{"id":76748,"date":"2026-06-09T15:23:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/?p=76748"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:23:55","slug":"from-lacrosse-to-the-pilots-seat-abby-degroats-cirrus-flight-training-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/zh\/story\/from-lacrosse-to-the-pilots-seat-abby-degroats-cirrus-flight-training-story\/","title":{"rendered":"From\u00a0Lacrosse\u00a0to the Pilot\u2019s Seat:\u00a0Abby DeGroat&#8217;s Cirrus Flight Training Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-table-of-contents-summary\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-3-xl-font-size\">Table of Contents\/Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#h-a-discovery-flight-that-changed-everything\">A Discovery Flight That Changed Everything<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#h-training-on-her-schedule\">Training on Her Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#h-built-around-support\">Built Around Support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#h-checkride-day\">Checkride Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Abby DeGroat found herself with extra time during her MBA program at Rollins College, she saw an opportunity to try something exciting, challenging and completely new. With an unexpected fifth year away from lacrosse, she decided to channel that extra time into a fresh experience, and flight training proved to be the perfect fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Introduced to aviation by her dad and brother, who had both started training during the COVID-19 pandemic, Abby became curious about flying on her own. What started as an interest quickly turned into action. Just four months after walking into Cirrus Orlando, she earned her private pilot license (PPL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not for a job. Not for a milestone, but for the freedom to go somewhere. &#8220;To fly home to Boston whenever I wanted sounded amazing,&#8221; Abby says. &#8220;I liked the idea of being able to show up at the airport and just go.&#8221; For Abby, that freedom was reason enough to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"woman in red SR Series \" class=\"wp-image-76763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-5-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-a-discovery-flight-that-changed-everything-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-3-xl-font-size\">A Discovery Flight That Changed Everything&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Abby committed to training, she booked a discovery flight&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/orl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u5965\u5170\u591a\u5377\u4e91<\/a>.&nbsp;A&nbsp;simple introduction to flying that quickly became&nbsp;a day&nbsp;she\u2019ll&nbsp;never forget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flight took her to St. Petersburg, crossing Florida\u2019s coastline and landing at one of the state\u2019s most scenic waterfront airports. They grabbed lunch, enjoyed the&nbsp;view<s>s<\/s>&nbsp;and flew back to Orlando.&nbsp;\u201cThat airport is&nbsp;so pretty on the water,\u201d Abby says. \u201cIt was just a good day overall and a really good introduction to what flying in a Cirrus could be like.\u201d&nbsp;By the end of the flight, aviation no longer felt distant or intimidating.&nbsp;She was ready to start living the Cirrus Life\u2122, and it felt&nbsp;more&nbsp;accessible&nbsp;now than ever.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-training-on-her-schedule-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-3-xl-font-size\">Training on Her Schedule&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Abby was balancing full-time graduate classes every evening while trying to complete her private pilot training before heading home for the summer. To make it happen, she trained four days a week and completed the program in just four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cirrus Orlando adapted the flight training schedule around her life, increasing sessions when needed, rearranging time blocks when classes or commitments changed and helping her maintain momentum throughout training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a former college athlete, Abby was no stranger to discipline or time management. Years of balancing practices, games and academics taught her how to trust the process and stay focused under pressure. Even so, flight training challenged her in ways she didn&#8217;t expect. &#8220;The learning curve is huge at first,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It definitely feels intimidating in the beginning. But with time, it becomes way more comfortable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surprisingly, Abby says the actual flying became the easy part. &#8220;The avionics in a Cirrus were super intuitive and easy to understand,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Flying the aircraft itself felt natural pretty quickly.&#8221; What took longer was everything around it, reading sectional charts, communicating with air traffic control and understanding the level of detail involved in every preflight. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t realize how in-depth all of that was,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That experience is exactly why Abby believes you don&#8217;t need an aviation background to begin flight training. You don&#8217;t need to show up already knowing the terminology, procedures or perfect plan for why you want to fly. You just have to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"man and women shaking hands and holding checkride certificate \" class=\"wp-image-76764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-2-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-built-around-support-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-3-xl-font-size\">Built Around Support&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout flight training, Abby leaned heavily on the support system around her, both from flight instructors and from the training curriculum itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cirrus Orlando&#8217;s flight training program combines interactive online coursework, simulator sessions and in-aircraft instruction into a structured learning experience designed to help students progress efficiently and confidently. Cirrus flight instructors bring extensive experience and maintain training standards that go beyond FAA minimums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Abby, what stood out most was how approachable the environment felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The entire team was super professional, but also really welcoming,&#8221; she says. &#8220;If you had a question, you could ask anyone there even if they weren&#8217;t your instructor.