- 3900 Church Road, Bowie, MD 20721
- Phone: 301-390-6424 (No Voicemail)
- Email: flying@freewayaviation.com
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Flight Training Programs
Freeway Aviation Training Center has nearly seventy years of experience and has trained thousands of pilots. FAA approved ground school classes and flight training are available for nearly all single-engine airplane certificates and ratings. We are located at Freeway Airport just off Route 50, near Bowie, Maryland, and within easy driving distance of the Washington Metropolitan area, Annapolis, and Baltimore. Our office is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. until sunset and instruction is available anytime by appointment.
Hourly Rates
Instructors
Cessna 172P VFR
Cessna 172P IFR
$60 per hour
$140 per hour
$145 per hour
Training Requirements
Freeway offers 30 and 60 minute introductory flights, and they are a great way for anyone interested in flight training to check us out. The 30 minute intro is $110, the 60 minute intro is $200. Both require a $25 deposit when you schedule, the remainder is due at the time of the flight. If you would like to bring a passenger along for the ride, you can do so for an additional $35 fee. Gift certificates are available for introductory flights and flight lessons. Give us a call at 301-390-6424 or stop by to schedule your intro flight.
While we can answer questions by email, you must call or stop by the office to schedule an intro flight.
There is no minimum age for introductory flights.
Freeway Aviation’s Private Pilot course is designed to fulfill the FAA Part 61 requirements for a private pilot certificate. The syllabus has 40 hours of flight training in our Cessna 172s, consisting of at least 20 hours of dual instruction and 10 hours of solo flight. Progress checks will be conducted throughout the training process. During this flight instruction, the student will receive:
- the required training for solo flight
- cross-country flights
- controlled fields
- night flights
- all specified maneuvers
There is no minimum age to start flying, however, students must be 16 to solo, and 17 to earn a private certificate.
The Instrument Rating course includes simulated or actual instrument time in an IFR equipped C-172 for a minimum total of 40 hours instrument time. The course includes training for basic attitude instrument flying, instrument approaches including GPS navigation, ATC communications, Cross-Country operations, weather theory and decision making, and emergency procedures. Applicants must hold a Private Pilot Certificate before they can begin the Instrument course.
Commercial Pilot flight training includes extended cross-country operations, proficiency maneuvers such as lazy eights, chandelles, eights on pylons and others to bring your flying skills to a new & higher standard. Additionally, you will need the required 10 hours in a complex or TAA airplane. A minimum of 250 total flight hours is required to complete this certificate. Applicants must hold a Private Pilot Certificate before they can begin the Commercial course.
Students must be at least 18 to earn a commercial certificate.
For those who would like to become an instructor, we offer a thorough Certified Flight Instructor training program for both Flight Instructor Airplane Single-Engine and Flight Instructor Instrument Airplane that includes 15 hours of flight instruction and 15 hours of ground instruction in preparation for the practical test. Applicants must hold a ASEL Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Airplane Rating before they can begin either CFI training course.
US Citizen Requirements:
TSA regulations require flight schools to receive proof of US citizenship in order to begin flight training. This can be done by bringing in your US passport, US birth certificate, or US naturalization certificate along with a government-issued photo ID. Flight schools are required to keep copies of these documents on file for 5 years.
Non-US Citizen Requirements:
If you are not a US citizen, you must complete the TSA’s security threat assessment and receive approval before you can start flight training for your initial (private) pilot certificate, instrument rating, and multi-engine rating.
1. Go to the TSA’s Flight Training Security Program (FTSP) site to create an account and submit your application. https://www.fts.tsa.dhs.gov/
2. Create your application:
a) Select Freeway Airport Inc. as your training provider.
b) Select the Category 3 training event.
c) Select the appropriate training type: initial or instrument (Freeway does not provide multi-engine training).
d) Input the aircraft type: C-172.
e) Input the course number: “Private” or “Instrument” as appropriate.
f) Estimated dates: training requests are valid for 365 days from when they are approved, and training must begin within 180 days of approval. Currently, applications are approved within 1-2 weeks of the application being completed, so I recommend submitting your application with that in mind, as well as using that as your estimated start date. Your estimated end date can be 365 days later than your estimated start date.
3. After you submit your application, Freeway’s chief instructor is automatically notified by e-mail. If the above information has been entered correctly, your application will be approved by the chief instructor as a valid application.
4. Once the application if validated, you will receive instructions from the TSA on paying the $130 application fee and instructions on where to go to get your fingerprints submitted.
5. When the TSA approves your application, you and Freeway’s chief instructor will receive notice by e-mail that you are approved to begin flight training. Your training request is valid for 365 days from this date. If you do not complete your training within this time, you must submit another application and be approved to continue.
6. Freeway’s chief instructor must take a photo of you when you come out to the flight school and upload it to your application to complete the application process. You must also bring your passport with you, Freeway must keep a copy of it on file.
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- 3900 Church Road
- Bowie, MD 20721
- Flying@freewayaviation.com
OFFICE HOURS
- 8 AM - 6 PM Daily
- Closed New Years, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
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