<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Core Aviator Training — Blog</title><description>Guides and straight answers for student pilots in Fort Myers and Southwest Florida, from Core Aviator Training at Page Field.</description><link>https://coreaviatortraining.com/</link><item><title>Why learning to fly at a towered airport is a head start</title><link>https://coreaviatortraining.com/blog/learning-to-fly-at-towered-page-field/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coreaviatortraining.com/blog/learning-to-fly-at-towered-page-field/</guid><description>CORE students train at Page Field (KFMY), a towered airport in Fort Myers. Talking to ATC from your first hour builds radio and airspace skills that pilots from quiet uncontrolled fields often have to bolt on later.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Training</category></item><item><title>What it really costs to become a private pilot in Fort Myers</title><link>https://coreaviatortraining.com/blog/cost-to-become-a-private-pilot-fort-myers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coreaviatortraining.com/blog/cost-to-become-a-private-pilot-fort-myers/</guid><description>At Core Aviator Training you pay per session — $185/hr wet for the Cherokee 140 and $65/hr for instruction, no upfront packages. Here is how the total actually comes together, and the three habits that keep it near the FAA 40-hour minimum.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cost &amp; Planning</category></item></channel></rss>