We are very proud to announce that Fred Hartman has accepted the position of Chief Flight Instructor for Century Air. Fred has been working as a part-time flight instructor with Century Air for the past four years, while he was also working as a full-time teacher in Hillsdale public school. He recently retired the public school after 32 years, and is now continuing his teaching career full-time in aviation. Fred began taking flight lessons many years ago, achieving his private certificate in 1979. After nearly twenty years, he decided that aviation would be his next career so he began instrument [...]

Anna Varvarkina arrived from Russia on July 4th in hopes of obtaining her private pilot certificate in only 7 weeks. While that was a very challenging goal in itself, she also needed to find a place to live, and a form of transportation on very limited funds. Anna quickly found a room for rent (7 miles from Caldwell Airport) and borrowed a bicycle to peddle her way to school every day. She worked extremely hard to achieve her goal, and passed her private pilot checkride on August 27th - the day before Hurricane Irene completely flooded New Jersey and shut [...]

Students can now learn the G1000 systems in the simulator and transition to the aircraft with complete confidence to operate the modern TAA equipment. There are only 65 of these “real” G1000 simulators in the world. The simulator is equipped with the GFC-700 autopilot and flight director, and offers a world-wide data base of airports, airline quality visuals and all weather (and flight) scenarios. This modern equipment offers a level of professionalism rarely found in general aviation and is utilized for both IFR and VFR training. During the months of Feb-March, we are offering free demonstrations to all pilots interested [...]

At Century Air, we are watching the progress of all our valued customers as they advance through the private pilot program. Although most students learn to fly in the Cessna 172, Robert has chosen to complete all his training in the Cirrus SR-20, which he is considering purchasing in the future. The Cirrus is a Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) providing highly advanced instrumentation and capabilities – but the stick and rudder skills are still paramount to becoming a proficient pilot! Congratulations, Robert!

We are proud to announce that Christopher Machado was awarded 1st Place in the nation for his essay on How to Finance a Career in Aviation. Christopher is currently a student pilot at Century Air, and is expected to graduate the Private Pilot program within the next month. He began training in October 2009 and accomplished his first solo in January 2010, when he was just 16 years old. Christopher plans on using the $3000 prize money towards gaining his instrument rating at Century Air over the next year. After that he will be continuing his education in the career [...]

We proudly announce that Captain Richard A. Greene, President and Owner of Century Air, is the recipient of the Flight Instructor of the Year Award from the Teterboro FSDO of the FAA. The award, which is given in recognition of Captain Greene’s 50 years of dedication to flight training and his efforts to promote the FAA Safety Team’s Mission, was presented by Mr. George Bennett, Manager of the FAA, during the FAA Safety Team Seminar on March 23, 2010. Congratulations, Captain Greene!