Earn your type rating flying a real jet, with real approaches, live ATC and the airplane in your hands. Insurance-approved courses built around your experience and your schedule, at your airport or ours.
Whether this is your first jet or your fifth type rating, the course starts from where you are today.
Moving up from a piston twin or turboprop? We build your course around your experience, so the jet feels like the next step, not a leap. Because you train and test in the airplane, there's no 25-hour SOE requirement after your checkride.
Why train in the aircraft →Already type-rated? Your course focuses on what's new: the systems, procedures and handling of the new airplane. You don't repeat what you already know, and you don't sit through a multi-week course.
See the aircraft →Learn the exact airplane, avionics and airspace you'll fly, at your home airport, to the standard your insurer requires. We come to you, and the course fits around your schedule.
Plan my course →Ground School is our online type rating ground school for the Citation CJ3+, M2, CJ1 and CitationJet and the Phenom 300, plus RVSM and oceanic operations training for any aircraft. Instead of narrated slides, you operate animated systems with real cockpit switches, on your phone or computer.
Type courses, $399 for 12 months or $499 Lifetime: CitationJet · CJ1 · M2 · CJ3+ · Phenom 300. International courses, 12 months: RVSM $99 · Oceanic & NAT HLA $199 · both $277. One payment each; not FAA-approved. Study material for training purposes only; it doesn't replace your flight training.
Simulator courses are built to move large groups through a fixed syllabus. In-aircraft training is built around one pilot at a time. Here is what that changes for you.
We shape the syllabus around your experience, your ability and your schedule. A high-time turbine pilot and a first-time jet pilot get different courses, because they need different things.
Skip the multi-week residential program, the hotel and the time away from work. You train in focused blocks that fit your calendar and finish when you are proficient.
Our instructors come to your home airport and train in your aircraft. You learn the airplane you will actually fly, at the field and in the airspace you actually use.
Sim courses often teach to the checkride profile. In the airplane, nothing is scripted. You learn to analyze a situation, make decisions and manage the aircraft, which is what keeps you safe after the checkride.
The FAA requires 25 hours of Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) from first-time type rating applicants who train in a simulator. Train in the aircraft and that requirement does not apply, so you can fly as soon as you pass.
You feel the actual G-loads and the adrenaline of a real engine-out or rejected landing. You work with live ATC, see and avoid real traffic and handle the weather of the day, all with an instructor beside you.
Every lesson ends on a real ramp, not in a training center.
| DAJETS in-aircraft | Typical simulator course | |
|---|---|---|
| Syllabus | Built around your experience and goals | Fixed program for every student |
| Schedule | Flexible blocks that fit your calendar | Set course dates, often 2 to 3 weeks |
| Location | Your home airport, your aircraft | Training center, travel and hotel |
| Environment | Live ATC, real traffic, actual weather | Scripted scenarios |
| Physical cues | Real G-forces, sounds and workload | Motion platform approximation |
| Focus | Decision-making and airmanship | Completing the checkride profile |
| First type rating | No SOE required | 25 hours of SOE required |
Every program below is insurance-approved and covers systems, normal and abnormal procedures, emergency procedures, performance and the practical test standards for the type.
One type rating covers the classic Citation family, from the original Citation I and I/SP through the Citation II, II/SP, S/II and Bravo, to the Citation V, Ultra and Encore. Training covers the differences between variants, from JT15D-powered early models to the Pratt & Whitney PW530A and PW535A on the Bravo and Encore, along with the avionics fitted to your airplane. The 501 and 551 single-pilot models qualify for single-pilot training and checkrides.
The CJ family is a popular choice for owner-pilots moving into their first jet. We cover the Williams FJ44 engines, the single-pilot workflow, automation management and the CJ's trailing-link gear and wing systems, with your aircraft's specific avionics suite.
The Premier pairs a composite fuselage and swept wing with twin FJ44-2A engines and a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 cockpit. Training emphasizes its swept-wing approach and landing characteristics, spoiler-based roll control and single-pilot operation at high cruise speeds.
