Your first lesson. Your first solo. Your professional pilot career. CRAFT is the most direct path — over 96% first-time pass rate, check ride date availability in a few weeks, not months.
Most people who walk in have never touched a plane. That’s normal — everyone starts at zero. Hover (or tap on mobile) any stop below to see what that rating actually is, what it lets you do, and how long it takes.
Bundle as Bronze, Silver, or Gold — or take individual programs accelerated. 96% first-time pass rate. DPE availability measured in weeks.
No ratty 172s. No 1980s avionics. Every CRAFT student trains in modern, glass-cockpit, Jet-A turbodiesels — the same platforms regional carriers transition from.
The Redbird AATD is the same FAA-approved AATD the airlines use. We're the flight school in Charleston that owns and operates one in-house — and it's how our students hit checkride minimums with real margin.
CRAFT operates out of Charleston International (KCHS) — a Class C, controlled-airfield environment with daily Part 121 traffic. You're not learning at a sleepy grass strip. You're learning where you'll work.
Year-round VFR weather, a coastal training area, and approaches into KCHS, KJZI, KMKS, and KDYB mean you stack experience fast.
Book a discovery flight in the DA40 NG. You're in the left seat. You fly. If it's for you, you'll know in the first ten minutes — and we'll get you into the next cohort.
A real CFI on shift will respond within a couple of hours during business days. We won't put you on a list.