With closed eyes, it seems so natural to fly in a kingdom of the winds ..  by Carrie Richards

Give the Gift of an Introductory Discovery Flight Package this Season.

Whether you live in Pennsylvania or South Jersey,  you can enjoy mankind’s greatest adventure – Flight - at the scenic Flying W Airport and Resort in Medford, NJ!  Start your day with Breakfast at the Patty Wagon Cafe, then take flight into the Wild Blue Yonder.  If you so chose to, you can relax afterwards with a drink at the Flying W’s Bar, (Winter hours are 3 PM to Midnight).  Make it a weekend adventure, especially during the summer time and take a dip in the airplane shaped pool.

Let the Adventure of Flight begin here in NJ!

We are now offering the following Discovery Flight Gift Certificate Packages: A 1/2 hour Flight Package for $105.00, a 1 hour Flight Package for $198.00, and a Family Flight Package for Two for $198.00 .  Our Flight Packages include 1/2 hour Ground Instruction, a Free Subscription to an Aviation Training Magazine, a Beginner’s Logbook and more.

Purchase An Introductory Discovery Flight Packages or Gift Certificate Today!

If you would like purchase a gift certificate, please send us an email request or give us a call.  We can email or mail you a Freeflight Aviation Gift Certificate.  Please include to whom and from whom in the request. (You can double click on our Gift Flyers for a larger view)  LAST MINUTE GIFT CERTICATES CAN BE DONE OVER THE PHONE AND EMAILED.  Call us at 609-265-0399 now!

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Our Social Living Begins with Aviation.

This is our Passion!  POH’s (Pilot Operating Handbooks), FAR-AIMS (Federal Aviation Regulations – Airmen Information Manual), AFD (Aviation Facility Directory).  These items are great starter gifts for the student pilots.

POH – Pilot Operating Handbooks

FAR-AIM and Aircraft Maneuvers Guides

Other Great Pilot Gifts

David Clark Headsets, Clothing, Aviation Training Books, Aircraft Window Cleaner, Checklists, Fuel Testers, Charts, Avionics, or just some money for flight time.

David Clark Headset and Accessories

Shirts from Freeflight Aviation or the Flying W Airport

Gifts from the Airport

The Patty Wagon Café offers gift certificate for Breakfast and Lunch at the Café.  The Flying W Airport also has a pilot shop on the premises.   Purchase a Landing Strip Beach Club Shirt, Fuel for a pilot’s aircraft, charts, or some other gadget from their pilot shop.

Gifts for Children

If your children fly with you or a pilot, we suggest a logbook for your child.

Another great gift for children is offered by the EAA (Experiment Aircraft Association) through their Young Eagle Program.  Has your child has ever wondered what your neighborhood looks like from the sky? Have they been curious how airplanes even work? Do they dream about being a pilot?  If you’re nodding your head “Yes” to these question and your child is between the ages of 8 and 17, they ready to take a free Young Eagles flight and see what real pilots do on the ground and in the air.     Visit the Young Eagles to learn more.

Logbooks for young children

Holidays at the Freeflight Aviation and the Flying W Airport

Saturday December 13th is our Annual Holiday Party at the Flying W Airport.  Tickets can be purchased ONLINE or by contacting Freeflight Aviation.  Please purchase your tickets by Thursday December 11th.  The Flying W Airport’s Patty Wagon Café will be catering our Dinner Buffet.

Holiday Party at the Flying W Airport

Toy Drive at the Patty Wagon Café

The Holidays are always the time for giving.  Please donate a toy or two for children who may not be able to receive a gift except from someone like you!

Holiday Toy Drive at the Flying W Airport’s Patty W Café.

New Year’s Eve At the Flying W Airport and Resort!

The Flying Airport Bar is now open for the winter season.  The Flying W Airport and Resort will be a great place to celebrate New Year 2015!  Spend the night at the Resort’s Motel and  enjoy the evening without worry about driving home.  To purchase tickets call 609-267-7673.  Start 2015 of right!

New Year Resolutions

Start flying more often, take a first flight lesson, attend an FAA Safety Seminar, get checked out in a different airplane, attend ground school, read a book about a famous aviator.  Have you made any New Year Resolution yet?  Here is one you can achieve.

Attend Ground School – Starting January 14, 2014

Fall Adventures at Freeflight!

Our New Private Pilot – Chuck Parker!

So are you now ready to Learn to Fly?

Whatever your motivation, Aviation 101 is a great place to start! Enroll in this FREE online course, and proceed at your own pace to learn fundamentals that will give you a head start to your aviation career. AVIATION 101 offers you more than just knowledge. Your Certificate of Completion will provide new aeronautical science students one credit hour of advanced standing toward a degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s preeminent aviation university.

Luis and His Friend Taking to the Skies!

Taking Flight,  Carreers in Aviation!

Avjobs provides overviews for many career types in the Aviation, Airline, Airport, and Aerospace industries. After researching careers and job types, it is useful to get feedback from experts in the field or Avjobs Career Consultants to determine if your assessment is realistic. A telephone call or two with an Avjobs Career Center Consultant is strongly encouraged to discuss your analysis and decisions.

Emily taking a flight up the Hudson River Corridor!

Freedom Flight: Flying the Hudson River Corridor

One of the best things about flying is taking friends for sight seeing flights. Living in the Northeast, New York City offers one of the most scenic trips you can take, and one of the most challenging.   Before embarking on the popular sight seeing flight, pilots are required to take an FAA online course and short test.

Ron getting ready for his adventure!

Let the Adventure Begin!

When you fly general aviation aircraft, you have access to thousands of airports not served by the airlines. Instead of 540 airline airports, you can fly to over 5,200 airports across the country—meaning you can get closer to your destination. Besides the convenience and flexibility this mode of transportation offers to business travelers, general aviation is also the best way to travel for weekend getaways and family vacations.

Getting Started on YOUR Adventure!

Freeflight Aviation offers Introductory Discovery Flight Packages.  These flight packages make Great Holiday Gifts!

We are now offering a 1/2 hour Discovery Flight Package, a 1 hours Discovery Flight Package and a Family Discovery Flight Package for two.

Start Someone’s Holiday or Christmas Adventure in Aviation Today!

We are a New Jersey Flight School located in Medford NJ at the Flying W Airport and Resort!  We provide flight training and aircraft rentals.  The Flying W Airport and Resport is a great place to Learn to Fly.  A friendly staff.  A breakfast and lunch café.   A bar and evening entertainment. What more could you want in south central New Jersey Airport?  Summertime is even better at the Airport!

We are located near the following New Jersey Communities: Cherry Hill NJ, Haddonfield NJ, Mt. Holly NJ, Vincetown NJ, Laurel NJ, Browns Mill NJ, Medford Lakes NJ, Lumberton NJ, Moorestown NJ, Shamong NJ, Riverside NJ.

Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons. ~Jim Bishop

PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL

For – Primary and Potential students, Aviation Lovers, and Private Pilots

Beginning: Oct 15, 2014 to November 26, 2014
(Every Wednesday 6 pm to 10 pm for 7 weeks)
Place: Freeflight Aviation, Flying W Airport, 60 Fostertown Rd. Medford, NJ 08055
Price: Only $260.00 (two hundred sixty dollars)
Contact Shannon CFII @609-532-3013 or call Freeflight Aviation @ 609-265-0399 to inquire. Please provide Proof of Citizenship (current passport or birth certificate with raised seal) to Freeflight Aviation prior to starting the ground school.
Space is Limited.  Please sign up ASAP.  We request payment before class starts to reserve your spot.
Attn: At the end of the class, those with good attendance will get signed off for FAA Knowledge test.

You are invited to a Fly-Out to Cape May October 18th

MAAC, the Mid Altantic Aviation Coalition is holding a “Fun Flyout to Cape May!”   Join MAAC in a flyout to Cape May County Airport (KWWD).  Meet in front of the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum at 11:00 for a free tour. Questions? Call Bob Checchio.

Who is MAAC?  MAAC – NEW JERSEY educates key people in our State Legislature on the benefits of general aviation and on the potential impact of legislation that targets general aviation. MAAC-NJ monitors political actions and decisions that may affect general aviation, and alerts NJ aviators, airport operators, and others interested in preserving our general aviation airport infrastructure.  Please join the MAAC Facebook Page and become a MAAC Member to support NJ Aviation.

North Jersey 99’s Scholarship

North Jersey 99s are now offering an Aviation Scholarship – Get an application here. The deadline is October 29^th, so please download the application, fill it out and send it in.

Commercial Pilot Tyler gets his feet wet and goes for his Seaplane Rating!

Congratulations Tyler!

Flight Instructor Bob McCabe Receives Award

Congratulations to Bob McCabe who, on August 21^st, received the Regional General Aviation Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year Award representing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Eastern Region.  The Eastern region encompasses seven states, from West Virginia to New York, and the District of Columbia. The mission of the General Aviation Awards program is to recognize individual aviation professionals on the local, regional, and national levels for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety.  The program is a cooperative effort between more than a dozen general aviation industry sponsors and the FAA.

Halloween Party November 1st

Hosted by Flying W Airport & Resort OFFICIAL
Yes! Celebrate Halloween at the W!
Full Service Bar and Food by The Patti Wagon Cafe!!
Wear a Costume and get your first beer on the house!
With Entertainment by The Shakes!
FREE – FREE – FREE
Visit the Flying W Airport Facebook Event Page

“Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night.” ― Hal Borland

As September Starts……

Flying W Airport FAA Safety Seminar – September 11: Keep It Legal - The Pilot’s Bill of Rights, Update Series and Other Aviation Law Issues .  Mr. Joseph Michael Lamonaca, a practicing Aviation Attorney and Airline Transport Pilot, is the featured speaker for this presentation. During this seminar he will address topics such aircraft maintenance issues, safety programs, FAA regulations, as well as special use airspace. He will also share his insight as it relates to FAA enforcements, administrative actions, and the Aviation Safety Reporting System (NASA form). Special emphasis will be placed on the Pilots Bill of Rights and applicable regulations.

Are you a Rusty Pilot?

Freeflight Aviation - Rusty Pilot Seminar at the Flying W Airport – September 20, 10 AM to 1 PM:   Life may have gotten in the way, but the dream of flight can be yours again. Returning to the skies is not as difficult as most rusty pilots think. We’re inviting you back in the cockpit and will help you get there.  Come and participate in a FREE Rusty Pilots program with fellow lapsed pilots. We will help you understand what’s changed in aviation since you’ve last took the controls and brush up on your aviation knowledge. The Rusty Pilots program is developed by AOPA in partnership with local flight training providers in order to create the best environment for getting you back in the air and a part of the general aviation community.  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  Please Register HERE.

In Support of our Local Mt. Holly, NJ and a Club Member’s New Business

Endless Summer 2014 Block Party , 12 PM to 7 PM – Downtown Mount Holly continues summer beyond Labor Day with food, music, art and other activities. The Grand Opening celebration of the new Valenzano Winery Outlet at Gallery Seventy Two is planned. Mugshot Diner will be offering smoked treats and barbecue. There will be shore boardwalk games, Mount Holly style, live music and a DJ playing summer favorites. Art exhibits will be on view at all the local galleries.

Join GallerySeventyTwo, Abstract Expressions, Mug Shot Diner and KCM Gallery in celebrating Mount Holly’s 2nd Saturday Art Crawl. Experience the GRAND OPENING of the Valenzano Winery Outlet. Take part in tasting of some of Valenzano’s best wines. Buy a bottle, sit and relax in or outside of the Gallery. Cheese and fruit plates available from Mug Shots Diner to enjoy with your wine.

Private Pilot Ground School

Calling all interested student pilots interested in a Private Pilot Ground School starting in October 15th through November 26th, every Wednesday, starting at 6 PM.   If we can get enough students interested in the PPL Ground School, Shannon Wea, our flight instructor will be  providing the class.  Give us a call or send us an email if you are interested.