A modern entry-level jet with the Garmin Prodigy (G1000-based) flight deck and Pratt & Whitney PW617F engines. We focus on Garmin automation, FMS programming, brake-by-wire and the single-pilot habits that make the Phenom 100 efficient and safe.
The best-selling light jet, with PW535E engines, Garmin Prodigy Touch on later models and speeds well into the light-midsize class. Training covers higher-energy approaches, swept-wing behavior, pressurization and anti-ice systems and managing the workload alone at FL450.
A fast, high-performance midsize jet powered by Pratt & Whitney PW305A engines. Training stresses the Learjet's demanding handling at high speed and high altitude, crew coordination, stall protection systems and precise speed control on approach.
The HS-125 rating covers a long line of Hawker midsize jets powered by Honeywell TFE731 engines. We train on the systems and avionics of your specific model, along with crew procedures, hydraulics, fuel management and the Hawker's stable but heavy handling.
Real jets, real airports, from early-morning departures to the last light of the day.
I earned my private pilot certificate at 17 and my flight instructor certificate at 18. Since then I've earned 12 jet type ratings and flown on six continents, with experience in both Part 91 and airline operations.
Outside the jet I fly helicopters and aerobatics, and I teach upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT). That background shapes how I teach: real airmanship and sound decisions in the actual airplane, not just a rehearsed checkride.
— Director of Training · @dajetpilot · YouTube
A clear sequence, adjusted to where you start.
We review your logbook, experience, aircraft and insurance requirements, then outline a course that fits.
Systems, limitations, performance and procedures for your type, at your pace and focused on your airplane. For the CitationJet, CJ1, M2, CJ3+ and Phenom 300, start early in our online Ground School.
Normal, abnormal and emergency procedures flown in your aircraft, in real airspace with real ATC and weather.
When you are ready, not when the calendar says so, you complete the practical test and earn your type rating.
Yes. With DAJETS Training you train in the actual aircraft and take the practical test in it. No simulator course is needed.
CE-500 (Citation 500, 501, 550, 551 and 560 variants), CE-525 (CitationJet and CJ series, including the CJ4), EMB-500 (Phenom 100), EMB-505 (Phenom 300), LR-60 (Learjet 60), HS-125 (Hawker) and RA-390 (Premier I and IA).
We are based at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) in Florida. We can also come to you and train in your aircraft at your home airport.
Our programs are insurance-approved. Tell us your underwriter's requirements during the assessment and we will make sure your course meets them.
It depends on your background and the aircraft. Because the course is built around you, experienced pilots often finish faster than a fixed simulator program. We give you a realistic estimate after reviewing your experience.
Most clients train in the aircraft they own or will fly. Contact us if you need help arranging an aircraft for training.
SOE stands for Supervised Operating Experience. The FAA requires 25 hours of it from pilots who earn their first type rating in a simulator, flown under the supervision of a qualified pilot before the limitation is removed. When you train and test in the aircraft, SOE is not required.
Yes. The CE-525, EMB-500, EMB-505, RA-390 and the CE-500 single-pilot models (501 and 551) can be trained and tested for single-pilot operation.
Yes. Our Ground School app at app.typerating.aero is an online type rating ground school for the Citation CJ3+, the Citation M2, the Citation CJ1, the original CitationJet and the Phenom 300: animated systems you switch yourself, memory items drilled to zero defects, spaced repetition, single-pilot SRM scenarios and a mock oral, on your phone or computer. A course is $399 for 12 months, or $499 for Lifetime; a Citation Lifetime includes every CE-525 course on sale when you buy (today all four Citation courses), and a Phenom 300 Lifetime covers the Phenom 300. It is study material for training purposes only and works with any training provider.
Call or WhatsApp +1 (917) 951-8504, or email mg@dajets.com, with your experience, the aircraft and your preferred dates. We reply with a course outline built for you.
Tell us about your experience and your aircraft. We will reply with a course outline built for you.
Based at KOPF, Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, Florida · Training at your location