Aircraft & Advanced Aviation Training Devices
The College owns and operates 21 aircraft. The fleet consists of 19 Piper PA28 training aircraft (12 Warrior III's, 3 Piper Arrows,4 Piper Archers), 1 Cessna 172 spin demonstrator, and 1 multi-engine Piper Seminole for advanced training.
Single-Engine Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161 Warrior
The Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III is our school's flight training workhorse. There is no finer trainer built today. The warrior features extremely docile stall characteristics and other outstanding handling qualities that make it a joy to fly for our students and instructors. The student will become quite familiar with these aircraft as they are used throughout their flight training.
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 hp @ 2700 RPM
- Propeller: Sensenich 74DM6-0-60, fixed pitch
- Fuel Capacity: 48 Gallons
- Max Takeoff Weight: 2440 lbs
- Standard Empty Weight: 1336 lbs
Piper PA28-181
The Archer is an agile and nimble aircraft; what it lacks in performance it makes up for its handling characteristics. The Aviation Center uses this aircraft in its Advanced Flying course including the Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor courses. The Archer introduces the student to a complex aircraft. In the commercial pilot course, the student will also have a chance to fly this aircraft in an instrument environment giving the student experience with higher approach speeds and more complex systems. The Archer is a perfect combination of durability, reliability, comfort and technology-the Archer TX is the ideal training platform. Students and instructors will love the one-of a-kind 180 HP Archer with the Garmin G1000NXi cockpit.
- Engine: Lycoming-IO-360-B4A, Flat-Rated Horsepower at 180 hp
- Propeller: Sensenich 2 Blade Fixed Pitch
- Fuel Capacity: Usable 48 US gal/182 L
- Max Takeoff Weight: 2550lb
- Standard Empty Weight: 1658 lbs
Multi-Engine Aircraft
Piper PA44-180 Seminole
For our Multi-Engine program, the school operates a PA44-180 Seminole. Transition to this aircraft from the Arrow and Warriors is almost seamless. The flight characteristics of the Seminole are very similar to the Arrow. It has state of the art avionics, including autopilot, flight director and GPS navigation capability. With this aircraft, you will practice simulated engine failures, as well as single-engine approaches and landings.
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 & LO-360, 180 hp @ 2700 RPM
- Propeller: Hartzell HC-C2YK, constant speed
- Fuel Capacity: 108 Gallons
- Max Takeoff Weight: 3800 lbs
- Standard Empty Weight: 2640 lbs
Advance Aviation Training Devices
Redbird MCX
Redbird MCX
Aviation department
aviation.department@farmingdale.edu
Lupton Hall, Room 104
934-420-2308
Aviation Center
885 Broadhollow Rd
934-420-2036
Ramon Gonzalez
Chair
Linda Webel
Administrative Assistant 1
Michael Hughes
Aviation Center Director
Lynette Tiger
Assistant Director for Administration