“The end-of-summer winds make people restless.” ― Sebastian Faulks

As the summer days get shorter, the morning fall breezes are pushing their way into my morning bedroom window,  children are returning to school, now is the time to make plans for the coming season.

PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL

A PRIMARY TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSE
Thursday Evenings 6 PM to 9:30 PM
For Primary and Potential Students and Certificated Private Pilots
Starting October 6, 2016 for 13 weeks

Location: Freeflight Aviation, Flying W Airport, 60 Fostertown Rd, Medford, NJ 08055
Price: $299 for the complete course or $30 per session (Textbooks and pilot supplies sold separately)
Instructor: Bob McCabe, CFI, AGI, IGI, FAA Safety Counselor

This course covers all aeronautical knowledge items required for Private Pilot certification. At course completion, students who pass a sample test will receive an endorsement to take the FAA Knowledge Test. (There is no limit to the number of times you may take the sample test). Experienced pilots may attend the sessions of their choice as an excellent refresher. Rusty pilots will find this training a great way to get back in the game. To enroll or request additional information, contact the instructor Bob McCabe at 856-912-5329 or call Freeflight Aviation at 609-265-0399.

Please provide Proof of Citizenship (current passport or birth certificate with raised seal) to Freeflight Aviation prior to attending classes.

About the Instructor
Bob McCabe is a certificated flight instructor, advanced and instrument ground instructor with more than 3000 hours flight time and 20 years of teaching experience. He is a former flight school owner, corporate instructor, and adjunct college professor. He holds the rank of Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol and has served as New Jersey Wing Commander, mission pilot, instructor pilot, check pilot and cadet orientation pilot. Bob is a volunteer FAA Safety Counselor for the Philadelphia Flight Standards District and has presented dozens of seminars on a wide range of safety related topics to local and national audiences.  In 2014, Bob received the General Aviation Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year Award representing the FAA’s Eastern Region, and again in 2015 representing the Philadelphia Flight Standards District.

Comments from former students:
”Best explanation of aerodynamics I’ve ever had”
“Great experience! Helped me build confidence”
“Exceeded my expectations”
“The open exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience of someone who’s been there were a great benefit”
“After many many years of classroom and practical instruction I can state unequivocally that Bob McCabe is the best teacher I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. I had ground school training from Bob which was clear, concise, entertaining and informative. Absolutely the BEST!”

Instrument Ground School

AN INSTRUMENT GROUND SCHOOL AND REFRESHER COURSE
Starting Tuesday October 4^th for 9 weeks
Time: Tuesday Nights – 6 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Flying W Airport, 60 Fostertown Road, Medford, NJ 08055
Cost: $320.00 for the 9 weeks (excluding books) or $40 per session.

This will serve as a great refresher for all Instrument pilots, as well as allowing those who wish to complete an Instrument comprehensive ground school. It’s a great time of year to complete this course, with nights drawing in and poorer weather on the way!

Note: Proof of Citizenship will be required by this course.
To register for this course, please call 609-265-0399

About the Instructor

Scottie Burge, a former Royal Air Force instructor, 7000 hrs+, CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI

Been Out of the Cockpit For Awhile?

Here’s How to Get Back Into Flying!

Think you’ve lost too much and forgotten everything?

Afraid it’ll be like starting over?

No worries, Rusty Pilots will get you back in the left seat fast!

A Rusty Pilots Seminar Gets You Started

AOPA has put together a free, comprehensive program that gives you all the information you need to get current again. Free seminars sponsored by flight schools and clubs provide all the ground training you need, and show you, step-by-step, what you need to do to complete the Flight Review. An easy-to-follow Powerpoint presentation will bring you up to speed on hot-button issues like weather briefings, preflight planning, FARs, and airspace. You’ll learn about medical requirements, runway incursions, radio procedures and Light Sport aircraft, as well as any changes that have taken place since you last donned a headset. You’ll even leave the seminar with a logbook endorsement attesting that you’ve completed the one-hour of ground training required for the Flight Review. All this at no cost.

