Your first lesson. Your first solo. Your professional pilot career. CRAFT is the most direct path — train at your own pace or accelerated, with over 96% first-time pass rate and checkride availability in a few days, not months.
Most people who walk in have never touched a plane. That’s normal — everyone starts at zero. Hover, tap, or tab through any stop below to see what that rating actually is, what it lets you do, and how long it takes.
Two paths into your next rating: jump into an accelerated program with a dedicated CFI and a dedicated checkride scheduled for the last day of the course, or work through ratings at your own pace. Either way, the airplane, the sim, the CFI, and the checkride are all locked.
The Redbird AATD is an FAA-approved simulator that lets you log real instrument time on the ground. We're the flight school in Charleston that owns and operates two in-house — and it's how our students hit checkride minimums with real margin.
CRAFT operates out of Charleston International — 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.