Modern Pilot

I live and work in Ballard and this place is great. Over the last 1−½ years I have spent many hours in their sims working towards my Instrument Rating. They have seminars with guest speakers that range from NOAA Weather Experts to pilots who ferry planes To Europe to GPS experts to the latest How to fly into Canada. If you love aviation there’s something here for you. I can schedule a session in a sim during the week and get some experience which is easy verses trying to get to Paine Field in rush hour traffic to get to my plane. The owner and staff live and breath aviation. There is no down side to this place.

Nice facility, perfect location, great instructors! Needed an IFR refresher after a few years of inactivity. Met with Jelica on a Sunday and spent 5 hours at their facility including 3 hours on the C172 sim. Jelica will put you at ease.
Very positive experience. I’m a big fan of FAA approved flight training devices and highly recommend Modern Pilot’s sims. They design and build their own.
If you’re coming from out of town, the Ballard area is pretty trendy and a nice place to stay for the weekend, too.