May07
A little bit of aviation in your mom’s life…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Pilot Gifts Ideas for your Mother.
Breakfast at the Patti Wagon Cafe
at the Flying W Airport and Resort
A Promised Visit to Cross Keys Airport to full fill a Dream.
Open House at Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, NJ
Sponsored by EAA Chapter 216 on May 18th
A Discovery Flight and see her SMILE!
AND YES! WE FLY!
Mar26
“Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.” —Gustav Mahler
A Note from our instructor Paul King
I am doing a CFI stall / spin refresh session with Jason Flood. I have also asked a few of my students if they would be interested in an abbreviated version that Jason does for student, private and commercial pilots.
We’ve put together a FLYER describing the training. If you are interested, please contact Jason directly by email early in April 2019.
If you’ve never done this training before, I can assure you that it will change the way you think about flying. And, as Jason put it, “It could save your life.”
Thank you,
Paul A. King
Take A Tour
2019 East Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour at Harrisburg International Airport – May 7th. Interact with the pilots, forecaster, local meteorologists, and others involved in hurricane preparedness.
Take A Trip to Rhinebeck Aerodrome where you can still see World War I airplanes flying.
Visit this CNN Travel Page Link to learn more about Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
A place to fly or drive. If flying, we recommend flying into Kingston-Ulster N20, NY Airport. A car ride from Kingston to Rhinebeck is about 15 minutes.
Private Pilot Ground School by Instructor Bob McCabe
Class Starting Date – TUESDAY MAY 21ST: 6 pm – 9:30 pm
A comprehensive ground school covering all aeronautical knowledge required for the Private Pilot Rating
• At course completion, students who pass a sample test will receive an endorsement to take the FAA Knowledge Test. (Unlimited number of practice tests).
• 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 please see our link below, give us a call, or send us an email.
More about Mr McCabe’s PPL Ground School on our Facebook Page
Click HERE for Bob McCabe’s Ground School Flyer.
Local Upcoming Events
Medford Living & Neighborhood sponsors presents Wings & Wheels III
Join us for a Neighbors’ Night Out event for the entire family.
Wings and Wheels III at the Flying W Airport and Resort.
Thursday, May 16, 6-9 pm.
R.S.V.P: Email: joe.vianna@n2pub.com or call 917-334-7391
All proceeds from this Medford Living neighborhood residents will go to benefit the Medford Youth Athletic Association – MYAA h
Aerospace Camp for Kids 2019
Discovery the Flying W Airport hidden in lovely Medford NJ. This location is once again offering the exclusive, fun, hands on aerospace camp for any girl or boy 7-12 years old can participate. Two sessions will be offered: July 29-August 2 and August 5 – August 9.
To learn more, visit the AEROSPACE CAMP webpage: http://www.aerospace4kids.com or download their application HERE.
FAA Charts
Since the Flying W Airport and the South Jersey Regional Airport are no longer supplying paper charts, we at Freeflight will be carrying a few local charts and the local airport facility directory.
Freeflight plans on sending out an email prior to renewing our supply to customers interesting in ordering charts along with our order. If you are interested in having us preorder charts for you, please send us an email by visiting our contact page.
To find out the Dates of latest Editions – (DOLEs) Charts visit the FAA Website.
Discovery Flight Packages for You!
If you are interested in taking a Discovery Flight with us, just give us a call or send us an email.
You can learn more about our Discovery Flight Packages by clicking HERE.
Feb26
“March bustles in on windy feet
And sweeps my doorstep and my street.
She washes and cleans with pounding rains,
Scrubbing the earth of winter stains.
She shakes the grime from carpet green
Till naught but fresh new blades are seen.
Then, house in order, all neat as a pin,
She ushers gentle springtime in.”
– Susan Reiner, Spring Cleaning
The position of our jet stream and the angle of the sun have a lot effect on our winds.
During the winter season, the jet stream is way down south, but as spring arrives, the jet spring begins to move north.
