Skyline Soaring Club
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About
Come soar with us over the beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley. Skyline Soaring Club at the Front Royal - Warren County Airport (FRR) near Front Royal, Virginia. Located about 50 miles west of Dulles International Airport and about 70 miles west of downtown Washington, DC, we are situated conveniently to residents and visitors to the nation's capital. Front Royal marks the northern end of the famous Skyline Drive, a splendid scenic route that runs south down the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Several of the Shenandoah Valley's famous limestone caverns are nearby, including Skyline Caverns just a few miles south of the airport. There are many other tourist attractions in the area, including dozens of Civil War battlefields - the town of Winchester, 17 miles north, changed hands more than a dozen times! Located between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the northern tip of the Massanutten Ridge on the west, we have excellent soaring conditions - thermal, ridge, and wave; it's not unusual for a soaring pilot to experience all three in a single flight!
Instruction Rates
Frequently Asked Questions
Skyline Soaring Club has rental rates on file. to see full pricing and a cost estimate for your Private Pilot Certificate.
No, Skyline Soaring Club operates under Part 61. Training is self-paced: you and your instructor set the curriculum rather than following a pre-approved syllabus. The FAA minimum for a Private Pilot Certificate under Part 61 is 40 flight hours, though most students need 60 to 70.
No, Skyline Soaring Club does not have a Designated Pilot Examiner on staff. When you're ready for your checkride, you'll need to book with an independent DPE. Ask the school if they can point you to one nearby.
Skyline Soaring Club's training fleet includes the Schleicher ASK-21, Schempp-Hirth Discus CS (Discus CS), PZL PW-5, Piper PA-25 (Pawnee), and Aviat A-1 (Husky). Having multiple types in the fleet keeps your training on track if one plane is down for maintenance. Ask the school about current availability and any additional charges per aircraft.
No flight simulators are listed for Skyline Soaring Club. Some schools have basic Aviation Training Devices that may not be in our database. Ask them directly.
No, Skyline Soaring Club does not charge a fuel surcharge. The published rental rates are your actual hourly cost.