Independent Helicopters LLCFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in New Windsor, New York

Independent Helicopters LLC is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 758 Aviation Avenue in New Windsor, New York 12553, under air agency certificate 4IHS969L with location designator 4I1S. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the New Windsor site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is New York Stewart International (KSWF) at New York, a towered field at 491 ft elevation, 3.5 miles from the school's listed address. The listed address is 3.5 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. The Census geocoder could not match the FAA street address to a rooftop, so this distance is measured from the 12553 ZIP-code centroid and is approximate. It is the only public-use airport within 10 miles of the address.

Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Take Flight Aviation, LLC in Montgomery, NY at 10 miles, followed by US Aviation Group LLC in Wappingers Falls at 15 miles. New York has 21 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #9 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Farmingdale (3), Ronkonkoma (2) and Ballston Spa (1).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (845) 549-3755, but no agency email or website for this location. Certification under Part 141 means the FAA has approved the school's training course outlines, facilities and chief-instructor arrangements and inspects them; it is not a quality ranking, and it does not by itself mean the school is VA-approved for GI Bill funding or accredited for federal student aid.