Private Pilot
Learn to fly, or finish a certificate you already started. Pattern, cross-country, and the oral, taught for density altitude.
Four Corners flying is high, hot, and high-density-altitude. Train for that.
Flight training at Four Corners Regional Airport (KFMN) in Farmington, NM. Mountain flying and Southwest density altitude, not a generic pattern-work syllabus.
1,137+
Total hours
687+
Dual given
94%
First-time pass
Gold Seal
FAA recognition
4 states
NM · CO · AZ · UT
How it starts
Three steps. Then you fly.
No online booking maze. Call, text, or email to schedule your discovery flight, and train toward the certificate you actually need.
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Call, text, or email
Reach Matthew at 775-691-6593 or matt.cfi@icloud.com. Say where you are in training and what you want next.
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Fly a discovery flight
Meet at Four Corners Regional Airport. You take the controls, learn how the airplane maneuvers, and see Four Corners country from the air.
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Train toward Private, Commercial, or CFI
Stay in a program built around Southwest density altitude, mountain flying, and checkride readiness — including flight reviews.
Cessna 172 based at KFMN. Instructor and aircraft $250/hr. Ground instruction or instruction in your own airplane $100/hr.
Flight training
Flight training focused on safety, proficiency, and the realities of Southwest flying.
Commercial Pilot
Develop precision in how you operate and control the airplane. Improve aeronautical decision making and risk management while you prepare for a career in aviation.
Certified Flight Instructor
Tie your training and experience together. Learn the steps and process it takes to teach other aviators safely.
Flight Review
A real review, not a rubber stamp. Currency, risk, and how the airplane performs at KFMN.
Checkrides
First-time passes, in their words.
The training was very thorough and Matt did an amazing job getting me prepared for the checkride. Thank you!
I felt very prepared after completing mock oral exams and checkride exercises with Matt. The flight instruction got me ready to perform the marathon of landings and maneuvers, and it helped me get all of my flight checklists down pat. Passing my checkride was incredible - I saw all that training and studying pay off the moment I was handed my certificate!
Matt Cox, and his Cadre paved the way for me to pass my Check-ride with a (DPE) Designated Pilot Examiner because they ensured that I was ready for said evaluation. It’s a great program. Wonderful experience. Just do what they ask. Every time. Study.
Instructor
Matthew Cox, FAA Gold Seal CFI.
Gold Seal CFI, LLC is operated by Matthew Cox, an FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor and Commercial Pilot (ASEL/AMEL and Instrument) with Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor certificates, based in Farmington, New Mexico at Four Corners Regional Airport (KFMN).
With more than 1,137 total hours and over 687 hours of dual instruction given, Matthew brings high-density-altitude and mountain flying experience across the Southwest. 94% of first-time checkride applicants have passed on the first attempt. That record earned Matthew the FAA Gold Seal, a recognition the FAA awards to high-performing flight instructors.
A 29-year background in emergency medicine further strengthens decision-making, risk assessment, and crew resource management in the cockpit.
Key distinction
Currently the only Gold Seal CFI providing flight training in the Four Corners region. Based at KFMN in Farmington, NM, with services available across New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah.
Start the conversation
Book a first lesson.
- Phone
- 775-691-6593
- matt.cfi@icloud.com
- Facebook Page
- Base
- Farmington, New Mexico
Four Corners Regional Airport (KFMN) - Service area
- Four Corners region
New Mexico · Colorado · Arizona · Utah