Deep practice
needs tight feedback.
Coaching with an Accelerated Pilot FAA-certified flight instructor — at the Phase Checks that matter most.
The fourth requirement of deep practice.
Deep practice has four requirements: focus, the sweet spot, high repetition, and tight feedback.
Every course in the Accelerated Pilot curriculum gives you the first three by design. Focus comes from the immersive VR environment. The sweet spot is built into every scenario. Low cost enables high repetition — you fly the same maneuver as many times as it takes to meet the standard.
The fourth requirement — tight feedback — is what coaching provides.
Self-Study students provide their own feedback by replaying their recordings and evaluating against the achievement standards in the workbook. For many students, this works well. The standards are clear, the workbook supports self-assessment, and the progression through the syllabus builds confidence.
For students who want direct evaluation from an FAA-certified flight instructor at the critical moments in their training, coaching adds the layer that mirrors how in-aircraft flight training actually works — a working CFI watching your performance, noting what's working and what isn't, and guiding your next steps.
A workflow built for deep practice.
Every coaching session — whether it's a structured Phase Check or an à la carte session — follows the same six-step workflow.
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Complete the module.
Work through the video lessons, fly the scenarios, and document your progress in the workbook. You practice until you feel ready to be evaluated.
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Fly the Phase Check mission.
At specific checkpoints in the syllabus — or any time you want à la carte feedback — your CFI assigns (or you select) a prescribed flight designed to test specific skills. You record it with the flight recorder.
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Submit your recording.
Use the contact form to schedule your session. You'll receive direct upload and scheduling instructions by email. We'll confirm your session within one business day.
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Your CFI reviews your flight.
Before your scheduled session, an Accelerated Pilot FAA-certified instructor reviews your recording in detail — noting specific timestamps, technique observations, and areas to address. This happens asynchronously, on your CFI's time.
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Meet live for your debrief.
Join a one-hour live video call with your CFI. Walk through the flight together, hear feedback in context, and ask questions. Your CFI can replay specific moments of your flight to discuss exactly what happened and what to work on.
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Apply the feedback.
Return to the syllabus with focused practice goals. By the next Phase Check, you'll see the difference.
This workflow is intentionally different from a typical flight lesson. In-aircraft CFIs have to evaluate and instruct in real time, which limits how deeply they can analyze any one flight. Because Accelerated Pilot coaching is asynchronous-plus-live, your CFI reviews your recording carefully before you meet — which means the live hour is spent on high-value discussion, not re-watching the flight for the first time.
Structured Phase Check coaching.
Flexible support.
Every course in the Accelerated Pilot curriculum offers a Coached tier built on the same pattern. What varies by course is the specific syllabus content, the number of Phase Checks, the total coaching hours, and the pricing. What stays the same is the structure.
Structured evaluation at specific milestones in the syllabus, where an FAA-certified flight instructor evaluates your performance against the achievement standards for that phase of training.
A two-part evaluation at the end of the course. Ground review is FAA-loggable under 14 CFR Part 61. Students who pass earn a Certificate of Completion.
Use them as you need them — troubleshooting a specific maneuver, extra feedback on a difficult lesson, adding a Phase Check, or preparing for a retake.
Between Phase Checks, between sessions. Your questions get real answers from the CFI who knows your training.
Exact structure, hour counts, Phase Check lineup, and pricing vary by course. See the individual course page for the specifics of that course's Coached tier.
The evaluation pattern that repeats across every course.
What is a Phase Check?
A Phase Check is a structured evaluation at a specific milestone in the syllabus. After you've worked through a set of modules, your CFI evaluates your performance on a prescribed mission that integrates the skills you've built. Phase Checks happen at the points where a skilled instructor would want to see a student demonstrate competency before moving forward — the same way in-aircraft CFIs use stage checks in the traditional flight training pathway.
Each course in the Accelerated Pilot curriculum has Phase Checks placed at natural transition points in its syllabus. The exact number and focus of Phase Checks vary by course, but the pattern is consistent: structured evaluation at the moments where direct feedback most accelerates skill development.
What is the Graduation Phase Check?
Every course in the curriculum concludes with a Graduation Phase Check — a two-part evaluation designed to tell you exactly where you stand before you transition to in-aircraft training for that certificate or rating.
