Initial & Recurrent Training
We’ll train you in any aircraft …
as long as it’s a King Air!
Initial Training is offered in either a 4-day or 5-day training session. The 4-day and 5-day sessions provide essentially the same level of training; however, the 4-day session requires longer training days and requires the student to complete the required ‘ at-home’ study and review prior to training.
Throughout the course, we emphasize disciplined checklist use and leverage a simulator for extensive training in Abnormal and Emergency scenarios.
Your flight scenarios are customized to where you fly, the airports you frequent, and the destinations you plan to visit in the future. This personalized approach keeps your training fresh, relevant, and directly applicable to your real-world flying year after year.
Prerequisites: Pilots must hold a valid FAA Private Pilot certificate (or higher), a multi-engine, instrument airplane rating, and a valid medical certificate.
Our simulators contain virtually every public airport in the USA, which allows for customized flight training scenarios in geographical areas from the flatlands of Florida, to the mountains of Colorado. This flexibility allows us to keep the subject matter fresh year over year, making your training more meaningful and relevant.
Recurrent Training is offered in 1-day or 2-day sessions. The 1-day session requires a longer training day and that the student complete the required “at-home’ study and review prior to training. The 1-day course begins with a review of the ground/systems of the King Air.
The purpose of Recurrent Training is to practice, review, and hone the skills required to fly safely in today’s environment. We emphasize disciplined checklist use and leverage the simulator for extensive training in Abnormal and Emergency scenarios. Your flight scenarios are customized to where you fly, the airports you frequent, and the destinations you plan to visit in the future. This personalized approach keeps your training fresh, relevant, and directly applicable to your real-world flying year after year.
Prerequisites: Pilots must hold a valid FAA Private Pilot certificate (or higher), a multi-engine, instrument airplane rating, and a valid medical certificate.
Our simulators contain virtually every public airport in the USA, which allows for customized flight training scenarios in geographical areas from the flatlands of Florida, to the mountains of Colorado. This flexibility allows us to keep the subject matter fresh year over year, making your training more meaningful and relevant.
With King Air aircraft spanning decades of production and numerous model variations, even experienced pilots can face meaningful differences from one aircraft to the next. At King Air Academy, we turn those differences into confidence.
Our Differences Course delivers precise, model‑specific training—often down to the exact serial‑number range—so you understand not just what’s different, but why it matters in real‑world flying. Nothing is generic. Every detail is tailored to the aircraft you fly.
For pilots transitioning between multiple King Air models, this course provides a seamless, efficient way to expand your proficiency. Many pilots choose to add Differences Training to their Recurrent Training, maximizing their time while elevating their skillset across the King Air lineup.
Fly smarter. Fly safer. Fly every King Air like you’ve flown it for years.
If you have flown one King Air, you’ve flown ONE King Air.
After 60+ years, they are all a little different. What better way to really get to know your aircraft than fly it with an experienced King Air Academy instructor! With our in-aircraft training, one of our instructors will fly with you and demonstrate your aircraft’s true capabilities in a safe, controlled manner. Seeing single-engine performance in your own aircraft is the best way to boost confidence and refine skills.
Our preferred option for in-aircraft training is a two-and-a-half-day event. Our normal two-day recurrent with ground and simulator work, plus a half day in the aircraft. This gives the best options for simulator training, where we can hone the skills needed to handle emergencies and real-world scenarios in the aircraft at safe altitudes. When was the last time you practiced an emergency descent and actually put on your oxygen mask? When was the last time you shut down an engine in flight? These are just a few of the skills we can practice in the aircraft.
Train with purpose. Fly with confidence
WHY CHOOSE KING AIR ACADEMY
- We know King Airs. That’s all we do.
- We operate more King Air simulators in a single location than anyone in the world, covering almost every King Air model and Garmin avionics suite.
- Training tailored to your exact model, modifications, and engines.
- Extensive courseware built down to the model and serial number.
- No cardboard standups or desktop simulators.
- No generic King Air training here – All training and materials are original, in-house developed, and based on decades of best practices, proven procedures, and techniques.
- Insurance-approved; member and sponsor of the Aviation Insurance Association.
PEOPLE LOVE HOW WE TRAIN
SIMULATORS
Home to the world’s largest concentration of King Air simulators, covering nearly every model and avionics suite.
King Air Academy sets the standard for King Air pilot training with multiple state‑of‑the‑art, full‑motion simulators designed to mirror the aircraft you fly. Our FAA‑approved devices can be configured for multiple King Air models and support both G1000 Legacy and G1000NXi platforms, delivering a truly immersive, aircraft‑specific experience.
What makes our training different is relevance. Our simulators can operate at any airport in the United States, allowing you to practice the exact approaches, terrain, and conditions you encounter in real life. Every session is built around your aircraft, your mission profile, and your goals.
Authentic. Customized. Mission‑ready. That’s the King Air Academy advantage.
At King Air Academy, we deliver unmatched realism and precision with our DOF-6 full‑motion simulators. This FAA‑approved, modular simulator can be configured to replicate multiple King Air models and features dual Garmin 600TXi displays paired with dual GTN750 navigators for a true-to-aircraft experience.
What sets us apart is customization. Our simulator can operate at any airport in the United States, allowing you to train in the exact environments, approaches, and conditions you fly in every day. Whether you’re preparing for a new mission, sharpening your skills, or transitioning to a new avionics suite, we tailor every session to your aircraft, your routes, and your goals.
Train smarter. Train safer. Train like you fly — only at King Air Academy
For pilots operating classic‑instrument (round-dial) King Airs, King Air Academy provides two high‑fidelity, fixed-base simulators equipped with Garmin 530 navigation systems. These FAA‑approved simulators can replicate operations at any airport in the United States, giving you the freedom to train in the exact environments and approaches you encounter in real life.
Whether you’re preparing for your next trip, flying a new approach, or wanting to keep your checklist and emergency procedures sharp, we customize every session to you and your aircraft.
Authentic. Relevant. Tailored to you — only at King Air Academy.
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King Air Academy is wholly owned by King Air Academy LLC. and is in no way associated with or a product of Textron Aviation.