Freeway Airport Inc in 3900 Church Road

Customer Reviews about Freeway Airport Inc:

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  I got my husband an intro flight lesson (they have 30 and 60 minute options) for his birthday. Instructor was professional. Staff was friendly. We flew out towards Annapolis and my husband got to experiment with the controls and gain basic understanding of piloting. Very exciting and well worth it!
  By Cheryl Welbeck, September 05, 2017
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  If you get one of the bad instructors, don't get discouraged, look for another one. I felt like I was being strung along as time went by. Left and took my business elsewhere.
  By Daniel Grünberg, August 19, 2017
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  As a private pilot with instrument rating who has flown in another local airport for several years, I decided to give Freeway a try for my two-year review (private pilots need to go through this review in order to keep currency). I have flown with several instructors before and at different airports across the country. Here is my take: They have very good customer service and are very helpful with scheduling. What I found troubling was the flying part. My CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) - I believe his name or nickname is "Marty" - instruction was poor at best. He did not have a good teaching methodology. He couldn't explain concepts clearly. He was rude and it seemed that he could not communicate in a good and safe way. He was prepotent and instead of explaining a concept he just replied orders back. I was surprised that he contradicted many of the most basic concepts on the FAR (Federal Aviation Regulations) such as communications and pattern procedures. He didn't have a way of correcting (alas, "I don't understand why you. are doing this!) instead of, "why don't you try this?". Also, I flew with another CFI before (who already left the school) and I was surprised with their lack of SOPs (standard operating procedures). They didn't have any "flows" to run checklists. Their checklists were missing pages (oh, yeah, no emergency checklist, tough luck). I was surprised to find out the poor instruction at Freeway. The airport, itself, is known for being one of the most difficult airports to fly at (close to the restricted area and with many obstacles around, plus constant crosswinds). There is no doubt that Marty and the other CFI who flew with me are very skilled and are solid pilots. But if they don't know how to teach and don't have strict procedures (airline pilots are all about procedures and checklists), then safety is at jeopardy. I don't blame the CFI, but their chief instructor and the flight school should have better standards. They should train their CFI better and impose strict SOPs for all instructors. If not the Baltimore FSDO (FAA Flight Standards District Office) should step in. This airport might be ok if you are planning a "discovery" flight. But if you are serious about flying, I do recommend that you consider other flight schools. Maybe you will find a good instructor in Freeway (CFIs are all very different), but you won't know until you have flown at least with another CFI. Flying is very expensive, and you should give a second thought on how you want to spend your money. A good CFI can make a difference and can save you hundreds of dollars.
  By Kondur Pawaq, July 13, 2017

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