Brett Aviation

Brett Aviation is Baltimore's Premier FAA Certified 141 Flight School. Every year, since 1978, Brett Aviation has been training hundreds people into licensed pilots.

PPL from
$5
Fleet
8aircraft
VFR days
~240/yr
Est.
1978

Programs & Services

Training

Instrument Rating

IFR training covering precision and non-precision approaches, holds, cross-country flight planning, and partial-panel work.

CFI

Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training covering fundamentals of instruction, lesson planning, and flight teaching techniques for single-engine aircraft.

Multi-Engine Rating

Multi-engine add-on rating with training in engine-out procedures, Vmc demonstrations, and systems management.

Rental

Aircraft Rental

Rent aircraft for solo flights after completing a checkout with one of our instructors. Wet and dry rates available.

Career Pathway

The path to the airlines — highlighted steps are available here

PPL
IR
CPL
CFI
CFII
ME
MEI
ATP
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Pilot
Flight Instructor
Instrument Instructor
Multi-Engine
Multi-Engine Instructor
Airline Transport Pilot

Pricing

as of Feb 2026
Discovery Flight
$129
Aircraft rental discount
$5%
Aircraft rental discount
$6%
Aircraft rental discount
$7%

Fleet

1

172M

172M

1

172S

172S

1

172S

172S

1

172S

172S

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Team

11 members
HF
Helen Frado
President · Owner of Brett Aviation, and has managed the flight school for over 38 years. She is proud to run Baltimore's Premier 141 flight school and has helped thousands of students get their license.
JH
James Hardwick
Director of Operations · James is the Director of Operations and also runs Brett's day to day operations.
CF
Chelsea Fluck
Aircraft Dispatcher · Chelsea is our flight school dispatcher, CATS Proctor, VA SCO and Office Manager.
MJ
Madison Jackson
Aircraft Dispatcher
JM
Joe Mancini
Maintenance
RS
Rob Siebenmann
CFI CFII
DS
Dan Sullivan
CFI CFII · Dan caught the aviation bug at the ripe age of 8 in the cockpit of a KLM Boeing 767, over the Sahara Desert. Years later he completed his private pilot training at Potomac Airfield, the closest Genera
IB
Ian Bollinger
CFI · Ian's love for aviation began at a young age when flying along with his father, a licensed Airline Transport Pilot. Inspired by the presence of aviation within his family, he began his flight training
JS
Joe Stinchcomb
CFI CFII MEI · Joseph Stinchcomb was born and raised in the state of Maryland where he developed a passion for flying at an early age. He joined the U.S. Navy in August 2000 where he served on two submarines, worked
WC
Walter Coats
CFI CFII MEI · Walt started flying after receiving an introductory flight as a gift. After a few more lessons, he became hooked and now he has over 6, 000 hours
MA
Michael Aberg
CFI MEI

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