Take Flight Aviation trains pilots from across Passaic County, New Jersey, including West Milford, Ringwood, Wanaque, Bloomingdale, Wayne, Clifton and Paterson. Our school is at Orange County Airport (KMGJ) in Montgomery, NY, about 40 minutes from West Milford and about an hour from Wayne via Route 23, Route 17 or the Thruway and I-84.
Why Passaic County, NJ pilots train with Take Flight Aviation
Northern Passaic County is closer to our home field than many people expect, and the drive avoids New York City traffic entirely. Orange County Airport is a non-towered field outside the busy New York Class B airspace, so more of every lesson is spent flying. Pilot certificates are issued by the FAA, not by a state, so New Jersey residents train and test with us exactly as New York students do.
- FAA Part 141 approved Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot courses, plus Part 61 options.
- All-Diamond fleet of 14 aircraft, including the DA40 NG and DA42 NG with Garmin G1000 avionics.
- Full-motion Redbird FMX simulator for instrument and procedures training.
- 90%+ first-time checkride pass rate school-wide, with 175 to 200 checkrides a year.
- The only Factory Approved Diamond Training Center in the U.S., with an in-house Diamond Authorized Service Center.
Training for Passaic County, NJ students
Passaic County students can start with a discovery flight, train part time around work or school, or enroll in our Zero-to-Pro career program and stack several lessons a week.
- Discovery Flights – take the controls on your first lesson.
- Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot
- Multi-Engine and CFI / CFII
- Zero-to-Pro career program
- Diamond aircraft maintenance and aircraft sales
Visit us
Take Flight Aviation, 49 Hangar Road, Hangar D, Montgomery, NY 12549 (Orange County Airport, KMGJ). Call 845-457-4188 or send us a message to schedule a tour or a discovery flight.