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

Independent Helicopters LLC is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 405 Greenfield Avenue in Ballston Spa, New York 12020, under air agency certificate 4IHS969L with location designator 4IHS. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Ballston Spa site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Saratoga County (5B2) at Saratoga Springs, a non-towered field at 434 ft elevation, 0.4 miles from the school's listed address. The listed address is on or beside the airfield, which is the usual arrangement for a Part 141 operation flying from its own ramp. 2 public-use airports sit within 10 miles of the address.

Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Five Star Flight Inc in Glenville, NY at 13 miles, followed by Richmor Aviation Inc in Scotia at 14 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 no agency phone, email or website for this location, so contact details have to come from the school directly. 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.