Academy of Aviation

Farmingdale, United States

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Academy of Aviation operates with a very simple purpose — to provide the most comprehensive, advanced and safe flight training for our students. You have the dream to fly… Academy of Aviation can make your dream a reality and give it wings. We share your passion for flight here at The Academy of Aviation, so it is much more than a business to us — it is also our passion. Our instructors have logged thousands of hours providing flying lessons for young pilots, and live by two basic rules: First is safety; second is fun. It doesn’t matter whether you are a licensed private pilot looking to log some hours and increase your rating, or you are just getting your aviation career off the ground. The Academy of Aviation has a number of customized plans designed to make it happen

History

Established in 1998.

Founded in 1998 the Academy of Aviation is the result of the founders’ innovation; quality, and personal attention to his customers’ needs. As a freelance instructor, 12 hour days were the norm. Picking up students who couldn’t get to the airport and driving them home again after the lesson was standard operating procedure. His drive to be in the air not only helped him accumulate impressive flight times, but it helped ignite passion in others, keep the passion alive, and give those with limitations the opportunity to fuel their own passion.

Demand quickly outgrew supply and the freelance business model was left in favor of shaping an entire school around the principals of a single passionate instructor. Having more instructors meant more students could realize their dreams. Growing the flight school while maintaining his core values required unorthodox methods. Sacrifices and setbacks mark our history alongside our victories.

In 2009 the Academy sought and earned FAA certific