&#8221; Her training extended beyond the hangar, too. Abby supplemented lessons with online videos and additional resources whenever she needed extra repetition or confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There are so many tools out there,&#8221; she says, laughing as she remembers the number of landing videos she watched while working on consistency with new techniques. Over time, the pieces began to click into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"man and women shaking hands in front of Cirrus SR Series 22 \" class=\"wp-image-76765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/abby-4-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-checkride-nbsp-day\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-3-xl-font-size\">Checkride&nbsp;Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When checkride day arrived, things didn&#8217;t go exactly according to plan. Weather and runway construction forced adjustments and Abby ultimately completed portions of the evaluation away from the Orlando Executive Airport, where most of her training had taken place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But instead of letting the unexpected shake her confidence, she relied on the preparation she had developed throughout flight training. A big part of what helped was her designated pilot examiner, who was kind, easygoing and calming, helping her settle down quickly once the evaluation began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abby said the nerves faded pretty fast, and she felt more at ease once things got underway. After passing, she immediately went to the family group chat to share the news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Abby, earning her private pilot license wasn&#8217;t about checking a box. It was proof that something which once felt intimidating had become achievable. And it all started with simply showing up for a discovery flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-ready-to-find-out-if-flying-is-for-you-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-3-xl-font-size\">Ready to Find Out if Flying Is for You?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u98de\u884c\u8bad\u7ec3<\/a>&nbsp;or find&nbsp;your nearest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cirrusaircraft.com\/find-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u897f\u4e91\u57f9\u8bad\u4e2d\u5fc3<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;experience Personal Aviation\u2122&nbsp;for yourself.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-common-questions-about-flight-training\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-3-xl-font-size\">Common Questions About Flight Training\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> Why did Abby decide to pursue her Private Pilot License (PPL)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> She wanted the freedom to go places on her own schedule\u2014especially the ability to fly home to Boston whenever she wanted. With extra time during her MBA and encouragement from family who had started flying during the pandemic, she chose flight training not for a job or milestone, but for the independence that personal aviation offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> What is a discovery flight at Cirrus Orlando, and how did it influence Abby?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> A discovery flight is an introductory flight experience. Abby\u2019s took her from Orlando to scenic St. Petersburg along Florida\u2019s coastline, with a waterfront landing and lunch. The experience made flying in a Cirrus feel approachable and exciting, turning aviation from something intimidating into something she was ready to start right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> How did Abby complete her PPL in just four months while in grad school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> She trained four days a week and Cirrus Orlando flexed around her evening class schedule\u2014adding sessions when needed and rearranging time blocks to keep momentum. The structured program blended interactive online coursework, simulator sessions, and in-aircraft instruction, with training standards that go beyond FAA minimums. Her background as a collegiate athlete also helped her stay disciplined and focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> Do you need prior aviation experience to begin training in a Cirrus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> No. Abby started without an aviation background. She found the Cirrus avionics intuitive and the basic aircraft handling became comfortable quickly. The steeper early learning curve was in areas like reading sectional charts, talking to ATC, and mastering detailed preflight procedures\u2014skills that clicked with time, practice, and supplemental resources like online videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> What happened on Abby\u2019s checkride day, and how did she handle it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> Weather and runway construction forced her to complete parts of the evaluation away from Orlando Executive Airport. She leaned on her preparation, and a calm, supportive designated pilot examiner helped ease nerves once things began. The jitters faded quickly, she passed, and celebrated by sharing the news with her family.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Table of Contents\/Summary When Abby DeGroat found herself with extra time during her MBA program at Rollins College, she saw an opportunity to try something exciting, challenging and completely new. 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