Norby Aviation, LLC

Norby Aviation is a flight school at Southbridge Municipal Airport (3B0) in Southbridge, Massachusetts, offering personalized professional flight instruction. Programs cover sport pilot, private pilot, and instrument rating training, plus spin awareness courses, flight reviews, and Cirrus transition training. The fleet includes a Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee, and Cirrus SR20, with an FAA-approved simulator for instrument training.

PPL from
$80
Fleet
4aircraft
VFR days
~215/yr

Programs & Services

Training

Private Pilot

Private pilot certificate program from zero experience through checkride, including ground school and flight training.

Sport Pilot

Light sport aircraft training program for flying LSA aircraft under sport pilot privileges with a streamlined path to the skies.

Instrument Rating

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

Ground School

FAA knowledge test preparation covering aerodynamics, weather, navigation, regulations, and aircraft systems.

Flight Review

Biennial flight review including a ground session on regulations and aeronautical knowledge plus a flight portion with maneuvers.

IPC

Instrument proficiency check to regain IFR currency, covering approaches, holds, intercepting and tracking courses.

Transition Training

Aircraft-specific checkout and transition training for pilots moving to a new make, model, or avionics suite.

Simulator Training

Flight simulation training using FAA-approved devices (AATD, BATD, FTD, or full-motion simulators) for instrument practice, procedure training, and scenario-based exercises.

Endorsements

Spin Training

Spin entry recognition, developed spin characteristics, and recovery techniques with emphasis on awareness and prevention.

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 Jul 2026
Piper PA28-140 rental
$170/hr
Cessna 172 rental
$190/hr
Cessna 150 rental
$160/hr
Cirrus SR20-G1 rental
$270/hr
Flight or ground instruction
$80/hr
Senior instructor or IFR instruction
$100/hr
Instruction in customer aircraft
$100/hr

Fleet

C

150

Cessna

Cessna 150

C

172 Skyhawk

Cessna

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

P

PA28-140 Cherokee

Piper

Piper PA28-140 Cherokee

C

SR20-G1

Cirrus

Cirrus SR20-G1

Nearby in MA

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