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2 Locations
Watsonville and Hayward Airports
Our Watsonville location stands as the epitome of aviation excellence, featuring an exceptional fleet that includes Cirrus, DA40, Cessna 172, Piper aircraft, twin, and more. Within our spacious, state-of-the-art facility, students benefit from a simulator, dedicated training rooms, and a host of premium amenities designed to create the optimal learning environment. Situated at one of the world’s premier training airports, we proudly deliver best-in-class aviation instruction, ensuring every pilot’s success from the very first flight.
NOW FLYING FROM HAYWARD AIRPORT!
Call today to book your flight. Our fleet is currently limited, but more aircraft will arrive in January 2026. Enjoy the benefits of reduced taxi time, immediate access to prime practice areas, and a comfortable Fixed Base Operator (FBO) facility with full amenities. Experience firsthand why Specialized Aviation is recognized for offering California’s best value in aviation services.
Why Specialized is the right choice for you
Location
Located at the Watsonville and Hayward Airports in California, our area offers the new or experienced pilot the perfect combination of controlled and uncontrolled airports, mountains, ocean and weather.
Cost Savers
Ramp Fueling (fuel without paying to ground taxi to the fuel island)
WiFi/phone/printing/quiet work area
Flexible training so you can learn at your best pace.
Training Design
Free Training Consultations
Sit down with our Chief Pilot or Director of Maintenance for advanced learning and education on subject matters specific to your needs.
We take the extra time to help you with course choices, explanations and issue. Many people have concerns about color blindness, hearing, medications or previous history items that can easily be resolved yet concern them.
Our staff and programs allow for an individualized approach to training that is both flexible and structured so you can become the best pilot possible.
Facility
With a full service maintenance, tours and training environment you will have ample room to grow and learn from an experienced operation designed to promote a safe and rounded pilot.
Fleet
Our diverse fleet gives you an advantage in that you get to learn in several makes of aircraft to enhance your knowledge and understanding of various aircraft.
All of our aircraft are meticulously maintained and well cared for by our maintenance crew. We also have a low student ratio to aircraft allowing for booking flight immediately as opposed to weeks in advance.
AOPA- PILOT FINANCING
One of the best financing options around is through AOPA. You can get good rates with no money down and rates from 7.74-12.99%. The average monthly payment would be a very low $100-$200 per month for 84 months.
AIRPLANE FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAMS
PRIVATE PILOT
Take your first big step into aviation with a Private pilot certificate. This will allow you to fly your friends and family in the air with you as pilot in command.
Minimum Flight hours required:
Standard - 40 hrs.
INSTRUMENT PILOT
As your pilot skills increase so does the places you can go. Attain your instrument rating so you can fly into the clouds or through the fog. This will allow you to fly to many more places without the need of having good weather.
Standard - 40 hrs., 30 hours in airplane and 10 in our Simulator
COMMERCIAL PILOT
When you’re looking to make a career out of flying, the commercial pilot certificate will help get you there. This pilot certificate will allow you to fly for hire.
Minimum Flight hours required:
Standard - 250 hrs.
Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
Become a flight instructor so you can teach! This program gives you the ability to instruct in airplanes and allows you to take advantage of the large need for flight instructors across the world.
Our program is designed around your individual needs and can be done is as little as 10 hours depending on your experience and abilities.
Certified flight instructor-Instrument(CFII)
Add on an instrument rating to your flight instructor certificate. Once again, Specialized is here for you! keep your career on track and move faster toward that dream corporate or airline position as an airplane instrument flight instructor. This course can help get you more hours faster and our flight training course is designed on your experience and needs, not based on a set number of hours.
Accelerated Multi Engine Program
See our Twin training page for more details.
How to save Thousands of $$$ with us
Most people want to learn to fly as efficiently as possible to maximize learning, save money and get the process done. With our programs you can do just that!
If you can fly 2-3 times per week non-stop and dedicate yourself to our programs, then you should be able to maximize learning, time and money savings. Learning in this way will allow you to complete all of your training within a 1 year period and attain the level of Commercial pilot with a Flight Instructor Instrument rating (CFII). This makes you a very employable candidate as a flight instructor and Specialized almost always welcomes our students to work for our company at successful completion of your flight training journey.
