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FAA Part 141OHFAA data updated: 24 Aug 2026

Higher Ground Helicopters (HGH)FAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Miamisburg, Ohio

Higher Ground Helicopters (HGH) is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 10570 Springboro Pike in Miamisburg, Ohio 45342, under air agency certificate HGHS008M with location designator HGHS. The certificate holder's legal name is Higher Ground Helicopters of Cincinnati LLC; the FAA record carries the trading name Higher Ground Helicopters (HGH). The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Dayton/Wright Brothers (KMGY) at Dayton, a non-towered field at 957 ft elevation, 0.5 mile 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. With 5 public-use airports inside 10 miles, this is a dense training area where cross-country and pattern work at other fields is a short hop.

Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Higher Ground Helicopters in Miamisburg, OH at under 0.1 miles, followed by V1 Analytical Solutions in Miamisburg at 0.1 miles. Ohio has 18 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #11 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Miamisburg (4), Batavia (2) and Columbus (2).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (513) 217-6700, and an agency email, chad@hghelicopters.com; it carries no website, so the contact details above are the only ones the FAA publishes 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.

FAA record: Higher Ground Helicopters (HGH)

FAA designator
HGHS
Air agency certificate
HGHS008M
Locations on certificate
1 FAA-listed location
City / state
Miamisburg, Ohio
Listed address
10570 Springboro Pike, Miamisburg, OH 45342Google MapsApple Maps
Metro area
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
Nearest public airport
KMGY Dayton/Wright Brothers, Dayton
Distance to airport
0.5 mi (0.7 km)
Public airports in 10 mi
5
Agency phone (FAA)
(513) 217-6700
Agency email (FAA)
chad@hghelicopters.com
Part 141 peers in 100 mi
5, nearest under 0.1 mi
Ohio total
18 FAA-listed locations (#11 of 51 states)
FAA data updated
24 Aug 2026

Registry fields as reported by the FAA on 24 Aug 2026. Airport and peer distances computed from the geocoded address (Census rooftop match). Individuals named in the FAA record (liaison, accountable manager) are not published.

Sectional plate · MiamisburgHigher Ground Helicopters (HGH) and its nearest Part 141 schools
This schoolListed addressZIP centroidNearest field
Outline map of Ohio marking Higher Ground Helicopters (HGH) in Miamisburg and its 5 nearest Part 141 schoolsHigher Ground HelicoptersV1 Analytical SolutionsFirst Flight AviationDayton Aviation Services LLCSinclair Community CollegeHigher Ground Helicopters (HGH)

Higher Ground Helicopters (HGH) is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KMGY as the amber circle.
Chart tiles: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files (public domain). School positions: US Census geocoder; airfields: FAA NASR.

Nearest other Part 141 schools

SchoolCity / stateDistanceDesignator
Higher Ground HelicoptersMiamisburg, OHunder 0.1 mi5HGS
V1 Analytical SolutionsMiamisburg, OH0.1 miV14S
First Flight AviationMiamisburg, OH0.1 miCWBS
Dayton Aviation Services LLCMoraine, OH6.1 miDAYS
Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH11 mi75CS

Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Ohio schools on the Ohio page or the national Part 141 directory.

What flight training costs in Ohio

PPL all-in$11,500 to $16,500Ohio named-school pricing
Cessna 172 wet$170 to $210/hrPer-hour wet rate band
CFI hourly$55 to $85/hrIndependent and Part 141 staff
VFR days / year220 to 250NOAA climate normals

State-level ranges from the Ohio flight school cost page; this school's own pricing is not in the FAA record. For the Part 141 versus Part 61 cost mechanics see Part 141 vs Part 61, and for the GI Bill's PPL gap see financing options.

Registry provenanceFAA-certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school, as listed in the FAA AV-Info "Find a Facility" dataset, data updated 24 Aug 2026 (US government work, public domain). Status is shown as reported by the FAA on that date and is not asserted beyond it: certificates can be surrendered, suspended or amended at any time. Nearest-airport data from FAA NASR (effective 6 August 2026); coordinates from the US Census geocoder. This page is a registry listing, not a review or an endorsement, and flightschoolcost.com has no relationship with the school. To correct or remove this listing email questions@flightschoolcost.com.

Primary sources

  1. AV-Info Find a Facility: 14 CFR Part 141 Pilot Schools. Federal Aviation Administration, data updated 24 Aug 2026, captured 28 August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
  2. Part 141 pilot schools (regulatory overview). Federal Aviation Administration, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airline_certification/pilotschools
  3. NASR 28-day subscription, airport data (APT_BASE), effective 6 August 2026. FAA Aeronautical Information Services, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/
  4. Census Geocoder (batch, Public_AR_Current benchmark). US Census Bureau, run 28 August 2026. https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

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