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Orient Flight School
Orient Flight School teaches FAA Part 141 training at Homestead General Aviation Airport, south of Miami, with training pathways tailored to each student's goals and schedule, for pilots from the United States and abroad.
| Location | Homestead, Florida |
|---|---|
| Airport | Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport (X51) |
| FAA Part 141 certificate | OFSS018M |
| Registered aircraft | 4, median year 1980 |
| Daytime VFR | 90% of hours |
Aircraft
The FAA aircraft registry lists 4 piston, turboprop or helicopter aircraft with a valid registration under the name of Custom Air International LLC, with a Florida owner address. The most common are Piper PA-31-350 (2), Cessna 172N (1), Mooney M20K (1). The median year of manufacture is 1980, so the typical aircraft is about 46 years old.
| Model | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Piper PA-31-350 | 2 |
| Cessna 172N | 1 |
| Mooney M20K | 1 |
Aircraft registered to the school in the FAA registry. A registration shows ownership, not use, and leased aircraft will not appear.
Flying weather
Using hourly reports from Homestead Afb (about 11 miles away), 2021 to 2025, VFR conditions (cloud base above 3,000 feet and visibility above 5 miles) held for 90% of daytime hours, 7am to 7pm local time. IFR or worse conditions made up 1% of daytime hours. May was the clearest month at 94% VFR, and January the least clear at 84%. On about 307 days a year, at least 80% of daytime hours were VFR.
The airport
What Part 141 means
Part 141 lets a flight school hold an FAA certificate for its courses, which follow FAA-approved outlines and FAA inspection. Most US instruction runs under Part 61 instead, so a school without this listing is not necessarily worse.
Common questions
Is Orient Flight School an FAA Part 141 school?
Yes. FAA records list Custom Air International LLC as a Part 141 pilot school under certificate OFSS018M, with an address in Homestead, Florida. The FAA list used here was updated on 12 October 2026.
Where is Orient Flight School based?
Its address in the FAA record is 28790 SW 217th Ave Bldg 10 Suite 1, Homestead, Florida, close to Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport (X51). Confirm training locations with the school.
What aircraft does Orient Flight School fly?
The FAA registry lists 4 aircraft registered to the company, mostly Piper PA-31-350 and Cessna 172N. Ask the school which aircraft it trains in, because a registration shows ownership, not use.
What is the flying weather like near Orient Flight School?
The nearest weather station reported VFR conditions for 90% of daytime hours from 2021 to 2025.
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Sources
- Federal Aviation Administration. AVInfo Find a Facility, Part 141 pilot schools, data updated 12 October 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
- Federal Aviation Administration. Releasable Aircraft Registry database, downloaded 15 October 2026. https://registry.faa.gov/database/ReleasableAircraft.zip
- Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Routine hourly ASOS and AWOS observations, 2021 to 2025. US National Weather Service observations archived at Iowa State University. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml
- OurAirports airport and runway data, public domain. https://github.com/davidmegginson/ourairports-data
- School description summarised from the school's own website: orientflightschool.com, read 15 October 2026.