Welcome to MAC

We've trained over 1500 students (and counting)! Our students love us, and we offer every service, from Zero to Hero, with Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, CFII, Comm multi add-on, MEI ratings offered. We can take you all the way to the airline ready. We have our own ground school, gift certificates, fun merchandise, and we even have our own (sister company) maintenance facility - so we really are a full service shop!

Our Fleet

We are a Piper school, using the Piper Arrow for Commercial & Complex training, and four well-maintained Piper Warrior II PA28-161 airplanes for most flight training.
Built as an affordable airplane offering decent performance and safe flight characteristics, the Piper Warrior taking off, flying and landing is generally easier than comparable airplanes in the category. We also fly the 150HP Cherokee, a 200HP Arrow, as well as the twin engine Seminole.

Meet the teachers

Training is conducted by our FAA approved flight instructors: CFI or CFII. Flight training programs at Meriden Aviation Center are custom tailored to the students’ timeline and availability using the Jeppesen training system. We also offer an in-person ground school, and we are also one of the only schools offering complex endorsements in addition to the normal roster of PPL, CFI and CFII instruction - and we now have multi-engine training available.

Get Flying!

Once you pass the flight test you will be issued your Private Pilot’s Certificate. This is a license to learn and continue building your experience, rent our aircraft to fly with friends and family, get your instrument rating, or even become a certified flight instructor. Whether you’re seeking a career or just a hobby, being above the clouds will even make a memorial a truly special event

Multi Engine Training

More Power - More Skills - More Opportunities.

Multi Engine Training

Take your flying to the next level with professional multi-engine training designed to build confidence, competence, and career opportunities. Meriden Aviation Center is the place to get your multi-engine flight training, we have skilled instructors, the sweetest planes, a great ground school, and over ten years as a track record. With two locations you will get to practice flying from an excellent small GA airport, and from Tweed, with a full tower and commercial as well as general aviation sharing the runway.


Advanced Skills

Master the unique handling, systems, and procedures of multi-engine aircraft.


Safety & Confidence

Learn multi-engine decision making, engine-out procedures, and real-world scenario management.


Career Advancement

Multi-engine ratings open doors to more opportunities in commercial aviation.


Experienced Instructors

Train with experienced, certified instructors who are passionate about your growth.

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Who We Are

We've been training for

Who We Are

Meriden Aviation Center is a centrally located Connecticut flight school serving, Meriden, Cheshire, Wallingford, Middlefield, Middletown area and beyond. Come to us for all your training needs, including complex endorsements.

We are more than willing to spend time with you to answer your questions, take you out to the flight line to let you look at the planes and climb into the cockpit, show you the equipment and answer all of your "what does this do" questions!

Use our Discovery Flight to see if you "mesh" with your instructor's style, and if we have a student scheduled, come watch us preflight, and spend more time when we return.

Or celebrate a birthday, anniversary, retirement at 3000 feet! We'll make your celebration even more memorable! And what a place to pop the question to that special someone!

The only way to truly tell if you want to learn to fly is to get up there and fly an airplane. Book an intro flight with Meriden Aviation Center today to get started.

What We Do

We do it all, we will get you flying!

Here's why we're a great choice for your training!
We have three key elements to our schools that guarantee excellence:

  • 1. Instructor Quality
  • 2. Our outstanding safety record
  • 3. The quantity and quality of our planes

What Our Students Say

And boy are we proud of them!

  • Mike B

    "I got my PPL in December and have already taken the wife to Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard..."

    Mike B
  • Alex D.

    "They were impressive, my passion for flying led me to the Meriden Aviation Center."

    Alex D
  • Avery T

    "The folks at Meriden are great, they made the whole experience amazing!"

    Avery T
  • Charles L

    "From the first intro flight to the final checkride, it has been a blast!"

    Charles L
  • Chris C

    "I loved my instructor, Zev, he got me over the finish line!"

    Chris C
  • David L

    "Weather and scheduling weren't standing in my way! Thanks MAC"

    David L
  • Michael S

    "I have always wanted to fly, and these folks made it possible with great planes and terrific teachers"

    Michael S
  • Brian W

    "Everything about this place was right, two locations, lots of planes, a simulator, and great teachers!"

    Brian W