The lifting jet stream and the increased sunny weather can cause increased atmospheric instability. The mixing of the cold and warmer air brings stronger winds. These fluctuations in the temperature can make one day feel like summer and the next day feel like winter.
Created by the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Tips for handling blustery breezes from AOPA.
Combating Crosswinds from Plane and Pilot Magazine
Learn to love the wind from Sporty’s Student Pilot News.
Thunderstorms are another major flying hazard in the spring. Dangerous thunderstorms can bring lightning, tornadoes, and flooding. When warm, moist air collides with cool, dry air, thunderstorms can occur. The three main ingredients: unstable air, an initial updraft, and high moisture content in the air can be the prefect mixture of a dangerous thunderstorm.
Severe Weather 101 – Thunderstorms Basics from the National Severe Storm Laboratory.
Thunderstorms: Managing the Risk from Plane and Pilot Magazine.
Flight Training is our Passion. Managing the risks of flying is part of the training involved in learning to fly. One on the main reasons the aviation industry has such as good safety record. Always have a questioning attitude and be willing to learn more about your aircraft, about weather, about your avionics, and about airspace.
Interested in purchasing or learning more about our Introductory Discovery Flight Package, Click HERE!
Jan29
“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.” – Max Muller, Philologist
Does your love one have a passion to take flight. This may be just the right Valentine’s gift for them.
To learn more about our Gift Certificates, please visit our Gift Certificate Link HERE
Checkout the Chocolate Vault for a variety of aircraft for that special pilot in your life.
Maintaining control of an airplane while it’s on its wheels becomes a lot easier once you understand it’s a really lousy ground vehicle. Click HERE to Read this Article.
With Style And Grace (And Survive)
From AvWeb: Lately, there seems to have been a rash of airplanes landing on highways. What’s going on? In this AVweb video, Paul Bertorelli explains how to land an airplane on a highway in an emergency.
Click HERE for a link to an article on winter flying from AOPA
Student accomplishments since November 2018.
Several of our flight instructors are now available to provide training on our Elite Simulator.
Our Simulator is available to rent by Freeflight Aviation flight school members and not flight school members. Non-members will be required to fill out a form and provide personal documents and citizenship.
Cost is $25.00 per hour plus tax. Instructor time on the SIM and Ground Time on the sim is an added cost.
Jan02
Jason Soroski — ‘There is nothing magical about the flip of the calendar, but it represents a clean break, a new hope, and a blank canvas.’
Working to reverse that trend is Paul Burger, a retired successful businessman and pilot, who founded the WINGS Industry Advisory Committee, a coalition of industry representatives, government officials, and individuals dedicated to increasing participation in the FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program.
Tired of the bad weather, make an appointment with one of our flight instructors to take flight in our Elite Simulator. The Simulator is only $25.00 per hour plus instructor cost and it’s a great way to get to know your radios or to stay instrument current.
Sign up to learn to fly at a flight school. If could be Freeflight Aviation or some other local flight school near you. Just search “flight training schools near me” and see your choices. Give them a call ask for information, ask questions, go take a Discovery Flight.Take a Private Pilot Ground School or other training classroom training. Meet student with similar interest, learn together, study together, fly together.
Freeflight Aviation will be offering a PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL taught by Shannon Wea starting January 29, 2019. More information please visit our Freeflight Aviation Facebook Page.
Freeflight Aviation will be offering an INSTRUMENT GROUND SCHOOL taught by Bob McCabe starting February 27, 2019. More information please visit our Freeflight Aviation Facebook Page.
Order a Freeflight Aviation Sweatshirt by Friday Jan 10th. For our order sheet please send us an email, download our order form or visit our pilot shop page. You can also give our office a call to place an order.
Join a Facebook Group such as East Coast Private Pilot Group or
Sign up on Social Flight for emails on upcoming events.
Attend an AOPA fly-in in Frederick Maryland this year. Take yourself, spouse or friend out to lunch to the Apron Cafe at Hammonton Airport or the Sky Cafe at Sky Manor Airport. Have a place you love to fly, please share it with use. You’ve earned your license, now use it and Go Fly!
