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Path to Pilot Academy - Youth Aviation

Providing future pilots a safe, affordable, and meaningful first step into the world of aviation.

Path to Pilot Academy is more than flight training, it’s a launchpad into aviation.

This isn’t a one-time event or weekend boot camp. It’s a structured, ongoing path.

We guide both students and parents step by step toward becoming a pilot. Academy members join a committed aviation community where they build real skills, gain confidence, and start developing their aviation résumé.

Through personalized mentoring, immersive simulator training, and hands-on enrichment experiences, students create a clear, confident path forward—while making live-long friends and meaningful industry connections along the way.

Students track their achievements, earn skills awards as they go!

  • Online youth aviation quick-start programs

    Stage 1 Fundamentals

    100 Aircraft Familiarization 
    101 Level Flight 
    102 Straight Flight
    103 Straight & Level 
    104 Level Turns*
    105 Straight Climbs
    106 Straight Descents
    107 Climbing & Descending Turns
    - Skills Demonstration
    - Achievement Award

  • Youth Aviation online flight training combined with Immersive VR flight simulator located at Spanish Fork Airport.

    Stage 2 Flight Maneuvers

    201 Rectangular Course
    202 S-turns
    203 Turns Around a Point
    204 Power-on Stalls
    205 Power-off  Stalls
    206 Slow Flight (Clean)
    207 Slow Flight (Dirty)
    208 Steep Turns
    - Skills Demonstration
    - Achievement Award

  • Youth aviation program and VR flight simulators.  Fly with friends.  Fly with a flight instructor inside a virtual training aircraft.

    Stage 3 Airport Operations

    301 Preflight
    302 Taxi
    303 Before Takeoff Checklist
    304 Normal Takeoff
    305 Crosswind Takeoff
    306 Normal Landing
    307 Cross Wind Landing
    308 Go Around
    309 Forward Slip to a Landing
    - Skills Demonstration
    - Achievement Award

  • youth aviation VR flight training

    Stage 4 Local Airspace

    401 Traffic Pattern
    402 Traffic Pattern (XW)
    403 Normal Departure
    404 Pattern Entry to Landing
    405 Wake Avoidance (Takeoff)
    406 Wake Avoidance (Landing)
    407 Landing (UC Airport)
    408 Traffic Pattern (UC Airport)
    409 After Landing
    - Skills Demonstration
    - Achievement Award

  • Youth aviation program - emergency procedures

    Stage 5 Emergency Procedures

    501 No-Flap Landing
    502 Forced Landing (Airport) *
    503 Forced Landing (Off-field)
    504 Emergency Descent
    505 Engine Fire
    506 Wing Fire
    507 Electric Fire
    508 Engine Fire (Ground)
    509 Rejected Takeoff
    510 Engine Failure (500 feet)
    511 Radio Failure
    - Skills Demonstration
    - Achievement Award

  • youth aviation - advance flight skills

    Stage 6 Advanced Flight Sills

    601 Soft Field Takeoff
    602 Soft Field Landing
    603 Short Field Takeoff
    604 Short Field Landing
    605 Unusual Attitudes
    606 Night Operations 1
    607 Night Operations 2
    608 Basic Attitude Instrument
    609 Navigation Systems
    610 Cross-Country Operations
    - Skills Demonstration
    - Achievement Award

A mobile flight simulator available for rent Youth Aviation programs and events, Flight Schools, high school STEM and CTE programs, events activation activities, parties.

Schools or group? Ask how we can bring Path to Pilot to you!

Our fully mobile flight simulators bring a high-impact aviation experience directly to your campus—positioning your program as something students don’t just enroll in, but actively seek out.

We’re not here to replace your CTE or aviation program—we strengthen it. By integrating immersive VR flight training into your existing curriculum, you give students a hands-on, real-world experience most schools simply can’t offer. That translates into stronger engagement, higher retention, and a program that stands out in a crowded field.

For schools competing to attract and retain students, this isn’t just enrichment—it’s a competitive advantage. You’re offering a clear, modern pathway into aviation that feels real, exciting, and career-relevant from day one.

Whether you’re building a new aviation pathway or elevating an existing one, Let’s Fly VR helps you deliver an experience that gets students in the door—and keeps them there.