Executive Flight for Adults

Note: This program is tailored to mid-career professionals who work with the aviation industry in some capacity other than flight operations.

Executive Flight is an immersive, three-day flight experience designed for adult participants who are eager to explore flight training. This hands-on program provides an introduction to aviation across three main components: live flight training (eight hours) in stunning north central Arizona, aviation knowledge sessions on essential topics (Weather, Air Traffic Management, Safety Analysis, Night Operations and Cross-Country Operations) and simulated flight in a state-of-the-art synthetic reality environment.

Participants will enjoy personalized, one-on-one instruction in our advanced Diamond DA42 "TwinStar" aircraft — twin-engine planes equipped with innovative Garmin G1000 avionics. Each participant can also fly the DA42 FRASCA simulator. An experienced instructor will be present throughout the experience, ensuring both safety and excitement on the ground and in the air.

Program Highlights

• Eight hours of exclusive flight time in the DA-42s, with three flights: a local orientation flight, a cross-country trip to a destination airport and a night flight to the greater Phoenix area.
• Students will be flying during day and evening hours and are required to wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and socks covering the ankles during their flight times.
• Ground instruction provided by an FAA Certified Flight Instructor, including both flight preparation and debriefing.
• Group sessions on aviation knowledge topics.
• Hands-on simulator time in the FRASCA DA42 "TwinStar."
• Flight Logbook certification to help toward any future aviation goals.

Additional Details

Weight Limit: Maximum combined weight of participants cannot exceed 450 lbs.

Eligibility: Participants must be over 18 years old and U.S. citizens per TSA guidelines. This program is tailored to mid-career professionals who work with the aviation industry in some capacity other than flight operations.

Tuition: TBD

Refund Policy: Programmed for 8.0 flight hours, we will offer either a replacement flight or credit for a future camp if a participant loses more than two hours of this flight time due to maintenance or weather.

Summer Day Camps

Spend a week with Embry-Riddle instructors and graduate students learning about topics like aviation, math, robotics, space, and more.

Each week-long session will focus on a different topic. The day camps have been developed by Embry-Riddle faculty, who will instruct each camp with the assistance of current graduate and undergraduate students. Students will be supervised by approved counselors and coordinators throughout their visit on campus. Refer to each camp for specific age requirements and tuition.