Short Courses
A GOOD PILOT IS ALWAYS LEARNING!
Aviation is not a destination, it’s a journey that continues as long as you remain infatuated with flying. Maximum Performance has a number of Short Courses designed to keep you sharp by testing and honing your skills or by adding to your repertoire of flying capabilities. Besides, if you’re like most pilots, you want to go flying anyway – let’s make it count for something. Don’t forget to check out our Seminar Schedule!
Give us a call at 630-466-1755 to learn how we can help you achieve your goals and live your dreams of flight.
Flight Review
Flight Review It’s time to dust off the PTS and go back to school: What are the VFR weather minima for class “G” Airspace below 10,000MSL and above 1,200AGL? Let Maximum Performance customize your Flight Review experience by developing a course to your flying needs. Are you a cross-country pilot? A weekend warrior? A golfing pilot? Instead of humiliating you, we’ll focus our energy on what you need and on what you’re going to fly into … we’ll do “back to school” better than anyone else. Be Sociable, Share! ...
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Instrument Currency/Proficiency Course Whether its crunch time on those 6 instrument approaches or a few years have passed since you centered the ILS needles, our instructors and our simulators will get you taken care of. We can do more approaches, holds and intercept procedures in an hour using our Glass Simulators than you can do in an airplane. While we’re at it, let us teach you something new! Have you done GPS approaches yet? Have you flown IFR using a Glass Panel? We’ll integrate it into your required instrument refresher...
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Glass Transition Course Everyone should learn to crawl before strapping on the running shoes; aviation is no different. But after acquiring the basics of flying the conventionally equipped aircraft, we’ll teach you how to apply your new skills to the technology and convenience of the Glass Cockpit. In this two-day course, you’ll spend time learning about advanced aircraft systems with a certified Glass CFI before putting your skills to the test in either a G1000 or Avidyne Glass Simulator. After this course, you’ll be able to...
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High Performance/Complex Airplane Course Do you want bigger engines and more gadgets? Of course you do – you’re a pilot! A Complex or High Performance sign-off is fun, easy, quick and inevitable. Let us supply you with the training and knowledge necessary for bigger planes and bigger egos. Be Sociable, Share!
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Stop chasing your tail! If you’ve gotten to this point, then you know that the most fun and romantic aircraft out there have tailwheels: the B-17, the Mustang, the Extra 300, the Corsair … I dare you to disagree! Maximum Performance can put you back into the scarf and goggles mindset and help you complete your tailwheel training in just a few days time … scarf and goggles not included. Click here to schedule your Tailwheel Course with Gauntlet Warbirds today! Be Sociable, Share! ...
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Flying is fun, right? Does your significant other think so? Does a flight with them involve you flying and them reading a book or sleeping? Maximum Performance Flight Training is your aviation relationship expert! Enroll in our Pilot Companion Course and let us provide some aviation education to inform them of what’s going on, take some of the mystery and trepidations out of flying with you (how could they give a pilot’s license to someone who can’t do laundry) and turn them into more than just a place to put your charts. Be...
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