Whether you work on your instrument rating, visit Jason Flood for some upset recovery training, or get a tail wheel endorsement from Jim, this keeps you in the air, flying and current.
Dec06
“The things we share with each other are deeply felt from within our hearts that neither of us will ever forget. For the gifts that are priceless are the ones that are heartfelt; their roots are within our soul. They are the greatest gifts, of all.”
― Ellen J. Barrier
½ Hour Discovery Flight Package |
1 Hour Discovery Flight Package |
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Our Discovery Flight Package includes a 1/2 hour flight in one of our aircraft, 1/2 ground school, and a first flight certificate. |
Our Discovery Flight Package includes a 1 hour flight in one of our aircraft, 1/2 ground school, and a first flight certificate. |
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To purchase a Gift Certificate online click HERE! Gift Certificates will be emailed out within 48 hours.
Learn more or to purchase a Gift Certificate online, Click HERE!Get a FREE Copy of the FAA Student Pilot Guide to add to your Gift Certificate Gift Certificates are now available for time on our Elite Simulator. See our Pilot Shop Page for purchasing. |
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Private Pilot Ground School starting Tuesday January 29, 2019. |
| PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL taught by Shannon Wea
PRIMARY TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSE
Tuesday Evenings from 6 PM to 10:00 PM for Primary and Potential Students and Certificated Private Pilots. Tentatively starting January 29th for 10 weeks. Location will be at Freeflight Aviation, Flying W Airport, 60 Fostertown Rd, Medford, NJ 08055 Price: $270 for the complete course. Instructor: Shannon Wea For more information or to register for this class, please visit our Contact Page and send us an email. Additional Information for our Ground School can be found on our FACEBOOK PAGE. Please note: Proof of citizenship will be required for this course. Acceptable documents are either a Passport or a Birth Certificate with a raised seal as required by the TSA. Foreign students may register for this “ground school” training class. For flight lessons, a foreign student must comply with the TSA rules and requirements. |
| This course can be purchased on line HERE! |
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| Need something for that special student pilot or pilot in your life?
Additional pilot supplies are available in our pilot shop at our flight school.
Items suggested are: Training books, headsets, fuel testers, t-shirts, window cleaner, i-pad holders, or just some extra money for flight training. |
| Visit our pilot shop page for some of these items that can be purchased as online gift certificates HERE! |
Full Time Flight Instructor Opening
We are a part 61 flight school and flying club based at the Flying W Airport in Medford, NJ. We are a privately owned business providing flight instruction, aircraft rental, pilot shop sales, aircraft maintenance and repair services. We offer a friendly, relax atmosphere at a non-controlled field and an airport with some great activity. Our flight instructor staff have a variety of experiences, works well together, and share their knowledge and passion of aviation with each other, including their students.
Resume Required
Please provide:
We expect the spring season to get busy and it is almost around the corner.
Send us a Resume or Contact Us, Click HERE.
Nov11
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:10-11
Richard Bach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull.
Richard Bach, an American Writer of several books, is well known for his book Jonathan Livingston Seagull . His story is about a young seagull learning about life, flying, and passion. Jonathan Livingston Seagull was named after John H. Livingston, a Waco test pilot who died of a heart attack at 76 while test flying an acrobatic home-built Pitts Special. Richard Bach gratitude of flight has been given in the stories he has written.
We offer 1/2 hour and 1 hour Discovery Flight Gift Certificate Packages for any time of the year!
Private Pilot Ground School for Primary and Potential Students
Tentative Start Date will be Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Class size is limited to 10 people.
If you are thinking about getting your private pilot licence, presently learning to fly, or would just like to refresh your aviation knowledge, this class may be just for you.
Classes will tentatively start Tuesday Jan 29, 2019 at 6 PM – 10:00 PM and run for each Tuesday evening for the next 10 weeks. This class will include a visit to the Freeflight Aviation aircraft maintenance shop. This class will be taught by Flight Instructor Shannon Wea.
