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Founded in 1946, Mid Island Air Service has been providing flight instruction, training, aircraft rentals, sales and maintenance to serve the needs of all Long Island aviators.

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Posted on October 24, 2012 by Mid Island Air Service

Aero Camp

Basic Aero Camp for students in grades 6-8, July 8-12, $499

Advanced for 9-12th grades, July 22-26, $699

Camp times are Mon-Fri  9:00am-3:00pm.  Includes tower tour, flight, simulator time and classroom training.

Redbird Simulator Special

Fly our Redbird Sim at ISP or HWV for only $50/hr – regularly $80

Prepay and Save! Buy 10 hours for $400

Shoot approaches, practice cross wind landings…you control the wind!

Congratulations!

 Jesse Russell and Chris Watts earned their Private Certificates. Jonathan Curley passed his IFR/Commercial/Multi check ride.  Nice job to all…fly safely

 MIAS partners with PALS

Fly a mission for Patient AirLift Services and get reimbursed for fuel.

Based at Farmingdale, PALS is the first patient service to offer fuel reimbursement to qualified pilots.

If you meet the flight requirements AND take the PALS training course, you may be eligible for reimbursement.

Mike has already certified over two dozen pilots.- see www.palservices.org for information on their reimbursement policies.

Training now available in a webinar format: 

Initial Classes: Tuesday, 6-8:30pm, May 21, Aug 20, Nov 19

Recurrent Classes:  Tuesday, 6-7:15, Jun 18, Sep 17, Dec 17

Contact mike@midislandair.com to start getting reimbursed for your flights!

 

IMPORTANT: PILOT SHORTAGE IS A REAL PROBLEM!!!

A blue-chip organization of industry groups and businesses has collectively asked that the Government Accountability Office be directed to study what many regard as a serious looming pilot shortage. The group says a confluence of factors appears to be lining up that will make pilots in short supply.

A retirement bubble, which encompasses those who extended their careers thanks to a 2007 law that pushed the airline pilot retirement age to 65, has now run its course and retirement rates are expected to accelerate. At the same time, student pilot starts are dropping, the military is cutting back on the number of pilots it trains and a new law has mandated that the FAA require all Part 121 pilots to have an air transport pilot (ATP) certificate.

Now is the time to learn to fly. If we don’t encourage new student starts NOW, we are going to have serious shortages in the years to come..

 

 

May 21, 2013

The Mid Island family's main concern is to insure the safety and confidence of our students and pilots. We provide flight training from the Private Pilot through the Airline Transport Pilot.  We offer ground school courses to complement our flight instruction on LI. Once a year, our renters fly with our CFI’s for their Annual Flight Review where they can practice IFR approaches, gain Class B experience, plan a night cross country or work on any flight area of their choice. All renters fly under their own Personal Limitations Checklist which they can amend as their flight experience level increases. 

Our NATA Safety 1st Linemen offer top notch aircraft detailing and fueling services.  Mid Island's aircraft maintenance shop maintains our school fleet to FAA standards as well as providing retail services which range from basic oil changes to engine installations.  We provide 100 hr, annual and aircraft pre-buy inspections as well as stock and sell a huge variety of Cessna and after market aircraft parts. 

On the second Saturday of each month, our students and renters meet at ISP to participate in our free seminars where varied guest speakers discuss an array of interesting aviation topics.

ISP
   631-588-5400   HWV 631 281-5400

 

Sport Flying News

My Trip to Oshkosh - 2009. By Louis Mancuso >>

Flying to Oshkosh is like a religious pilgrimage for me – a trip I feel compelled to make each year to renew my spirit at the altar of general aviation. I have flown to Oshkosh about 15 times. Usually, I fly my 1975 Piper Turbo Seneca II with its two new Continental engines, but this time I was asked by Tecnam to bring my 2009 LSA Eaglet to Oshkosh to display it in the Light Sport Aircraft mall at Whitman field.

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Mid Island Flight School News

Alien Flight Training:

Mid Island Flight School has been approved for the training of foreign students. We have provided flight training for all ratings to students from many different countries around the world. If a student is not a U.S. citizen, there are certain steps which must be followed to insure that the proper government training authority is obtained prior to beginning flight training.

A foreign student must enter the U.S. with the proper immigration Visa; for flight training purposes, this would be an M1 Visa. You first must apply to study at a USCIS-approved school in the United States. Mid Island Flight School is a USCIS- approved school and can assist you with this Visa application by providing the necessary I-20M form which you will then present  to the US Embassy or Consulate in your country.  You should take the USCIS Form I-20 to the nearest U.S. consulate to obtain a student visa. You must also prove to the consulate that you have the financial resources required for your education and stay in the United States.   The Embassy or Consulate will be the governing body to issue the M1 Visa for travel and study in the U.S. 

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What is the Alien Flight Student Program (AFSP)?

The mission of the Alien Flight Student Program (AFSP) is to ensure that foreign students seeking training at flight schools regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) do not pose a threat to aviation or national security. Responsibility for conduction security threat assessments for foreign flight training has been transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.

More Frequently Asked Questions About Alien Flight Student Program >>

   

Sport Cruiser Sales in USA - Light Sport Aviation

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About Sport Cruiser:

Two brand new Light Sport Aviation Sport Cruisers arrived today at Brookhaven Airport in Shirley, Long Island, New York for Sport flying USA/Mid Island Air Service. They were built in the Czech Republic, test flown and then put in a container and sent to the United States. They arrived in perfect condition without a scratch. Slovia capital is now running the Sport Cruiser factory and doing a great job. Let's face it they still have the same talented Czech work force that has been building great airplanes for over 50 years, so it should be no surprise the Sport Cruiser is such a fine aircraft.

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Sport Cruiser Features:

  • The Sport Cruiser is all aluminum. Mechanics all over the country are familiar working with aluminum and I feel it is the better choice when deciding on an LSA.
  • The Sport Cruiser comes with a carburetor heat box as standard.
  • The Sport Cruiser has classy pre-engineered metal plates that install on the front oil cooler for winter operations.
  • The Sport Cruiser comes with American “AN” standard hardware for easy maintenance wherever you land. All other European made Light Sport Aviation use metric hardware.
  • The Sport Cruiser has American made MATCO disc brakes and Goodyear tires and tubes.
    All the Sport Cruiser tires are Goodyear 500-5.
  • The Sport Cruiser has full size tie down rings that accept up to ¾ inch rope.
  • The Sport Cruiser has a large metal fuel vent located under the wing.
  • The Sport Cruiser has fiberglass gear legs which are more forgiving when a landing is not perfectly straight. The fiberglass is easily repaired if damaged.

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