New to flying
Begin with an introductory lesson at a local flight school. Meet an instructor, sit in an aircraft, and discover which parts of flying draw you in.
Start flying
THE SKY IS CLOSERthan you think.
You do not need to arrive with all the answers. Start with the feeling that brought you here. We will help you turn it into a considered plan.
Find your flying life
01 / Imagine
Start with a day, not a specification.
An hour to yourself after work. A weekend by the water. A project you can put your hands into. The way you want to spend your time is the best starting point for choosing an aircraft.
Coming back to flying
Bring your experience with you. Discuss a return-to-flying plan with an instructor and think about what would make flying a regular part of your life again.
Already a pilot
Start with your real mission: people, places, frequency, storage, and the kind of ownership you enjoy.
02 / Understand
Make the unfamiliar understandable.
Pilot qualifications, aircraft categories, training, and ownership are different conversations. Work through them one at a time. Our learning guide gives you useful questions to take to an instructor and to Merkair.
Explore the learning guide03 / Choose
Two aircraft. Different possibilities.
Marlin brings water into the picture. Merlin brings the focus of single-seat sport flying. Signature Series adds a more personal expression of the Merlin idea. Choose the experience first; work through configuration and ownership next.
Explore the aircraft04 / Begin
Give someday a next step.
Write down where you would fly, where the aircraft would live, your current experience, and what you want to spend each year. Send us that picture. A useful first conversation is about fit, preparation, and what comes next.
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