ponderosaair                Last Visit: 05.17.2009


Ponderosa Air is a family owned career focused flight school. Our instructors have over 10,000 hours of Commercial and instructional time. We use the most up to date aircraft. We can give students the most advanced glass panel avionics, or the traditional panel. We will Train you for your Private Pilot license up to your Commercial and multi-engine ratings if you choose. With an assortment of planes we can meet all your training needs.

We're a flight organization based in farmingdale, New York
School Type:   Part 61.  

Training Area:    Local and National.  



Instruction Materials:    Jeppesen, ASA, Gleim, FAA and Custom.  

Syllabus:    Jeppesen, ASA and Gleim.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Private, Commercial, ATP, CFI and CFII.  

Ratings:    VFR, IFR, Commercial, CFI, CFII, Multiengine and Multiengine Instructor.  

Class:    Single Engine Land and Multi Engine Land.  

Engines:    Single and Twin.  

Endorsement:    Complex, High Performance and High Altitude.  

Recurrent Training:    Flight Review, Instrument Proficiency Check, Aircraft Checkouts and Insurance Checkouts.  

Foreign Certification Training:   JAA (Europe).  

Training Orientation:    Career (Carrier, Commercial, Military) and Business (Private).  

Career Focus:    Commercial (includes air taxi, survey, ambulance, etc) and Flight Instruction.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, All-inclusive, Career Oriented, structured, Self-Paced and Accelerated (full days, intense).  

Type Ratings (over 12,500 lbs):   none  



Technically Advanced Aircraft:    TCAS - Collision Avoidance, Autopilot, Pressurized and Glass Cockpit(Garmin G1000), etc.  

Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Diamondstar DA-40,Archer,Warrior,Arrow,Saratoga TC.,Cessna 310Q  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   start at $120 per hour wet up to $175 wet single, $240 for 310Q twin  



Training Facilities:    Dedicated Classroom, Lounge, Dedicated Study Area, Flight Planning Area, Pilot Ready Room, Private Rest Quarters and Snack Room.  

On-Site FAA Testing:    Written Tests (CATS, Laser Grade) and On-site flight examiner.  

Airport Facilities:    Control Tower, ILS, Restaurant and Weather computer terminal.  

Airport Locations (codes):    KFRG  



Special Offer:   First time student $99 introductory flight  

Financial Assistance:   Third Party (bank, etc).  



Admin Support:   Housing Assistance.  

Professional Affiliations:    AOPA and EAA.  

Total Instructors:   Three on site  

Foreign Languages:   Spanish  



Weather:   Year round flying  

School Description
We are serious about flying, but we have fun also. We know if you don't enjoy what you're doing you won't continue. Our instructors give individual attention to each student, you'll end up becoming part of our family.

Staff Qualification
Chief pilot has 10,200 hours of commercial and instructional time. All our instructors must demonstrate a friendly knowledgable approach to training.

More About Us
Again, our dedication is to safe flying by using only the most experienced flight instructors, along with the best maintained fleet on long Island.


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