Prerequisites
Find out the prerequisites needed to attend EAA's Sport Pilot Academy.
Sport Pilot Academy
Learning to fly is one of the most challenging and rewarding things you’ll ever do. Typical flight schools have a dropout rate of 80 percent or more, thanks in part to scheduling conflicts, aircraft availability, and times when life just gets in the way.
Not anymore.
Imagine setting aside those issues and coming to Oshkosh, the mecca of recreational flying, and earning your sport pilot certificate in as little as three dedicated and focused weeks.
Welcome to EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy, your direct path to becoming a pilot through an all-inclusive and totally immersive training program. The academy offers:
- Small-group and one-on-one instruction.
- Room and board in our Air Academy Lodge.
- A dedicated fleet of state-of-the-art Van’s RV-12iSTs.
- Behind-the-scenes tours, flight experiences in EAA aircraft, a control tower tour, and more.
Regular Session Schedule:
The regular session has been canceled for 2021.
Collegiate Sport Pilot Academy Session:
This is a scholarship based session. Scholarships are awarded to students attending a post-secondary institution with a focus on aviation including, aeronautics engineering, aviation management, airframe and powerplant (A&P) maintenance, and more.
Check back for new session dates soon!
Certified Flight Instructors
If you would like to become a flight instructor for the EAA Sport Pilot Academy, please respond to the following questions to the best of your ability.
EAA Sport Pilot Academy
Check out our fleet of new RV-12iSTs we've secured for the EAA Sport Pilot Academy.
EAA Sport Pilot Academy - 2019 Summer Class
In the summer of 2019, the four students who took part in the EAA Sport Pilot Academy all had one thing in common — they were college students who had non-flying, aviation majors. Take a look inside this special session of the Sport Pilot Academy and meet the students with this video.