Price is only $270.00. (Training books not included…)
To Sign up or learn more, please contact us.
The Richard Collins Writing Prize For Young Pilots
Call for Entries: The Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots
$2,500 award for a pilot up to age 24
https://goo.gl/vyzpAq
Best Weather Tool online from AOPA.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/october/30/the-best-weather-tool-youve-never-heard-of?utm_source=ebrief&utm_medium=email
Why You’re More Likely To Have An Engine Fire This Fall
https://goo.gl/mMS2h2
Nov 13 (other future events are available)
Nov 17-18
EAA Sport Pilot Workshop in Phila., PA
You can build your own airplane.
Dec 1
Tangier Island 50th Annual Holly Run
Registration now Open
December 1, 2018 rain/snow date December 8, 2018
Dec 2
Massey Open Hangar Party & Fly-In
11 AM to 3 PM.
Dec 8
Breakfast with Santa at New Garden Flying Field. Fox Fire (Stone Barn) will be catering this fabulous breakfast. Call the airport today to make your reservation, 610-268-2619. Limited seating available.
Dec 24
For the 43rd year Princeton Airport will host it’s annual Santa Fly-In. This year’s event will be on Monday, December 24th at 11:00 am. Santa will fly into the airport with gifts for area children.
Sep15
I have found that women are not only just as much interested as men are in flying, but apparently have less fear than the men have. At least, more women than men asked to go up with me. And when I took them up, they seemed to enjoy it.
Katherine Stinson, quoted in Katherine Stinson: The Flying Schoolgirl by Debra L. Winegarten
The fourth international Girls in Aviation Day is set for October 13, 2018.
Our local airport will be holding and event from 11 AM to 3 PM on this day.
Please R.S.V.P. by October 10, 2018
To sign up for this event, please Click Here
Women in Aviation International (WAI) estimates this year’s event will expand again reaching approximately 15,000 girls, ages 8-17, around the world.
Jason Flood, The Raiders Demo Team and more!
Sky Kids Special Needs Children
Signature Aviation Support
Morristown Municipal Airport
1 Airport Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Time: Start the day – 7:00AM
Pilots interested in volunteering their services, please visit: http://skykidsusa.org/reqpilots.html
Private Pilot Ground School for Primary and Potential Students
If you are thinking about getting your private pilot licence, presently learning to fly, or would just like to refresh your aviation knowledge, this class may be just for you. Classes will now start Tuesday October 2 at 6 PM – 10:00 PM and run for each Tuesday evening for the next 10 weeks. This class will include a visit to the Freeflight Aviation Aircraft Maintance Shop. This class will be taught by Flight Instructor Shannon Wea. Price is only $270.00. (Training books not included)
Visit our Facebook Link for additional Information.
Instrument Ground School by Bob McCabe
Wednesday Evenings for 14 Weeks
Starting October 17, 2018 depending upon student sign up or later….
Price: $349 for the complete course or $40 per session
(Textbooks and pilot supplies sold separately)
Visit our Facebook Page for additional information
Flight Instructor Bob McCabe and his newly rated Pilot, Evan
– The Flying W Airport, Medford, NJ –
Video by Zinger Aviation Media
Aug09
Airplane (1980)
Dr. Rumack: Can you fly this plane, and land it?
Ted Striker: Surely you can’t be serious.
Dr. Rumack: I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley.
August 18-19, 2018
New Garden Flying Field, Toughkenamon, PA
Wednesday August 22, 2018
The Thunder is back, along with the Canadian Snowbirds.
AirFest 2018
August 31 – October 3, 2018
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
The Collings Foundation flies in with WWII bombers, including: B-24 Liberator, B-17 Flying Fortress, and P-51 Mustang
September 8- 9, 2018
Essex Airport, Caldwell, NJ
The Elite New York showcases the finest offerings from all private aviation sectors including jets, helicopters, aircraft charter and associated luxury lifestyle brands.
