Flight Training

From your first flight to your final checkride.

We take students from zero hours all the way through CFI, CFII, MEI and beyond — in airplanes you actually want to fly, with instructors who teach for a living.

RATING 01 · PPL

Private Pilot

40 hrs FAA min · ~55–70 typical

Your first license — and the foundation for every rating that follows. Train in our IFR-equipped Cessna 172M with dual G5s, a 430W navigator, ADS-B in/out, and autopilot.

  • Pre-solo through checkride prep
  • Cross-country flight planning
  • Night flying
  • Towered & non-towered radio work
RATING 02 · IR

Instrument Rating

40 hrs IFR · 50 hrs PIC XC

Fly in the system. Procedures, holds, approaches, and decision-making in actual conditions when weather permits.

  • GPS, ILS, LPV, VOR approaches
  • Full IFR avionics suite
  • Emphasis on real-world IMC scenarios
  • Written test prep included
RATING 03 · CPL

Commercial Pilot

250 hrs total time

Sharpen precision flying and commercial maneuvers. Build the foundation for paid flying and CFI work.

  • Chandelles, lazy 8s, eights on pylons
  • Complex aircraft requirements
  • Cross-country requirements
  • Career path planning
RATING 04 · CFI

Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII/MEI)

Commercial certificate prerequisite

Learn to teach what you know. Texas Stick and Rudder is one of the few schools in the area offering full CFI through MEI training and spin endorsements in-house.

  • FOI written prep
  • Spin training and endorsement included ($550 flat)
  • Lesson plan development
  • Mock checkrides with senior CFIs
RATING 05 · TW

Tailwheel Endorsement

5–10 hrs typical

Real stick-and-rudder flying. Wheel landings, three-points, crosswind technique. The endorsement that makes you a better pilot in every airplane you ever fly.

  • Hands-on with our Super Decathlon
  • Crosswind & soft-field emphasis
  • Spin awareness training
  • Endorsement on completion

Stop reading about flying. Come fly.

A $135 discovery flight — you take the controls — is the best way to start.