How To Enroll
Domestic Students
All students have basic medical, security and financial requirements they must meet when they wish to enroll. For domestic students, administratively, these are relatively simple:
  1. Copy of FAA 2nd Class Medical (To find an FAA Medical Examiner go to ame.cami.jccbi.gov or www.flightphysical.com
  2. Copy of Student Pilot/Flight Certificates if you have any
  3. Proof of U.S. Citizenship for TSA (one of the following:)
    a. Certified Copy of Birth Certificate
    b. U.S. Passport
    c. Certificate of Citizenship
  4. Copy of Driver's License
  5. Complete and sign the FFTC Domestic Student Registration Form
  6. Read and Sign Student Handbook
  7. Read and Sign FFTC's Rules
  8. The FFTC Credit Card Number on File Form. We recommend that you make sure you are financially prepared to have the funds on hand as your training progresses so it can continue without interuption.
Should you need financial assistance, we recommend:
  1. If you participated in U.S. military service, the Brady Bill allows the U.S. government to pay for 60% of your training. FFTC students have access to VA funding. Let us know immediately if you might qualify.
  2. Based on yours or your parent's credit rating (depending on your age), you could qualify for a loan through Sallie Mae.
International Students
The admission requirements for international students are more extensive than those of the domestic. To help you understand what you need to do, we provide the steps to accomplish the enrollment process with the forms and information needed at each step. Please call us if you have questions. We are here to assist you in this process.
Step 1: Contact us and apply for admission. We need the following:
  1. A copy of your valid passport
  2. A certified copy of your birth certificate
  3. Your FAA 2nd Class Medical (To find an FAA Medical Examiner go to www.cami.jccbi.gov or www.flightphysical.com). Please note that it truly is best that you obtain the FAA medical as early as possible to determine your fitness for flight. Most people pass the physical without a problem, but there is no reason to continue with the enrollment process if you are not physically fit for flying
  4. Proof of Financial Ability
  5. Complete and sign the FFTC Application
  6. Signed FFTC Student Handbook
  7. Signed FFTC Student Contract
  8. Read and Sign FFTC's Rules
  9. Copy of current pilot certificates from your country if you have any. If you have a foreign pilot certificate, you will need to start the process of obtaining an FAA Private Pilot based on your foreign pilot certificate.
  10. $500 Application Fee (nonrefundable)
  11. $2000 Deposit for Housing (refundable if you do not start training). This fee is used to secure your housing and other arrangements.
Based on this information, if you meet our requirements, we will forward you a letter of acceptance and a SEVIS generated I-20, and other enrollment materials. Then you:
  1. Check the I-20 for errors and contact us to correct them
  2. Pay the fee to the U.S government to process your M-1 student visa request. This can be done at: the I-901 fee processing website.
  3. If you are an Indian citizen, complete U.S. Visa forms: DS 156, DS 157, DS 158. These forms are also located at here on the U.S. State Department website.
  4. If you are an Indian citizen, get a photo for your Visa according to the following specifications. Note that these exact specifications are mentioned on the DS-156.
  5. Set up an appointment with the nearest U.S. Embassy office to be interviewed for the M-1 Visa. Look here for the nearest U.S. Embassy office near you. Bring the following information to the M-1 Visa interview:
    • Your valid passport
    • If you are from India, U.S. Visa forms DS 156, DS 157 and DS 158
    • FFTC's personnal letter of acceptance
    • Proof of Financial Ability
    • The I-901 Receipt to prove you have paid the fee for processing the M-1 Visa request
    • Proof that you have paid our application fee
    • Your Visa photo
Be prepared to spend at least 4 hours at the Embassy. You may be required to pay another fee for recorded shipping of you passport to your home. For more information, please visit the U.S. Dept. of State website.
As soon as you receive your I-20 from us, start the process with the TSA to gain permission to train in the U.S. Click here to get that process going. You can do it!

Students from India, please make sure you read our Indian Students page for information relating to your government's requirements.
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Frank Martin, Assistant Chief Instructor/FFC, Capt/Continental Airlines
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Frank Martin, Assistant Chief Instructor/FFC, Capt/Continental Airlines