Resource Guide Click here to download a copy of the Rusty Pilots Resource Guide.

It’s a convenient cockpit and study reference especially designed to help rusty pilots get ready for the left seat!

Attend a Rusty Pilot Seminar Near You!

CHECKOUT the Rusty Pilot Seminar presented by Freeflight Aviation located at the Flying W Airport, 60 Fostertown Road, Medford, NJ  08055.

Please register for this event at the following link: https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/Registration/StepRegInfo.jsp?ActivityID=17142&StepNumber=1

Check out the Rusty Pilot upcoming schedule at other locations.  Remember, it’s all FREE!

Flying W Airport

Checkout their upcoming Airshow on Oct 15-16th by visiting their webpage.

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream.        Tommy Hilfiger

Finding your passion, our Summertime Special!

People Places and Passion

We are now offering a 1/2 Hour Discovery Flight Package for $105.00.

Our Discovery Flight Package includes a 1/2 hour flight in one of our aircraft, 1/2 ground school, a first flight certificate, a beginner’s logbook, and a 6 month subscription to an aviation magazine.

This is a hand’s on flight experience.  Our certificated FAA Flight Instructor will teach you some basic principles about flight prior to departing on your first flight in the aircraft.  You will get a chance to learn about starting the aircraft, taxing the aircraft to the runway of departure, the departing procedures, and a chance to manage the controls of the aircraft, all under the control of one of our Flight Instructors.

Purchase a 1/2 Hour $105.00 Discovery Flight Package today!

• Our 1/2 Hour Discovery Flight Package expires one year from the date of purchase.
• Students under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Please bring a valid form of ID with you to the airport for your flight.
• The maximum weight for this experience is 250 pounds.
• This experience is weather dependent.
• One person per plane.
• After purchasing your 1/2 Hour Discovery Flight Package, we will email your a “1/2 Hour Discovery Flight Numbered Certificate”, so please add your email address to your checkout form.  This may take 3-7 business days.
• Your Discovery Flight “Certificate Number”  is to be provided to Freeflight Aviation upon making your reservation.
• To schedule your experience we recommend at least 7 days notification.
• Please remember to bring your “Discovery Flight Certificate” with you on the day of your flight.
• Certificates are non-refundable.

Diamond DA40 Update

We have just changed out the MT Composite three bladed propeller with a Hartzell two bladed aluminum propeller.

We notice the landings are now different since the Aluminum propeller is heavier.    There is a new weight and balance for this aircraft.  All flight school members are now required to get a new “checkout” in the aircraft due to these changes.

Diamond DA40 with new Hartzell propeller.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela

Aerospace 4 Kids

Collaborating with experts in the field of aerospace education from the Flying W Airport, as well as the Young Eagles, the Aerospace 4 Kids program has grown into a 3 week camp.  Students have the opportunity to fly with a “Young Eagle”, build rockets, airplanes, and explore aviation with ALL hands on activities.

Students also have the opportunity to sample the camp program by participating in one of our Aerospace Days which are offered on select Saturdays throughout the year.

All the programs are held at the Flying W Airport, in Lumberton. The aerospace camp/days are taught by a N.J. certified teacher with a strong emphasis on hands on education.  Aerospace 4 Kids program meets many of the N.J. science and math core curriculum standards, so your child is actually learning while having fun!

An article about the upcoming Aerospace Camp.  Read more here.

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.   Harold S. Geneen

Fly the new Diamond DA62, and the DA42-VI

The DA62, Diamond’s newest Jet-A burning piston aircraft, is designed for maximum comfort and capabilities. The large cabin is designed to offer passengers comfortable seating for up to 7 and the FADEC controlled Jet-A pistons burn about half as much as gas engines. The DA62 sets new standards in general aviation for economy performance and reliability. A compelling mix of distinctive styling, consistent lightweight carbon design and superior flying qualities makes the DA62 the only choice for twin buyers and the smart choice for all modern single buyers since its burns less while providing so much more. The DA42-VI is a 4 place version that offers amazing speed, economy and range. The DA40NG provides single engine turbo charged performance on a super economical basis.