Ground Review (FAA-loggable). A portion of every Graduation Phase Check is dedicated to an oral-style review of the aeronautical knowledge required for the certificate or rating that course prepares you for. This review is delivered by your FAA-certified flight instructor and qualifies as ground training under 14 CFR Part 61. Your CFI will log the session in your logbook with an appropriate endorsement. The length of the ground review varies by course.
Flight Review. You fly a prescribed set of maneuvers to the appropriate Airman Certification Standards (ACS) for the course, recorded with the flight recorder. Your CFI reviews the recording and you meet live to walk through the evaluation together. This portion provides structured feedback on your flight skills but is not FAA-loggable flight time because a home VR setup is not an FAA-approved Aviation Training Device.
Prerequisite: appropriate ground school. Before scheduling your Graduation Phase Check, you must have completed the ground school appropriate for the certificate or rating you're preparing for. The ground review portion evaluates aeronautical knowledge that is taught by a ground school — not by Accelerated Pilot. We focus exclusively on flight training, and recommend pairing each course with a reputable ground school that covers the relevant aeronautical knowledge areas.
Certificate of Completion. Students who successfully pass their Graduation Phase Check — demonstrating flight performance to the course's ACS standards — receive a printable Certificate of Completion signed by the FAA-certified flight instructor who administered the review. They also receive a logbook endorsement documenting the FAA-loggable ground training portion of their evaluation.
The Certificate is available only to students who complete the Coached tier — because the Graduation Phase Check is the culmination of a structured coaching journey through the full syllabus, not an evaluation that can be taken in isolation. (The Certificate is not an FAA certificate, rating, or endorsement — FAA certification requires FAA-authorized training and testing in an aircraft.)
Graduates can download their Certificate as a PDF for printing, and a social-ready version for sharing with friends and family who've supported their journey into aviation.
Coaching when you need it.
For any enrolled student.
Some students choose Self-Study and want the option to add coaching later. Others complete the Coached tier and want additional sessions for specific areas. À la carte coaching is designed for both.
A one-hour live coaching session with an Accelerated Pilot FAA-certified flight instructor. Available to any enrolled Accelerated Pilot student.
- Fly a flight of your choosing, recorded with the flight recorder
- Upload the recording and schedule a one-hour live review session
- Your CFI reviews your flight before the session
- Meet live to discuss specific feedback and practice goals
- Adding focused coaching to a Self-Study enrollment
- Working through a specific maneuver you find challenging
- Getting a second perspective on a skill you've been practicing
- Extending coaching support beyond the hours included in a Coached tier
Sessions are purchased individually. No subscription, no commitment.
Book an À La Carte SessionEvery session is delivered by an FAA-certified flight instructor.
Every Accelerated Pilot coach is an FAA-certified flight instructor trained in the Accelerated Pilot method — our syllabus, our standards, and the debrief approach that makes our coaching consistent across instructors and courses.
As Accelerated Pilot grows, we add coaches who meet our standards. The curriculum, the achievement standards, and the coaching workflow are the same regardless of which CFI you're assigned. You can expect the same quality of preparation, the same depth of review, and the same focus on the skills that matter for your next phase of training.
How to schedule, cancel, and reschedule.
Use the contact form to book your live session. Select "Coaching Question" as your subject, and include your name, the Phase Check you're scheduling, and a few times that work for you. Enrolled students receive direct email contacts for scheduling in their welcome email. We'll confirm your session within one business day.
Scheduled sessions may be rescheduled without penalty up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time. Cancellations or no-shows with less than 24 hours' notice may be forfeited.
All coaching sessions are scheduled in Eastern Time, with evening and weekend availability to accommodate students across U.S. time zones.
All coaching sessions are conducted by live video call over Zoom. You can expect your CFI to share screen, replay specific moments of your recording, and walk through your workbook notes alongside you.
Records. The session is the record. Your flight recording and your own workbook notes — captured during or after the debrief — are where the session's learning lives. Sessions are delivered live over Zoom, not summarized in written reports afterward.
Ready to accelerate your training?
Coaching is available as a tier at purchase or as à la carte sessions at any time.