GFTS Hour Building
Invest in your career with our simplified cost-efficient approach to modular flight training.

100 Hours Building Package in GFTS Florida, USA
€17,300
Humm finance option available
Payment plans over 20 months available. Finance options also available through Humm Ireland.
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includes:
- 100 Hours solo flight
- Structured hour building training guide
- Commercial pilot mentored support throughout
- Unrestricted runway & guaranteed aircraft availability
- Ground training
- Renters insurance
Add Ons:
- Affordable accommodation options
- Rental car
- ATPL groundschool enrolment
Stage 2 Training Combined
Stage 2 involves students completing their 13 ATPL examinations in tandem with completing 100 hours of PIC (pilot in command) flying.
Pilot Path provide this cost efficient & flexible plan via Global Flight Training Solutions in Florida, USA & ASG ltd based at Dublin Airport.
This structured hour building plan comes with a €5,000 deposit in month 1, followed by 20 equal instalments of €750 per month. During this phase, the student will primarily prepare for and sit a portion of their ATPL’s before they embark on a 2 week trip to Florida where they will take on 50 hours of PIC whilst there. They will return to studies in month 11 and repeat the process, seeing them complete second 50 hours in month 21.
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE:
- 100 hours PIC
- ATPL theory enrolment with ASG
- Dedicated Commercial Pilot Mentor support
- Fully structured training programme
- Unrestricted runway & guaranteed aircraft availability
- Full hour building report upon completion
- Visa assistance
NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE:
- Accommodation however we can assist in providing this
- Flights
- ATPL exam fee’s (IAA)
FINANCE OPTION AVAILABLE - €25,000
Included in this package:
- Rental car
- Accommodation
- Flights to and from the US
- Airport pick up & drop off
- And all elements of the basic package


Hours building ensures that as a pilot wanting to fly commercially, you have the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to achieve the level required to pass the CPL and IR skills tests.
At Pilot Path, we work with our partner flight schools to deliver structured hour building programs to help you on this leg of your flight training journey. Hour building is the time spent becoming a more rounded pilot, practising all of the things you are taught during your Private Pilot’s Licence and to learn to fly within the much tighter tolerances found in the CPL & IR skills tests.
ATPL (Air Transport Pilot Licence) training takes place in the form of 13 examinations split over various subjects. This is a mandatory requirement when completing your commercial pilot training and will heavily compliment the ground-based training you have already completed. Your ATPL theory course can be complete in either Hybrid distance and class learning or fully remote depending on the partner school you choose to attend.
ATPL exams are created to check you have the correct level of theoretical knowledge that you’ll need to become a pilot and handle any situation that may occur whilst flying. While some of our students may find the prospect of studying for their ATPL daunting, with the right study materials and support, many of our students pass their exams first time.


TRAINING
- 100 Hours as Pilot In Command
- 13 Further ATPL Examinations
- VFR - Night Rating
Support
Our partners in GFTS have worked extensively with our team to create the “Airline Compatible Roster” programme designed to help you in adapting and understanding your future career in aviation and the expectations of a commercial airline pilot. Coupled with this, the Pilot Path team will support you every step of the way in your journey to hour building and ATPL theory examinations allowing you to focus on your studies and flight training. Everything from sourcing accommodation, transfers to and from the airport (daily), FAA mandatory paperwork and checks all the way to continuous monitoring from our commercial pilot mentors will shape your experience to be one with all the isolation removed.


Location
Global Flight Training Solutions are based at Immokalee regional airport in Southwest Florida, USA. With a fleet of Cessna 172S aircraft, the team at GFTS provides a personalized, intensive 4-6-week hour building program with instructors committed to a caring, supportive learning environment. GFTS use a roster based aircraft system to ensure you get the hours you have paid and booked for taking the stress and uncertainty out of traveling to hour build.
They are dedicated to helping you achieve your flight deck career goals. From personal attention to customized programs, it will be easy to immerse yourself in their flying-centred learning experience in beautiful, sunny Southwest Florida.
With flights, transfers and accommodation all available to add onto your package, let us remove all the stress in planning your training so you can be fully committed to your flying whilst in the US.

faq's
Hours building ensures that as a pilot wanting to fly commercially, you have the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to achieve the level required to pass the CPL and IR skills tests.
Simply put, THE WEATHER! Florida sees over 300 days of sunshine every year so that means you can complete all 100 hours in as little as 4 weeks!
You will need to hold a valid PPL before starting your solo hour building.
ATPL exams consist of a further 14 theory examinations after your PPL. These topics you will have studied at a PPL level however these set will be in much more detail where you will get into the nitty gritty elements of the aircraft and flying in general
GFTS specialise in intense hour building programmes helping students through their hour building in as little as 4 weeks!
Unfortunately commercial training requires that students hold a valid PPL and have completed all 100 hours & 14 ATPL examinations.
You have 2 options at this stage. Pilot Path are partnered with ASG & Bristol Groundschool. Both excellent institutions in their own right.
Without a doubt! Just get in touch and we’ll happily arrange this for you.
Yes! Pilot Path are Irelands only option for student pilot lending through our official partners – Humm Ireland.
Yes! We have some excellent accommodation options at affordable rates in Naples, Florida.
You will need an ESTA Visa and a negative PCR test before travelling. We’ll look after everything else.
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