GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOL
A closer look.
US Aviation Academy’s Hudson Valley location serves Wappingers Falls and Poughkeepsie near Dutchess County Airport. The campus publishes private and instrument training, commercial single- and multi-engine qualifications, and CFI, CFII and MEI instruction. Students can compare an accelerated career route with a collegiate pathway connected to Dutchess Community College. The location page also highlights local in-house examining arrangements for eligible training. Seasonal New York weather is part of the operating environment, so a useful enrollment plan should explain how aircraft lessons, ground study and examination scheduling continue through the year. The website does not provide a verified campus-specific aircraft roster.
Hudson Valley setting
The campus page identifies the Wappingers Falls/Poughkeepsie area near Dutchess County Airport.
Advanced progression
The local course table includes commercial single- and multi-engine, CFI, CFII and MEI stages after private and instrument training.
College connection
The page describes a collegiate pathway through Dutchess Community College in addition to accelerated training.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
Discovery flight
An introductory lesson to explore the aircraft and teaching approach. Ask about flight time, who will instruct you and what the quoted price includes.
Private pilot
A private-pilot training path. Compare the aircraft used, ground-school arrangements and how lessons progress from initial skills to practical-test preparation.
Instrument rating
Training focused on instrument flying, procedures and planning. Compare aircraft and simulator use, scheduling and the preparation expected before flight lessons.
Commercial single-engine
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Commercial multi-engine
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Flight instructor
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
Instrument flight instructor
Preparation for instrument-instruction responsibilities. Confirm the required existing instructor qualification and whether simulator work is part of the course.
Multi-engine instructor
Preparation to teach in multiengine aircraft. Ask about entry qualifications, aircraft availability and the ground and flight preparation included.
Accelerated career pilot program
A planned sequence toward professional flying qualifications. Compare the included stages, entry requirements, scheduling commitment and payment milestones.
Dutchess Community College pathway
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Airline pathway participation, benefit eligibility and examining arrangements require separate qualification and course-specific confirmation.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Aircraft models: A current model list was not established from the reviewed sources. Ask which aircraft or training device your course uses.
These details come from the academy’s dedicated local page. Aircraft assignments and course availability at other campuses may differ.
The reviewed campus page does not provide a verified local aircraft-model roster. Published program duration is not a completion or employment guarantee.
Training framework & verification
Part 141: Matched to the FAA roster dated 2026-10-19. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. The workbook does not list individual course approvals or establish training quality.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school.
PART 141 SOURCE CHECK
FAA roster information.
This listing is matched to the supplied FAA Part 141 roster record. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school; the roster does not list course approvals or establish training quality.
US Aviation Academy - Wappingers Falls
Certificate U9FS750KLocation designator 39FS
Address as recorded: 263 NEW HACKENSACK ROAD #6, WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590
Use the faa.gov facility dashboard for future cross-reference. The dated record above reflects the FAA workbook used for this directory update. How we check records
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
This location gives Hudson Valley students a relatively complete published airplane progression and a named community-college connection. Those are meaningful reasons to compare it with a school requiring relocation for advanced stages. The main questions concern execution: winter scheduling, actual access to multi-engine and instructor courses, and the division of college and flight costs. Ask for course-specific examining details and a realistic local schedule rather than relying on a national accelerated-program timeline.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
Readable Google comments reproduced on an independent directory specifically identify the KPOU/Wappingers Falls base. Writers praise supportive instructors and a helpful study environment; one reports earning a private certificate in two months. Another describes an informative discovery flight. Most visible certificate-training accounts date to 2023, so their individual timelines are historical experiences rather than a current completion promise. The small displayed selection cannot establish current instructor availability, total cost or the experience of the whole student body.
What reviewers appreciated
- Reviewers describe supportive instructors and help reaching private-pilot goals. [1]
How to read this evidence
Displayed comments are historical selections of Google reviews; the mirror has inconsistent aggregate counts, so no score or count is reproduced.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with two recent students who trained at the Wappingers Falls location for my intended certificate?
- What do recent students report about lesson frequency, instructor continuity and actual completion costs?
Read the review sources
- US Aviation Academy — Wappingers Falls Google review excerpts Third-party source
- US Aviation Academy — Dutchess reviews Third-party source
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for US Aviation Academy - Wappingers Falls.
- What is the exact flight-operations meeting point at the Dutchess County Airport location?
- How are winter weather interruptions handled in the local training schedule?
- Which courses and fees are included in the Dutchess Community College pathway?
- Are multi-engine, CFII and MEI instructors and aircraft available for my expected progression dates?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- Kansas City Flight School | Pilot Training in New Century, KS | US Aviation Academy
- US Aviation Academy - Wappingers Falls — hudson valley setting
- Conroe, TX Flight School | Houston Pilot Training | US Aviation Academy
- Fort Worth Flight School | Pilot Training & Discovery Flights | US Aviation Academy
- School website supplied in source recordsSupplied website; not independently rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
U9FS750K
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx