Air Ventures Flying School is Rhode Island's premier destination for professional flight training, founded and led by Doug Auclair, a five-time NAFI Master Certified Flight Instructor and AOPA award-winning aviation educator. With over two decades of instructional excellence, Air Ventures offers a complete range of training from Private Pilot through advanced ratings, using a proprietary Foundational Based Training© syllabus.
Private Pilot
Private pilot certificate program from zero experience through checkride, including ground school and flight training.
Instrument Rating
IFR training covering precision and non-precision approaches, holds, cross-country flight planning, and partial-panel work.
CFI
Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training covering fundamentals of instruction, lesson planning, and flight teaching techniques for single-engine aircraft.
Flight Review
Biennial flight review including a ground session on regulations and aeronautical knowledge plus a flight portion with maneuvers.
IPC
Instrument proficiency check to regain IFR currency, covering approaches, holds, intercepting and tracking courses.
Recurrent Training
Proficiency training for type-rated and active pilots to maintain currency, sharpen skills, and meet insurance requirements.
Aircraft Rental
Rent aircraft for solo flights after completing a checkout with one of our instructors. Wet and dry rates available.
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