Learn to Fly in
Arlington washington
FAA-certified flight training in one of the most spectacular flying regions on earth.
Discovery flights, private pilot licenses, instrument ratings, and advanced courses, all from Arlington Municipal Airport.
Your path to becoming a pilot starts here
It’s never too late to earn your wings. Whether you’re ready to take flight for the first time, working toward a private pilot license, adding an instrument rating to your certificate, or simply curious what it feels like to have your hands on the controls, Emerald Air Flight School is built for you.
Based at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), we offer personalized flight training across the Puget Sound region. Training is structured, focused, and shaped around your goals and schedule, not a one-size-fits-all syllabus.
Why Students Choose Emerald Air
01. One Instructor. Total Consistency
You work with the same CFI from your first lesson through your checkride. No reassignments, no starting over, no conflicting advice. Just steady progress with someone who knows exactly where you are in your training.
02. The Best Flying Terrain in the Country
Arlington Municipal Airport sits at the edge of the Cascades, the San Juan Islands, and Puget Sound. Your flight training doesn’t happen over a flat field, it happens in airspace most pilots dream about flying.
03. An Instructor Who Has Actually Gone Places
Your CFI has flown across twelve states, including a solo cross-country from Atlanta to Seattle. The real-world judgment from that kind of flying is built directly into every student’s curriculum.
04. A Clear Plan, Every Step of the Way
Learning to fly comes with challenges and every student progresses at their own pace. My goal is to provide clear guidance, structured training, and honest feedback so you always know where you stand and what to focus on next.
Start Your Aviation Journey with a Discovery Flight
Curious about learning to fly? A Discovery Flight is the perfect first step.
Take the controls of a real airplane alongside a Certified Flight Instructor and experience what it’s like to fly over the Pacific Northwest in a classic Cessna 172.
No experience is required.
1-hour hands-on flight experience
30-minute preflight briefing
Real flight time logged toward future training
Choose your path in aviation
The most accessible entry into aviation.
Lower hour requirements, no FAA medical needed, and newly expanded aircraft privileges under the MOSAIC rule.
The foundation of personal aviation.
Fly for travel, for adventure, for the sheer freedom of it, and use it as your launchpad toward advanced ratings.
Fly in clouds and low visibility.
Fewer cancellations, longer range, and a significantly stronger pilot on the other side of it.
Turn flying into a career.
The certificate that opens the door to charter, instruction, corporate aviation, and the airlines.
Stay current and proficient.
Biennial flight reviews, instrument proficiency checks, and other endorsements.
Flight Training for
- Complete beginners
- Career changers
- Recreational pilots
- Busy professionals
- Teens starting aviation
- Returning pilots
Fly Beyond the Ordinary
Get exclusive flight updates, training opportunities, and life in the skies above the Pacific Northwest.
Ready to take the controls?
The Pacific Northwest is waiting.
Whether you want to book a discovery flight this weekend or start planning your path to a private pilot license, the best next step is a conversation.