flyADVANCED Wings: Flight School in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

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Location: Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
School Type: Local flight school
Training Focus: Pilot training
Home Airport: Wings Field (KLOM)
Google Rating: 4.7 (69 reviews)

Call (215) 646-0400 Get Directions Visit Website

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Hours

Monday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM

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What Students and Pilots Say

★★★★★ 7 years ago

Professional, experienced, and friendly staff are always happy to help at flyADVANCED. From flight training, aircraft management and maintenance to charter and FBO services-this place has it all! The Blue Bell location supports flight training in multiple, newer models of Cessna and Cirrus aircraft as well as two simulators. The BATD Redbird SIM is super nice and modern, the visuals are downright stunning-this isn't…
Julia Sheffield via Google

★★★★★ 11 months ago

FlyADVANCED offers aviation enthusiasts opportunities to take to the sky! Whether one wishes to be whisked away to Wilmington, or learn to fly on one's own and earn their pilot"s license, FlyADVANCED at Wings Field, KLOM, can take you there!
William Gross via Google

★★★★★ 3 years ago

First flight of many, Solomon was a great instructor. Looking forward ro continuing my training
Dom T via Google

★★★★★ 5 years ago

Thanks to Brooke and team for such an accommodating stay for my aircraft during the holiday season. The team was able to help with a last minute hangar request, and even pulled it out a few times for some family flights. Really appreciate the team at FlyAdvanced, will definitely be back!
Adam Roberts via Google

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Planning Your Training Here

Planning training at a local school like flyADVANCED Wings trades the academy's speed for flexibility and often meaningfully lower total cost. The pay-as-you-fly model keeps your money in your control, and training two to three lessons weekly around work is the proven rhythm, enough frequency to retain skills without the academy's all-in schedule. The variable to manage is momentum: local-school students who succeed book standing lesson slots, fly year-round, and treat ground study as homework rather than something that happens at the airport. Ask about aircraft scheduling depth, instructor availability on your target days, and examiner wait times in Blue Bell, the three friction points that stretch part-time timelines.

What Flying in Pennsylvania Teaches You

Pennsylvania's ridge-and-valley terrain wrote the textbook on mechanical turbulence: parallel Appalachian ridges that bend the wind into rotors and waves every gusty day. Students learn terrain-aware planning between Philadelphia's and Pittsburgh's Class B anchors, with weather that rotates through everything the mid-Atlantic owns.

How to Evaluate flyADVANCED Wings on Your Tour

Every school on this directory gets the same advice from us, because the fundamentals don't move. Walk the ramp and count how many aircraft are down for maintenance. Ask how many lessons a week they can actually schedule you, and how far out the booking calendar runs. Ask for first-attempt checkride pass rates and how long students wait for an examiner. And keep your money in your control: pay as you fly, or in small blocks with clear refund terms.

Then weigh the location itself. Training in Blue Bell means building your early hours in Pennsylvania weather and airspace, and both become part of your airmanship. Our school-selection guide covers the full vetting checklist, and the financing page maps scholarships and loans that apply at schools like this one.

Common Questions About Training at flyADVANCED Wings

How long would my training take here?

Part-time students flying two to three lessons weekly typically earn a private certificate in six to twelve months and a commercial certificate in two to three years, with pace set by your calendar and the weather. Consistency decides everything: standing lesson slots beat sporadic bursts by months.

What will it cost, and can I get help paying?

Get flyADVANCED Wings's current rates directly; published numbers age fast in this industry. Nationally, plan on $80,000 to $120,000 from zero time to commercial certificates before instructing pay starts offsetting costs. Our financing guide maps the loans, scholarships, and airline cadet programs that apply here, and several scholarship cycles go undersubscribed every single year.

How should I arrange a visit?

Call ahead and ask for a tour on a normal training day, not a quiet one. Use the directions button above to plan the drive to Blue Bell, arrive early enough to watch ramp operations, and bring the vetting checklist from this page. A school proud of its operation will show you everything; hesitation is itself an answer.

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