Our Endless Summer

The Fly-Outs…many last minute decisions
Summer fly-outs include Dinner Fly-out to Georgetown DE, Lancaster PA, Central Jersey NJ, Fly-ins to Pemberton NJ, Smoketown PA, and Sky Manor NJ, Airports, AirVenture in Oshkosh WI, and the Carranza Annual Memorial Service in Tabernacle NJ.

The Dinner Fly-Outs
Georgetown

Lancaster, PA

Central Jersey, NJ

Fly-Ins
Pemberton, NJ

Smoketown, PA

Sky Manor, NJ

AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI

Many other flight school club members had other adventures, such as enjoying the Jersey Shore, flights to New England, sharing flights with their friend and family, touring the McGuire AFB control tour, attending the Atlantic City – Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow, flying around to different places building time, checking out in a different aircraft, or just working on one of their flight ratings.

We believe our “Endless Summer” is not quite over.  More stories and photographs may be shared as Fall approaches.

Getting Ready to take your PPL Written, but need a tune up?

Class will start on Wednesday evenings, on June 18th and continue every Wednesday evening until July 23rd.

Looking for that Special Father’s Day Gift?

 Congratulation’s to Steve’s Student Alexandra on her solo.

Congratulations to Matt and Adam on their purchase of a 2007 Diamond DA40

 Matt’s Takoff in his Diamond DA40 at the Flying W Airport

Diamond has built a network of Diamond Flight Centers (DFC) across North American that are an exclusive group of schools committed to providing high quality flight training using Diamond aircraft and Diamond specific training to ensure you training experience will be the best in the industry.  We presently offer Flight Training in our Diamond DA20 N208DB and our Diamond DA40 N585BW.

Diamond Aircraft offers unique opportunities to provide all pilots an affordable option to have ownership or access to an amazing new modern aircraft so they can achieve their dreams and goals. Diamond Aircraft secret is Sharing. The idea is simple and the implementation is brilliant. By pooling members and owners via the DiamondShare™ Share & Save program, you can dramatically reduce your total cost of ownership while enhancing your overall aircraft ownership experience.  Visit DiamondShare to learn more!  Our local Diamond Aircraft Representative is John Armstrong.  Please take a moment to visit his websites, Dominion Aircraft and Glass Pilot.

Diamond Lease Back ^TM Program – The Smart Way to Buy and Fly^TM

^{Diamond Aircraft is a global organization committed to delivering 21st century aircraft that pilots want.}

Freeflight Aviation Memorial Day Bring a Dish Cookout!  

Monday May 26th: 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Bring a Dish and share a day with Freeflight Aviation We will provide the Hamburger and Hotdogs.

What to bring: Salads, Chips, Dips, Desserts, Veggies, Munchies, Bake Beans, or something to throw on the grill, etc. Our event will be held on the field at the Flying W Airport, probably in one of the Pavillions. What to wear: Something comfortable so you can enjoy the day. The Tiki Bar will be open by the Flying W Swimming Pool for purchasing alcholic beverages for those of you who are not flying. Let us know what type of dish you are planning to bring when you Register for our Cookout.

 Blue Skies and Happy Memorial Day!

Ah! my heart is weary waiting,

Waiting for the May! 

 Coming Soon……

Freeflight Aviation Learn to Fly Day and Open House

May 17: 10 AM to 4:00 PM

Young Eagle Flights provided by EAA Chapter 1348. $99.00 Discovery Flights.  Thinking about a career in aviation or just want to learn to fly, bring your questions and ask our flight instructors.  Come visit our airport, get a tour of our aircraft and our airport.  Enjoy breakfast or lunch at the Patty Wagon Cafe.Summer can be a really fun place at the Flying W Airport.  The Pool and Tiki Bar will open in late May.

To Register for our event, or to purchase a $99.00 Discovery Flight for our May 17th event, please go to our “Event Listing”  or our “Facebook Event Page“

Enjoy a Discovery Flight with Freeflight Aviation and get a First Flight Certificate, a Free Subscription to Flight Training Magazine and at Beginner’s Logbook. 

