Why Attend SFS

Why attend SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE (SFS)?

Find your personal pathway to becoming a professional pilot. With our modern facility, well-maintained fleet, and team of professional flight instructors, you can take your dreams to new heights.

Why Train with Snohomish Flying Service?

● History
Snohomish Flying Service was incorporated in 1950 and has been training pilots from all over the world for 75 years, continuously and under the same ownership. SFS is service oriented and professional, with safety as the number one priority.  The SFS success story can be attributed to the priority and emphasis the school places on the personalized and disciplined training offered to each student that enrolls at Snohomish Flying Service

● Credentialed, Experienced Flight Instructors
To ensure SFS Students receive the very best education possible, SFS flight instructors are carefully interviewed and qualified, prior to hire, to confirm that each instructor hired holds the certifications, credentials, and experience necessary to provide the highest quality of professional instruction. SFS expects the highest standards of excellence from each instructor and their success is ultimately measured by your success as a pilot.

● FAA Approval
The Flight Training Courses taught at SFS are FAR Part 141 approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). SFS teaches under both FAR Part 141 and FAR Part 61 and SFS is an authorized Cessna Pilot Center in good standing with Textron and Cessna Aircraft Company. Safety is our number one priority, and students can be assured by team management that our training facilities, curriculum, chief flight instructors and assistants, aircraft and flight training devices are regularly inspected and approved by the FAA and that all flight instructors undergo rigorous standardization. Students enrolled in training can trust Snohomish Flying Service to provide quality training in a safety conscious environment.

● Diverse Flight Experience
Snohomish Flying Service offers various FAA approved courses ranging from Private Pilot and Instrument to Commercial, Multi-Engine, Multi-Engine Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor, and Instrument Flight Instructor. All courses are structured to provide student exposure to diverse types of aircraft and additional offerings along with experience in the Analog and/or G1000 flight training devices and aircraft and interactive web-based instruction.

● Well-Maintained Airport & Facilities
The Snohomish Flying Service flight training facility is located on Harvey Field in Snohomish County. Harvey Field is a non-towered airport and maintains and monitors 123.0 Unicom traffic advisory. Harvey Field is six (6) minutes away from Paine Field which has an operating FAA air traffic control tower. This unique arrangement offers the student early on in their training the opportunity to become familiar and comfortable with operations in both the non-towered airport environment as well as the tower-controlled environment.

● Well-Maintained Aircraft Fleet
SFS has a fleet of aircraft maintained to the highest industry standards in the training facility’s on-site maintenance shop by the school’s FAA-certified mechanics. We take pride in our aircraft and the quality of training, and the safety of our students and staff is our number one priority. To learn more about our fleet, please click here.

We invite you to start your pilot pathway at Snohomish Flying Service today by completing the Contact Form here, or calling us directly at 360-568-1541 extension 3. Or explore our programs and ratings