St Cloud Aviation uses an online scheduling program called "Hold Short". Once a student provides a valid email address to our staff, we can set up an account for you to book appointments for any time a flight instructor and aircraft shows availability. A typical flight is a two hour block with the aircraft, approximately one to one and half hours of flight time. Longer flight blocks will be used later in training for cross-country operations. It is recommended that pilots try to schedule flight lessons at least twice per week.