instructor for Your Pilot Training”, aimed at helping student pilots make more informed decisions during the instructor‑selection process.

Read the full guide here.

This follows last month, in September, Skyfarer Academy had released its Pilot Flight Training Report 2025, a nationwide survey of 215 respondents.

“A nationwide survey conducted in 2025 gathered insights from 215 respondents, revealing systemic inefficiencies, inconsistent instruction, financial hurdles, and a widespread lack of guidance at the start of the flight training journey,” shared Skyfarer Academy.

See the full report here.

In August Skyfarer Academy had completed the acquisition of Instructair, combining two complementary digital platforms to create a unified online and in-person aviation training marketplace for pilots and instructors across the United States.

  • Skyfarer Academy launched in October 2024 as an online aviation training platform providing live flight and ground instruction to aspiring and experienced pilots.

  • Instructair built a network platform that helped pilots find available instruction and reconnect with inactive instructors.

  • As part of the merger, Instructair’s website and app will be discontinued, with user accounts, instructor profiles, and listings migrating to the Skyfarer Academy platform.

  • Sensitive data such as financial information, government IDs, and airmen certificates will not transfer.

  • The combined platform offers:

    • Access to flight instructors for both online and in-person training.

    • Tools to discover, book, and manage training sessions.

    • Expanded resources for pilots working on initial certification, additional ratings, or proficiency checks.

Source: Skyfarer Academy

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USA’s Regulator FAA Grants Self-Examining Authority to Minnesota’s AV8 Flight School

Minnesota, USA — AV8 Flight School has announced that it has received FAA Part 141 self-examining authority for its Commercial Single-Engine and Multi-Engine courses, granting approval to conduct in-house checkrides for students. The authorization streamlines the certification process, offering significant time and cost savings for aspiring commercial pilots while maintaining FAA-approved training quality.

  • Students can now take their checkrides with AV8’s Chief or Assistant Chief Instructor, eliminating delays associated with scheduling external Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs).
  • The FAA’s approval highlights AV8 Flight School’s proven record of training quality, compliance, and instructor performance under Part 141 regulations.

In 2024 AV8 Flight School was honored with the pretigious Operator of the Year award by the FLying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission, while in 2023 the flight training organisation conducted more than 8,400 flight hours.

Source: AV8 Flight School

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