Demo Flights Available for Potential Buyers!

Click here to schedule a demo flight and to get more information.

or Contact a LifeStyle Aviation Counselor today: sales@lifestyleaviation.com or call 406-359-1669

The East Coast Tour!

Find Freeflight Aviation on FACEBOOKS!

The wingman is absolutely indispensable. I look after the wingman. The wingman looks after me. It’s another set of eyes protecting you. That the defensive part. Offensively, it gives you a lot more firepower. We work together. We fight together. The wingman knows what his responsibilities are, and knows what mine are. Wars are not won by individuals. They’re won by teams.

— Lt. Col. Francis S. “Gabby” Gabreski, USAF, -28 victories in WWII and 6.5 MiGs over Korea

“Power in the Pines”

McGuire AFB Airshow May 14-15.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline this year’s air show, performing aerial maneuvers in the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet.  Learn more by visiting the Airshow Facebook Page or the Airshow Webpage.

“My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows   

 UAV’s, UAS’s, Drones. What are the differences?

What are the FAA RULES and REGULATIONS for Sport vs. Commercial Operations?

Freeflight Aviation will be offering a FREE Seminar on Saturday, February 27 at the Flying W Airport in Medford NJ on this subject, starting at 10 AM.

Josh Brown, CEO of Icarus Aerospace, will discuss the differences of these systems, the regulatory rules related to hobby sport vs. commercial operations, FAA registration rules for these vehicles, terrorist concerns, and insurance recommendations. Josh will also discuss job market openings in the industry including skills requirements and training avenues for today’s industries.

We recommend pilots and hobbyists attend this seminar. This will help educate everyone in aviation to understand the FAA rules and regulations for these systems, how to notice if these systems are violating their rules, acting suspicious, and how to report questionable activities to the proper authorities. For hobbyists, you can learn about registering your vehicles with the FAA.

The presentation will be located in the “Red Barn” Lounge Restaurant Area of the Flying W Airport. Please sign up for this seminar so we have a head count.

Icarus Aerospace is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) focused on bringing the technological advancements of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAV/UAS) into the foreground of aviation.

AgScan Inc – http://www.Ag-Scan.com/ Icarus Aerospace Inc. – http://www.IcarusUAS.com/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1098873880122755/

Aircraft Maintenance Seminar

Will be on Tuesday, March 1st at 6:30 PM for Shannon Wea’s Private Pilot Ground School – All Pilots welcome to attend.

During the Maintenance Seminar, Frank will give his carburetor demonstration, talk about de-icing aircraft, when and when not to use a preheater, use of cylinder heaters, sump heater, and more.

Please bring your bag of questions, which can be of any subject.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1745123899057787/

Can’t Attend? Check out our Facebook Maintenance Page: https://www.facebook.com/Leading-Edge-Aircraft-Maintenance-LLC-916918528357441/?ref=hl

Private Pilot Ground School

Private Pilot Ground School and Refresher Course first class starts on Wednesday, March 2nd at 6 PM and will run for the next 12 Wednesday Evenings from 6 PM to 9:30 PM.
(Please note: This class date has been changed to March 2nd)

Presented by Flight Instructor: Bob McCabe
Price: $299.00 or $30.00 per session
Text Books and Supplies are not included.
Proof of Citizenship will be required (Passport or Birth Certificate with a raise seal and photo ID)
To register for this class, please contact Freeflight Aviation at 609-265-0399 or Bob McCabe at 856-912-5329 For a detailed class outline for the 12 weeks, please contact Bob McCabe or visit our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1690037311209499/

AeroSpace Camp

Upcoming AeroSpace Camp Classes coming in August 2016 at the Flying W Airport, Medford NJ

