Editing Flight training (section)

{{Short description|Learning to pilot an aircraft}}
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[[File:Cessna172InstructorAndStudent.png|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Pilot licensing in Canada|Canadian aeroplane flight instructor]] (left) and her student, next to a [[Cessna 172]] with which they have just completed a lesson.]]
'''Flight training''' is a course of study used when learning to [[aviator|pilot]] an [[aircraft]]. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic [[airmanship]] skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/|title=Handbooks & Manuals|work=faa.gov|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref>

Flight training can be conducted under a structured accredited syllabus with a [[flight instructor]] at a flight school or as [[private lesson]]s with no syllabus with a flight instructor as long as all experience requirements for the desired pilot certificate/license are met.

Typically flight training consists of a combination of two parts: 
* ''Flight Lessons'' given in the aircraft or in a certified [[Flight simulator#Types of flight training devices in service|Flight Training Device]].
* ''Ground School'' primarily given as a classroom lecture or lesson by a flight instructor where aeronautical theory is learned in preparation for the student's written, oral, and flight pilot certification/licensing examinations.<ref>Culnane, Michael J., ''Instructor Rating Ground School Course'', Accelerated Aviation Training, December 2001, page iii.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/learn-to-fly/how-it-all-works-learning-to-fly|title=How it all Works: Learning to Fly|date=2016-02-04|website=www.aopa.org|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref>

Although there are various types of aircraft, many of the principles of piloting them have common techniques, especially those aircraft which are heavier-than-air types.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Flight schools commonly rent aircraft to students and licensed pilots at an hourly rate. Typically, the hourly rate is determined by the aircraft's [[Hobbs meter]] or [[Tach timer]], therefore the student is only charged while the aircraft engine is running. Flight instructors can also be scheduled with or without an aircraft for pilot proficiency and recurring training.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebalancecareers.com/aircraft-rental-wet-vs-dry-rates-282590|title=Here's What to Know About Aircraft Rentals and Wet vs. Dry Rates|work=The Balance Careers|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}}</ref>

The oldest flight training school still in existence is the [[Royal Air Force]]'s (RAF's) [[Central Flying School]] formed in May 1912 at [[RAF Upavon|Upavon]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200347.html |title= Royal flying corps: Central Flying school | work = Flight Archive |publisher=Flight global |date=1912-04-20 |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref> The oldest civil flight school still active in the world is based in [[Germany]] at the [[Wasserkuppe]]. It was founded as "Mertens Fliegerschule", and is currently named "Fliegerschule Wasserkuppe".<ref>{{cite book | first = Joachim | last = Jenrich | language = de | title= Die Wasserkuppe – Ein Berg mit Geschichte |trans-title=The water dome – A mountain with history | publisher = Parzeller | location= Fulda, [[Germany|DE]] | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-3-7900-0389-5}}</ref>