Take Flight Aviation trains pilots from across Sussex County, New Jersey, including Vernon, Sparta, Newton, Hopatcong, Franklin, Hamburg and Sussex. Our school is just over the state line at Orange County Airport (KMGJ) in Montgomery, NY, about 35 to 50 minutes from most of Sussex County via Route 94, Route 23 or Route 17.
Why Sussex County, NJ pilots train with Take Flight Aviation
Pilot certificates are issued by the FAA, not by a state, so New Jersey residents can train and test with us exactly as New York students do. Sussex Airport (FWN) and Aeroflex-Andover (12N) are short flights from our home field.
- 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 Sussex County, NJ students
Many of our New Jersey students train part time around work or school. Others enroll in our Zero-to-Pro career program and schedule several lessons a week to finish faster.
- 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.