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Today we celebrate the first solo of Dennis (instructor Aleksey) . What a great way to start the flying season. Congrats to Dennis and Aleksey!

Congrats to Jerry (instructor Ilya) on his first solo! Like father like son! We wish you further success! Keep on going! All the best!

We are all happy for Anthony for his successful Commercial Pilot checkride in our beautiful Socata Trinidad. Great job, Anthony! Airlines all over the world will soon fight for your attention. All the best!

​Today we celebrate two success stories.
Alex Cordova (instructor Julian Zagorodnev) has passed his Instrument Rating checkride Now it's time to get your wings wet, Alex. Yey!

Jason Cordero (instructor Julian Zagorodnev) has long had an itch to teach, and today he has become a 100% Certified Flight Instructor. You will never find a more passionate and enthusiastic teacher. Get in touch with him if you want to learn how to put a plane on any spot on a runway weather you have a working engine or not.
All the best, guys! We are all proud of you. Wish you further success in your aviation careers.

Congrats to Kevin on his Private Pilot License! Now it's time to crisscross the country!

We are happy to announce that we have added a Piper Dakota N8072Y to our fleet. It features a fully functional Piper Autocontrol IIIB Autopilot and a Garmin GNS 4310 GPS. See all information on its page http://flyforreal.com/Fleet/N8072Y

The regular price is $189 per tach hour. This plane is a marvelous travel machine. It can carry 4 people and baggage with full tanks at a respectable cruise speed of 140 knots. It requires a high performance endorsement, however it's an easy transition from any Piper airplane.

Schedule your checkout today. If you are checked out in any Piper airplane and have a high performance endorsement, you get access to this plane without a checkout.

KISP Seminar
We are conducting a free seminar in cooperation with Islip controllers on June 17th, 2017 10AM -12PM. The location is in our office on route 109. For the detailed description and to register please, click on the following link.
http://flyforreal.com/news/view/KISP.

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We are proud to host AOPA Rusty Pilot seminar once again. This time it will be on June 11th, 2017 1PM-4PM in the Republic airport terminal building conference room 201 on the second floor. For more information about this event follow this link: https://hangar.aopa.org/events/item/52/230.
Here's a direct link to register:
https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/Registration/StepRegInfo.jsp?ActivityID=20817&StepNumber=1
If you know anybody who hasn't flown in a while and would like to get back in the pilot seat, pass this information along.

Rusty Pilots hosted by Airborn Flight Services, Inc. - View Event - AOPA Hangar Rusty Pilots hosted by Airborn Flight Services, Inc. - Sunday, June 11 1:00pm - 4:00pm Farmingdale, NY Instructed by AOPA presenter Michael Gwinn. 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...

​We are happy to announce that we have completed the purchase of a Socata Trinidad N557TB. We are grateful from the bottom of our hearts to all of you who helped us with the financial and moral support!

This plane is a capable glass cockpit travel machine. It is equipped with Garmin G500 suite, GTN 750 touch screen GPS, King KAP 150 fully functional autopilot, and an electrical trim. It's a real joy to fly. Links to the airplane resources will be posted on our website in a short while.

It cruises at 155 knots at 8000 feet. During our ferry flight, we made it from Daytona Beach to Republic in only 6 flight hours. The payload is over 1000 lbs. In addition, a scale in the fuel tanks lets you fill them up more precisely than any other plane. This feature will definitely help you keep weight and balance under control.

It is parked on spot 90 on the Echo ramp. We will have it on exhibit during the memorial day weekend between the hours of 10 AM and 3PM. Come and see it inside and out, talk about performance and checkout requirements.

Speaking of checkout requirements, the insurance company requires a thorough ground and flight checkout. In addition, we will ask for 100 hours PIC in airplanes and an instrument rating.

Call for pricing 631-393-0830

Congratulations to our spring birds John Liu and Dio Rodriguez who just became Private Pilots! It wasn't easy but they did it! Congratulations and all the best in your PIC flying!

Free Seminar: Learn Tiger N969SH Avionics
Come join us for a free seminar on advanced avionics installed in Tiger N969SH.

One lucky pilot will win a free flight hour in the Tiger at the end of the seminar.

The seminar will be repeated on two days:
Saturday, April 22, 2017 10AM - 1PM
Sunday April 30 30, 2017 10AM - 1PM
For more information and to register please visit http://flyforreal.com/news/events

​Don't miss our special spring offer!

N2280Q is back online after a successful engine break-in. Right in-time for the weekend and for the beginning of spring. Thank you everybody for your patience.

Spring Special

For $5,000 pre-payment in the form of cash or check, you can enjoy N2280Q for $110 per Tach hour, which is 20% off of the regular price of $138 per hour. Also other planes will be available to you at a 10% discount.

Other pre-payment options are:

For a $2,000 pre-payment, enjoy a 10% discount on all planes

For a $1,000 pre-payment, the discount is 5% on all planes.

The offer is valid until the end of March 2017. Cash or check only please.

