Fast Track Your Commercial Pilot Career at American Winds!
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If you’re researching flight training schools in Northeast Ohio that provide comprehensive pilot courses for commercial aviation careers, American Winds College of Aeronautics is your premier destination. Our Commercial Fast Track program is engineered for students who want to bypass a traditional four-year college degree and enter the cockpit of a commercial airliner ASAP.
- 100% FAA Focus: Only take courses for FAA certificates and ratings
- Zero General Education: Focus on getting into the air*
- Accelerated Career Pathway: Complete your professional training in 10-12 months
*Note that completing the fast track commercial pilot license program qualifies you for the issuance of FAA certificates and ratings only – there is no college degree issued for completing this program.
- Our FAA Certified Flight School is only closed 11 days of the year, ensuring open flight times year round!
- Enroll only in FAA certificate and rating courses. No aviation academic courses or gen eds!
- Once you complete the Certified Flight Instructor certificate, we’ll hire you to rack up flight hours while getting paid!
- After reaching the FAA-mandated 1,500 flight hours for your Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) or Restricted ATP (R-ATP), you are ready to apply for first officer roles at major commuter and regional airlines.
Why Choose Our Commercial Fast Track Program?
If you’re looking for the fastest way to jumpstart your career as a commercial pilot, American Winds is the place to be! Getting a fast track commercial pilot license with us comes with benefits like:
Post-Graduate Job Placement: Once you earn your Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) rating, we’ll hire you. This allows you to accumulate the flight hours required for airline eligibility while receiving a professional salary.
Continuous Flight Operations: We operate 354 days a year, giving you more days to fly than typical academies.
Advanced Fleet & Simulation: Train on our diverse fleet of 11 single and multi-engine aircraft, complemented by an FAA-approved simulator (FTD) for precision instrument training.
High Instructor-to-Student Ratio: With 15 full-time flight instructors on staff, you get the personalized, one-on-one attention necessary for rapid skill mastery.
Extensive Weather Proficiency: Since we’re located in Northeast Ohio, our students learn to navigate diverse weather conditions and gain a competitive edge in IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) proficiency that pilots in fair-weather states simply don’t get.
If you’re focused on applying to the major commuter or regional airlines, you’ll need to understand the difference between an ATP certificate and a Restricted ATP (R-ATP) certificate. Learn more about this in our Associate Degree Programs and Bachelor Degree Programs.
What is the Restricted ATP (R-ATP)?
It's the certificate required by the FAA to fly as a captain for the commercial airlines (regional / majors).
The traditional ATP certificate (commercial pilot license) requires a total of 1,500 hours of flight time. The FAA ATP Pilot Certificate should not be confused with the Restricted ATP certificate. The Restricted ATP is a designation that the FAA will grant the authority to colleges and universities with approved aviation degree programs to issue a certificate called the Restricted ATP. This commercial pilot certificate will allow college or university graduates to be hired with less flight time.
Restricted ATP (R-ATP) + Bachelor's Degree = 1,000 flight hours needed to be hired by the airlines.
Restricted ATP (R-ATP) + Associate's Degree = 1,250 flight hours needed to be hired by the airlines.
No Approved Aviation Degree = 1,500 hours needed to be hired by the airlines.
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