Below are customers who have taken their First Discovery Flight with us.

Upcoming Events

April 27: Pancake Breakfast at the Flying W Airport 8 AM to 11 AM

Accomplishments

  

 Spontaneous drop-ins, yes!

Are Always Welcome in Medford, NJ!

Interest in a Discovery Flight, please give us a call or send us an email, to schedule an appointment.

Some Important Dates:

April 2 -30: Private Pilot Ground School every Wednesday Evenings, 6 PM tp 10 PM.

Presently we are offering a 1/2 hour Discovery Flight Package on Amazon for anyone interested in taking a flight. Get your 1/2 hour Discovery Flight Package soon, before they are all sold out.

 

Bahamas Baby!

Brian Robbins and Dan Ferry enjoyed a trip to the beautiful Bahamas last fall in the Diamond DA40.

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.”
– Victor Hugo

Check out our list of upcoming event listing below, including “May 17th – Learn to Fly Day” and our price discount on “Amazon Local”.

WINGS Challenge – Spring Sprint to Safety

To start get an early start to spring flying, on Saturday, January 18, Bob McCabe, Freeflight  Aviation Flight Instructor and FAA Safety Team Representative presented a seminar on the WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program.   It was a great success – despite the snow, we had twenty-two participants! 

To add a little fun and friendly competition to advancing our safety training, Bob is sponsoring a “WINGS Challenge – Spring Sprint to Safety” competition. Between February 1 and June 1, 2014, the pilot who completes the most number of knowledge and flight activities and completes any phase of the WINGS program will receive ONE HOUR OF FREE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION from Bob toward any WINGS flight activity. 

This offer is open to any certificated pilot. If you do not currently have a WINGS account or have forgotten how to log in, please contact Bob and he will walk you through it. His contact information appears below. Pilots are responsible for providing the aircraft for the instruction session.

Wings Challenge to our “FREEFLIGHT AVIATION” Flight Instructors.

Be part of this “WINGS Challenge” and offer your services to the second place or third place winner?   

Flight Instructor Don Eck has accepted our chanenge and will offer 1 hour of flight instruction to the runner up.  Thanks Don for participating!

Congratulations

Congratulations to Bob McCabe, winner of the 2014 General Aviation Award for Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) of the Year for the FAA Philadelphia Flight Standards District Office.

The mission of the General Aviation Awards program is to recognize individual aviation professionals on the local, regional, and national levels for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety.

The program is a cooperative effort between more than a dozen general aviation industry sponsors and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

Notable Accomplishments

Solo
Chuck Parker,  Shannon Wea’s Student in the C172. 
Tom Roberts, Don Eck’s Student in the C152

New Pilot 
Matt Horan, Tony Scott’s Student in the Diamond DA20

Commerical Rating
Adam Enders, Bob McGuigan’s Student in the Piper Arrow

Upcoming Events 

Freeflight and the Aviation Community

Learn To Fly in New Jersey at Freeflight Aviation Today!

Presently we are offering a 1/2 hour Discovery Flight Package on Amazon for anyone interested in taking a flight.  Get your 1/2 hour Discovery Flight Package soon, before they are all sold out.

 

 June 7: Aerospace Days at the Flying W Airport (N14) 9:00 AM to 3:00PM

July 28 to August 1: Aerospace Camp at the Flying W Airport (N14)

August 4 to August 8: Aerospace Camp at the Flying W Airport (N14)

August 11 to August 15: Aerospace Camp at the Flying W Airport (N14)

COME TAKE A FLIGHT WITH US!
 

Aircraft are not designed for cold weather.  We have found a few great articles on cold weather flying.  One from AOPA – The Weather Never Sleeps, from Skybrary - Cold Weather Operations Checklist for VFR Flights, a few links from Aviation Safety, and from the CAP – a C172 cold weather starting incident.  Good recommendations include: check your POH for cold weather procedures, a good preflight, check for fuel contamination, and of course, weather conditions.  Be careful out there.

Oh Yes, Baby It’s Very Cold Outside!