Sign up for Aerospace Camp by March 1 and save $25.00 http://www.aerospace4kids.com/Aerospace-summer-camp.html

Visit our Testimonial Page for Freeflight Aviation

For more information call (609) 456-0001

A great article about North Jersey Women from the 99’s taking flight : http://s.nj.com/WHUAfBB

“They say a good love is one that sits you down, gives you a drink of water, and pats you on top of the head. But I say a good love is one that casts you into the wind, sets you ablaze, makes you burn through the skies and ignite the night like a phoenix; the kind that cuts you loose like a wildfire and you can’t stop running simply because you keep on burning everything that you touch! I say that’s a good love; one that burns and flies, and you run with it!”
― C. JoyBell C.

Wildfires that touch our hearts

From the New York Times Article: In “Skyfaring,” a superb chronicle of his career as an airline pilot, Mark Vanhoenacker makes jet travel seem uncanny and intriguing all over again, finding delight in clouds, airports, rainstorms, fuel loads, sky gates, fragments of jargon, lonely electric lights on the plain, suns that rise and set four times in a single daylong journey and the fanciful names of waypoints on flight maps (one near Kansas City is BARBQ; another near St. Louis is AARCH).

From Good Reads: Barnstormer, World War II fighter, pioneering test pilot, aerobatic genius—Bob Hoover is a true American hero. Now, in Forever Flying, he tells his amazing story, sharing all the thrills and chills, spectacular stunts and death-defying exploits that have made him a living aviation legend.

From Amazon: In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders …until he meets Donald Shimoda – former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard’s imagination soar…In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal New York Times bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don’t need airplanes to soar …that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them …and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places – like hay fields, one-traffic-light mid-western towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.

Teachings

Private Pilot Ground School – Primary Training and Refresher Course

Date:  March 02 – May 18, 2016 from 06:00 PM – 09:30 PM (date changed)

Contact Person: Bob McCabe, CFI, AGI, IGI, FAA Safety Counselor

Location: Freefight Aviation 60 Fostertown Road, Medford, New Jersey, 08055, Flying W Airport (N14)

Cost: $299.00

• This course covers all aeronautical knowledge items required for Private Pilot certification.
• At course completion, students who pass a sample test will receive an endorsement to take the FAA Knowledge Test. (There is no limit to the number of times you may take the sample test).
• Experienced pilots may attend the sessions of their choice as an excellent refresher. ($30 per session)
• Rusty pilots will find this training a great way to get back in the game. • This is a complete Private Pilot Ground School, not just a test preparation course. • Classes will be held Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9:30 pm at Freeflight Aviation. A course syllabus is available upon request.
• To enroll or request additional information, contact the instructor Bob McCabe at 856-912-5329 or Freeflight Aviation at 609-265-0399. Please provide Proof of Citizenship is required prior to attending classes. (Acceptable documents per the TSA are at current passport or birth certificate with raised seal and photo ID) to Freeflight Aviation prior to attending classes.
• Textbooks and materials sold separately (approx. $125)

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Bob McCabe is a certificated flight instructor and advanced and instrument ground instructor with more than 3000 hours flight time and 20 years of teaching experience.

He is a former flight school owner, corporate instructor, and adjunct college professor. He holds the rank of Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol and has served as New Jersey Wing Commander, mission pilot, instructor pilot, check pilot and cadet orientation pilot. Bob is a volunteer FAA Safety Counselor for the Philadelphia Flight Standards District and has presented dozens of seminars on a wide range of safety related topics. He has been an invited speaker to aviation and other organizations in local and national venues.

In 2014, Bob received the General Aviation Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year Award representing the FAA’s Eastern Region, and again in 2015 representing the Philadelphia Flight Standards District.

