Checkride-ready, not just signed off.

2,000 hours of dual given. Davide Zambiasi runs the mock checkride with pilots whose practical test is already scheduled, including after a discontinuance or a failure.

What it costs

Instruction — paid to DZ Aviation
ServicePrice
Mock checkride / prep package$495 flat
Aircraft — paid to Countrywide Flyers
AircraftRate
Cessna 172$165/hr
Piper Archer$185/hr

The mock checkride

$495 flat

Who it's for
A practical test is already scheduled, including after a discontinuance or a failure.
Price
$495 for a 2-hour oral to ACS standard, a 1.5-hour flight, and a one-page written readiness report. Aircraft is extra, at $165/hr (Cessna 172) or $185/hr (Piper Archer), paid to Countrywide Flyers.
Total with the airplane
About $745 at the full 1.5 hr in the Cessna 172.
Extra time
If you need more — and some people do, which is completely fine — it's $75/hr for instruction from there, agreed before the flight.
Deliverable
ACS areas of operation, green / yellow / red, specific fixes, honest go or no-go.

Stage-check instructor experience at a 400-student academy.

Davide Zambiasi, Gold Seal CFI / CFII, airplane and helicopter

What to bring

Training-plan consult

How many hours you need before the test is a question for the consult. It is a free, 30-minute sit-down that maps your certificate, realistic hours, and realistic cost.

Book a training-plan consult

How to start

  1. Book the free 30-minute training-plan consult.
  2. Fly at Orlando Apopka Airport (X04), in a Countrywide Flyers Cessna 172 or Piper Archer.
  3. Pay DZ Aviation for instruction and Countrywide Flyers for the airplane.
  4. Membership, checkout, and insurance rules are the club's. The club is Countrywide Flyers.

Full-time, with weekday and weekend availability.