We strive to bring you the best aircraft for your flying pleasure. The long-awaited Tiger N969SH is now online. It features a full glass cockpit comprised of Aspen Evolution PFD/MFD suite along with Avidyne IFD 540 touch screen WAAS GPS, Lynx NGT-9000 ADS-B transponder, ESI-500 standby attitude indicator, and EDM-900 engine analyzer.

That's a lot of avionics to learn. so please refer to our website http://flyforreal.com/Fleet/N969SH. which has links to all manuals. If you are interested in a checkout, take time to download them and study thoroughly. We are also working on a seminar to help you get up to speed on this wonderful equipment.

The plane cruises at 135 KTS True Airspeed at lower altitudes and 140 KTS True Airspeed above 8000 feet MSL. This plane is a joy to fly.

The price is set at $189 per tachometer hour. This plane will be available only to private pilots and above for rental and advanced training. Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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It is a sad day for us. Arieh Narkunski has been killed in today's fatal accident at Gabreski airport along with another occupant of the plane The third occupant believed to be the owner of the plane survived and was taken to a hospital.

The plane was а privately owned Ryan Navion.

Arieh was one of the people who leave a large hole in our hearts when they are gone. He was a great friend and a passionate instructor. His wit made everybody smile. His high moral standards made us all better people. We will greatly miss him!

Please extend your prayers to his soul and condolences his family.

Guess we couldn't avoid it. Nor'easter is finally here..As we look outside and cuddle "by the fire", it's no time to forget about aviation, specifically aviation weather.

POP QUIZ: Circulation about a low is
A. Clockwise
B. Counterclockwise

If you take a look at http://aviationweather.gov/progchart/sfc right now, you would see a classical pattern of a low pressure center sitting right off the Long Island shore creating a circular wind pattern that picks up moisture from Atlantic, converts it to snow, and dumps it on our heads.

For more in depth information, read this Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter

We are proud to announce that Andrew Treulich (instructor Yannis Issidoridis) is now officially a Private Pilot. ​Andrew has had a lot on his plate last year, including a job, a school, and flight training, but he excelled in everything. Nice job, Andrew! All the best!

Private Pilot Ground School starts January 7th and 8th. To sign up, visit http://flyforreal.com/news/events

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Thanks to everyone who attended our Garmin GTN 750 seminar. Alfonso and Radek are the lucky winners of one free hour in the Warrior N2208Q.

We are all happy for Hersh's First Solo. See the video here:
https://youtu.be/pOw7SyyI34M

Hersh's First Solo Unbelievable event! Hersh's First Solo

Join us, learn to fly with us and enjoy views like this one for the rest of your life

It is a great day for all of us! Ilya has passed a Certified Flight Instructor checkride with our local Farmingdale FSDO. This is the toughest exam in the aviation career, especially when taken directly with the FAA. Great job, Ilya! Now you can share your passion for aviation with more people!

The best way to learn is to teach, so even if you are not looking to make money as a professional Flight Instructor, it is still a great way to be involved in the aviation and become a more knowledgeable and proficient pilot.

Checkout our CFI courses online: http://flyforreal.com/services/training

Win a free flight hour in our beautiful N2280Q by coming to our FREE seminar on basic operations of Garmin GTN 750 GPS installed in our Piper Warrior N2280Q on Sunday September 25th, 2016 at 6PM. To learn more and to register, please visit http://flyforreal.com/news/view/GTN7502/

Airborn Flight Services, Inc. | Back to School. GTN 750 Basic Operations Back to School. GTN 750 Basic Operations 25 September 2016 Sunday, September 25th, 2016 6PM - 9PM Now that the summer is over, it's time get back to school. This seminar presented by our Cheif Ground Instructor Nicholas Preller will introduce you to the basic operations of the Garmin GTN 750 unit in...

We caught Matt right after his successful Instrument checkride. ​He was bouncing and sweating in the wind but no matter what, nothing could take him off the localizer and the glideslope. Partial panel GPS approach was even better. Great job, Matt! We are all proud of you!
This event is remarkable because it is the first Instrument Rating checkride after the installation of new Garmin GTN 750 unit in N2280Q.
Who is next?

Examiners can't keep up with our pilots, but when they catch up, they have as much fun as we do. We are happy for Thomaz for passing his instrument checkride! Congrats Thomaz! You are cleared for punching through clouds!

N2280Q has gotten a sexy avionics upgrade. Garmin GTN 750 touch screen GPS with WAAS and ADS-B In/Out Garmin GTX 345 transponder. The future is here. Now we can cruise!

This is the day to remember! Jack has done his first solo! This man is an inspiration to all of us. If you really want to accomplish something, you always find time, not excuses.

Guess what! Jairo Valencia has become a private pilot today. Congratulations, Jairo! The world has been waiting for this moment. Now you are one with the sky! Keep aiming higher and higher!

Give your mom a gift of flight this coming Mother's Day!. Congrats to Gabriel on becoming a Private Pilot! His first passenger is his mom.

Give your mom a gift of flight this coming Mother's Day!. Congrats to Gabriel on becoming a Private Pilot! His first passenger is his mom.