Welcome to Rick Aviation, the peninsula's number one full service FBO and maintenance shop located at the Newport News - Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News, VA.
For the last 32 years, we have been providing excellence in service to the aviation industry.
We currently have Three hangars totaling approximately 35,000 square feet in which to serve our customer's needs.
Safety, Comfort, Quality and Flexibility. Our mission at Rick Aviation Flight Training is to provide our flight students with the very highest standards of safety, comfort and quality pilot education that you would expect from a professional flight school. Our flight instructors strive to provide outstanding flight training through feedback, positive reinforcement and an overall commitment to excellence in flight training school and customer service.
RICK AVIATION FLIGHT TRAINING (RAFT) is a TSA approved FAA 141 flight school conveniently situated in the heart of Central Virginia operating out of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. RAFT is approved to conduct FAA flight training courses, all the way from the basic Private Pilot to the complete Airline Transport Pilot Certificate. Our FAA programs are conducted under CFR FAR PART 61 and FAR PART 141 Regulations. We offer
Airline Skills Development Courses
FAA and DGCA Approved 141 and 61 Courses
FAA Transport Category Aircraft Type Ratings
Single and Multi-Engine Time Building
Scenic Discovery Flights
FRIENDLY EXPERIENCED STAFF
Our management staff has more than 15,000 hours of combined aviation experience from military aviation transport to worldwide heavy jet civilian route experience. With these qualities, we can assure that our day‐to‐day operation is achieved.
AIRCRAFT
Our aircraft fleet includes single engine Cessna 152s, 172P, 172 G1000s, Arrows, as well as Multi-Engine Beechcraft Duchesses. Our fleet of maintained aircraft are serviced by our own dedicated certified maintenance personnel. Our ground and flight instruction is provided by our outstanding staff of dedicated career oriented flight instructors. They can offer you detailed, professional training in all phases of your aviation education.
- We are an authorized Bendix King Service Center
- TSA Approved
- FAA 141 Approved