Category: Flight Training, Education

NJ Flight Training, Learn to fly an aircraft, Flying is Fun, New Jersey

“He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.“ – Friedrich Nietzsche

LoOKing for A Truly UniQuE Gift IDEA?

Why not give that special someone something they will truly appreciate…the gift of flight from Freeflight Aviation!

Our Discovery Flight offers an introductory flight lesson with an FAA Certified Flight Instructor where you will be introduced to flying an aircraft. Our instructor sitting at the second set of controls will ensure your safety while you enjoy the excitement of flying an aircraft during your very first flight! This is truly “hands on experience.”

Our Discovery Flight Gift Certificates are created to fulfill your wish to eventually fly an airplane by yourself. Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, seeking the thrill and adventure, interested in a new learning opportunity, learn more about a career in aviation for yourself or a loved one, this is a chance to follow your heart and take flight with us in the air of our aviation passion!

If you need a Gift Certificate for that special pilot in your life, but do not know what to gift that special person.  We suggest giving them a “Set Value Gift Certificate”, such as $100, $200, $300, etc., they be used for some flight time or needed pilot supplies from our in-house pilot shop.

To Learn more about our Gift Certificates please visit our webpage link HERE!

To book your Discovery Flight, just give us a call or send us an email request with a couple of dates and time periods. To send us an email, just “Click Here“

Gifts from Airport’s Pilot Shop

Come visit us at the airport for other Pilot Gift Possibilities! We have: Headsets, Flight Training Material, Logbooks, T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, and more. Need some aviation wrapping paper? Old navigational charts make great wrapping paper. Add a bow and a paper airplane; your gift is now set for your special pilot.

Taking to the Skies

Adventures for Youth in Aviation

Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol Aerospace/STEM Education Programs bring over 40 free fun and engaging products and programs to our members in squadrons and classrooms throughout the nation. We serve adults and youth in pre-K through 12th grade.

EAA Young Eagle Program

Launched in 1992, the Young Eagles program has dedicated 30 years to giving youth ages 8–17 their first free ride in an airplane. It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation.

United Aviate

United is proud to be the official airline partner of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)’s youth education programs via Aviate. Together they are opening doors for young aviators worldwide to foster their passion and reach their aspirations.

Teen Aviation of NJ

The program is centered around the students building an actual, flying two seat experimental aircraft under the supervision and mentoring of our program mentors, with the basic philosophy being mentors teach, students build. The Teen Aviation of NJ conducts weekly sessions at the Flying W Airport in Medford, New Jersey

“The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.”
– Wilbur Wright

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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Airshow 2023

The 2023 Power in the Pines Air & Space Open House will be hosted at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from Saturday to Sunday, 20-21 May 2023. The Golden Knights Parachute Team and F-16 Viper Demo Team are some of the performers this year.

Flight for Sight Balloon Fest

The Lions Flight for Sight Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held from June 16th through June 18th, 2023 at the Flying W airport in Medford,New Jersey. This will be a family friendly event with 15 hot air balloons, food trucks, crafters, and a kids zone. We will also have live entertainment and WWII planes on display. Learn more by visiting the event site.

96th Annual Captain Emilio Carranza Memorial

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023 AT 10 PM

For over nine decades, American Legion Department of New Jersey, Mount Holly Post 11 has continued to honor a pioneer of early aviation. Captain Emilio Carranza flew a mission of Goodwill to the United States, a return gesture of Charles Lindbergh’s flight to Mexico City. Some may say that like his flight, his mission had not been completed.

For more details, please see the Facebook Event Page and the American Legion Post 11 webpage.

2023 Aerospace Camp

Aerospace camp will be August 14-18. The camp will run from 9 AM to 3 PM Monday – Friday. This event has been filled up for the season.

2023 Atlantic City Airshow – Thunder Over the Boardwalk

Featuring the USAF Thunderbirds, USMC AV-8B Harrier Demonstration Team and more.

August 16, 2023: Beachfront & Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

Click Here for the Event Page

PRIVATE PILOT VIRTUAL ONLINE GROUND SCHOOL 

Taught by our Flight Instructor Bob McCabe

Starts:  Estimated starting date – Tuesday Evening October 10, 2023

Business Location: Freeflight Aviation, Flying W Airport, 60 Fostertown Rd, Medford, NJ 08055 (PRESENTLY ONLINE COURSES ONLY)
Price:  $349.00 for the complete course or $30.00 per class
(Textbooks and pilot supplies sold separately,)
• This course covers all aeronautical knowledge items required for Private Pilot certification.
• 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.

For more information or to register for this class, please visit our Contact Page and send us an email.

Information for The PPL Ground School, including the class brochure, syllabus, and registration form, can be found on our Google link.

Get Inspired!

Come take a Discovery Flight and see what the word of Flight is all about.

Learn more HERE!

Internships are very important part of our education program, first and foremost. In setting up professional internships, not only will we be able to offer students a chance to work with industry professionals, but the students also will be able to take the theory they learn in the classroom and put it into practice here, in whichever activity they’re focused. Craig Miller

Tuesday May 2nd is the estimated start date.

PRIVATE PILOT VIRTUAL ONLINE GROUND SCHOOL taught by our Flight Instructor Bob McCabe
PRIMARY TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSE
Primary and Potential Students and Certificated Private Pilots classes usually held on a Tuesday Evenings, 6 PM – 9:30 PM

Starts:  Estimated starting date – Tentatively Tuesday May 2, 2023 (Pending if the class is filled by this date)

Location: Freeflight Aviation, Flying W Airport, 60 Fostertown Rd, Medford, NJ 08055 (PRESENTLY ONLINE COURSES ONLY)
Price:  $349.00 for the complete course (price may change for Spring 2023 class.)

           $30.00 per class
(Textbooks and pilot supplies sold separately)
Instructor: Bob McCabe
• This course covers all aeronautical knowledge items required for Private Pilot certification.
• 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.

For more information or to register for this class, please visit our Contact Page and send us an email.

Training Textbooks for class: Please contact the instructor after registering for Textbooks and required pilot supplies.

Additional Information, including the class registration form for this Ground School can be found on our Google link.

Financing is available for your Flight Training.

Flight Training Finance 

AOPA Financing

Suggestions from AOPA

Other Possibilities including Scholarships.

We are Looking for A Part Time Mechanic

If you have your A & P license and looking for a part time job, we may have an opening for you. Just send us an email via our Contact Page.

If you are interested in aircraft, love to work on cars, or mechanically minded, this may be your chance to learn about small aircraft and work towards your Aircraft and Power Plant License. We are either looking for a part time A & P mechanic or someone who is mechanically minded (an internship), loves to work with their hands, and has no issues getting their hands greasy. Just send us an email via our Contact Page to see if you might qualify.

Aviation for Youth

AviNation exists to attract, educate and empower youth in aviation. AviNation magazine strives to give readers insight into the future of aviation by focusing on aviation students, programs, events and innovative approaches to the promotion and continued growth of the aviation industry.