September 15, 2018
Ocean City NJ Boardwalk & Beach
September 16, 2018
Ocean City NJ Boardwalk & Beach
October 5-6
DELAWARE COASTAL AIRPORT
October 6 – 7, 2018
Jason Flood, The Raiders Demo Team and more!
A systematic approach to planning a trip in ForeFlight.
In this Sporty’s post, they will walk through a procedure for planning a flight.
Aug02
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
Just a reminder, the Flying W Airport will fuel aircraft up to 6 PM. Please plan a head of time with their front desk or the student/instructor on the Freeflight Schedule who is taking flight earlier in the day for fueling the aircraft. Please be respectful of the Flying W Airport’s front desk, give them a call before 6 PM, not 0-15 minutes before 6 when they are planning on leaving the airport to leave.
South Jersey has fuel until 8 pm on the field. You can also visit http://airnav.com/ for self serve stations along your planned root of flight.
Private Pilot Ground School for Primary and Potential Students
If you are thinking about getting your private pilot licence, presently learning to fly, or would just like to refresh your aviation knowledge, this class may be just for you. Classes will now start Tuesday September 11 at 6 PM – 10:00 PM and run for each Tuesday evening for the next 10 weeks. This class will include a visit to the Freeflight Aviation Aircraft Maintance Shop. This class will be taught by Flight Instructor Shannon Wea. Price is only $270.00. (Training books not included)
Visit our Facebook Link for additional Information.
Instrument Ground School by Bob McCabe
Wednesday Evenings for 14 Weeks
Starting October 17, 2018 depending upon student sign up or later….
Price: $349 for the complete course or $40 per session
(Textbooks and pilot supplies sold separately)
Visit our Facebook Page for additional information
Oshkosh 2018
Aug 22 is the 16th Annual Thunder Over The Boardwalk, will feature an international flavor with the Canadian Snowbirds joining the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and GEICO Skytypers! Practice Day is on Tuesday, August 21 from approximately 11 am to 3 pm. Checkout the Thunder Over the Boardwalk Weblink.
Sept 8th Wings and Wheels event at Wings Field. If you would like to delay your aircraft or your car at this event, please visit their website at http://angelflighteast.org/media-center/events/ We also have an application form for the Angel Flight East Group that we can forward to only who is interested.
October 6-7 is the date of the Flying W Airport’s Airshow for 2018. To learn more or to purchase tickets, please visit the Flying W Airport’s Airshow Link. Tickets can be purchase from the Flying W Airport
WeatherSpork
The strategic all-purpose weather planning app for aviators at all experience levels. WeatherSpork offers an inexpensive, mission-oriented and multi-faceted approach to uniquely blend online weather guidance along with aviation weather education. It is beautifully implemented whether you are using the applications on your laptop, desktop or portable devices.
National General Aviation Flight Information Data Base
Replay your own flights and review your flight data to identify safety risks.
Pilots in safety programs are less likely to be involved in an accidents
The data collected can give you enhanced feedback to improve your skies.
Visit http://www.ngafid.org and download you the App from Apple Store or Google Play
Airmate
A Free Social Flight Planning and Navigation App. Plan, Fly, Share
A worldwide aviation data base, free airport plates, graphical entry of your route, weather, notams, and more. Learn more at http://www.airmate.aero
The Mooney Parade
The DC 3’s Flying at Oshkosh 2018
We are a part 61 flight school and flying club based at the Flying W Airport in Medford, NJ. We are a privately owned business providing flight instruction, aircraft rental, pilot shop sales, aircraft maintenance and repair services. We offer a friendly, relax atmosphere at a non-controlled field and an airport with some great activity. Our flight instructor staff have a variety of experiences, work well together, and share their knowledge and passion of aviation with each other, including their students.
CFI Requirements
Resume Required
This is a great opportunity for someone who loves to share their passion of aviation with others and willing to work as an independent flight instructor.
Our job invitation goes out to retired personal looking for some extra income, a relative new CFI or CFII interest in building time for the airlines, or just the pilot who teaches due to their passion. Our flight school offers nine training aircraft for rent.
Send us a Resume or Contact Us, Click HERE.