COMMENTS FROM FORMER STUDENTS – ”Best explanation of aerodynamics I’ve ever had”, “Great experience! Helped me build confidence”, “Exceeded my expectations”, “The open exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience of someone who’s been there were a great benefit”, “After many many years of classroom and practical instruction I can state unequivocally that Bob McCabe is the best teacher I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. I had ground school training from Bob which was clear, concise, entertaining and informative. Absolutely the BEST!”

The Gift from the Heart

Love is in the Air!  Make two hearts as one and share your flight!

The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story
by setting goals.   Melody Beattie

Setting your goals for the New Year

To start the New off, Freeflight Aviation is setting goals to help you.
Our first goal for January comes from ExpressJet.

Express Jet Pilot Recruiting Team just notified us of their visit this
Friday, January 8th at the Flying W Airport.
They will be visiting Freeflight Aviation from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Come learn about ExpressJet Airlines and the future you could have with them
Bring your Resume.

Event Posting on Facebooks for our ExpressJet Event

Please join Freeflight Aviation for Dinner at the Patti Wagon Café after the ExpressJet Presentation on January 8th.

You are invited to join Freeflight Aviation at the Patti Wagon Cafe for
their Monthly Evening Dinner.

This month, dinner will be on January 8th at 6 PM
(Normally the evening dinners are the first Friday of each Month at 6 PM)

Dinner Choices for this month will be Meatloaf with Mash Potatoes and Veggies for $13.00 or Chicken Parmesan with a Side of Pasta for $15.00.

All dinners include salad, non-alcohol beverage, gratuity, and tax.
Alcoholic beverages will be available at an extra charge.

Enjoy the evening, meet up with Flight School Members and
Friends of the Airport and Patti Wagon Café.

Facebook Event Page: Dinner at the Patti Wagon Cafe

Setting your training goals.

There are many ways to complete your Ground School Training.
There are online courses offered by many companies, such as Jeppesen, Sporty’s, King, Gliem, or ASA, but some people just need an old fashion ground school taught by a flight instructor at a Flight School.

One of our flight instructors, Shannon Wea will be offering a Private Pilot Ground School on Tuesdays, starting on January 26th for the next seven weeks on Tuesday Evenings. The class will be taught from 6 PM to 10 PM. Cost is $260.00.

If you do not have any training books, Shannon will require the
Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and the
Gleim Private Pilot FAA Knowledge Test Question Book for his class.
These books will be available at Freeflight Aviation, and are not included
in the cost of Shannon’s course.

Proof of Citizenship per the TSA Rules and Regulations will be
required for this class.

Payment will be requested to reserve your space for the class.
It is filling up quickly.

Facebook Event Page: Private Pilot Ground School

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Black Birds Singing in the Dead of Night, Take These Broken Wings and Learn to Fly!

Discovery Flights are a way to get introduced to the world of General Aviation. A flight instructor will give you a hands on experience of flying the aircraft under his control and management. Usually, the Discovery Flight will start out with a discussion of your expectation of the flight and the flight instructor introduction of some the basic concepts of flight in a small aircraft. From there, your adventure begins!

The Walk out to the aircraft, a preflight inspection, a pre-discussion of the instrument panel, the start up, the taxi to the runway, starts your experience.

 The Take Off

Once you start your flight training, it will be an experience you will never forget. The information your learn during your flight adventure is long lasting and provides so much information, that you will forever be looking at the skies, listening for the sounds of aircraft, following the weather, feeling the winds, and much, much more.

The Solo

The Flight

The First time you are in the aircraft by yourself, controlling the aircraft by your self, landing the aircraft by yourself is a memory for your lifetime!

The Fun Continues

The Flight Training, the practice landings, the cross country flights, landing at controlled fields – talking to the air traffic controllers. All part of the experience.

Tests and Accomplishments

Written tests, the checkride with a flight Examiner and then The Private Pilot License! It’s is now your time to be the “Pilot in Command”

Now It’s Your Turn

Give a Gift of Flight to one who dreams of flight. Open up the skies and open up the possiblies!

GIVE US A CALL TODAY!

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