Learn to Fly Cross Country.
The second course in the Accelerated Pilot curriculum. Post-solo skills, navigation, night flight, and the preparation that readies you for your Private Pilot checkride.
From solo-ready to Private-Pilot-ready.
Learn to Fly Solo took you to your first solo. Learn to Fly Cross Country takes you from there to your FAA Private Pilot checkride.
The course is built around the skills that separate a pilot who can fly the pattern from a pilot who can fly from one airport to another: cross-country flight planning, navigation, night operations, and Basic Attitude Instrument training, all required to earn your Private Pilot rating.
Like Learn to Fly Solo, Cross Country is built on the same four-component foundation:
- Video Lessons taught by an FAA-certified flight instructor
- MSFS 2024 Scenarios — pre-built scenario-based training for every lesson
- Updated Aircraft Checklist — expanded from Learn to Fly Solo to cover night operations, cross-country flight, and Basic Attitude Instrument Flying
- Mission Workbook — the training record of your progression
Four areas of focus.
Each builds on the foundation established in Learn to Fly Solo, extending pre-solo skills into the domain of a private pilot.
Cross-Country Flight Planning
Chart terminology and symbology, route selection, use of an E6B flight computer, and airspace in the NAS. The preparation that precedes every cross-country flight.
Navigation
Pilotage, dead reckoning, VOR navigation, GPS use, diversions, and lost procedures. The skills that turn a flight plan into a safe arrival.
Basic Attitude Instrument Flying
Systematic instrument scan, straight and level flight, turns, climbs, and descents by reference to instruments. Unusual attitude recovery. The safety-critical foundation that every Private Pilot needs — and that VR training teaches uniquely well, without the cost or risk of finding real instrument conditions.
Night Flight
Night operations, airport lighting, night takeoff and landing, and special considerations for navigating at night. The skills that make night flying routine rather than hazardous.
Structured Phase Checks through the Private Pilot Readiness Phase Check.
Like Learn to Fly Solo, Cross Country will offer a Self-Study tier and a Coached tier.
The Coached tier includes Phase Checks at key points in the syllabus and the Private Pilot Readiness Phase Check — the course's final evaluation, which assesses readiness for your in-aircraft Private Pilot checkride preparation. The Readiness Phase Check includes a ground review component that qualifies as FAA-loggable ground training under 14 CFR Part 61.
Full coaching structure and pricing will be announced at course launch.
Who this course is for.
Cross Country is designed for students who have completed Learn to Fly Solo or have equivalent pre-solo flight training experience. Successful completion of a Learn to Fly Solo Graduation Phase Check is the clearest prerequisite, but Cross Country will be open to any student with demonstrated pre-solo flight proficiency.
Launching Winter 2026/27.
Cross Country is in active development. The full syllabus is designed, mission scenarios are being built, and video lessons are in production.
What to expect:
- Launch announcement with final pricing in early Winter 2026/27
- Early waitlist members receive launch notifications and potential early access offers
- Coaching structure finalized and published alongside launch
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No spam. One launch announcement email, and ongoing curriculum updates if you want them.