Expert Instruction
Learn one-on-one from a chief instructor with 27 years and 15,000+ hours in the air.
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FAA FAR Part 61 Certified · Harlingen, Texas
Unlock Your Best Self with Personalized Flight Training
Flight School serving Harlingen & the Rio Grande Valley
Transform Your Life, Unlock Your Flight Potential with Expert Guidance. Learn to fly in South Texas — from your first flying lesson to your private pilot license, commercial certificate and CFI.
Your first flight — take the controls with a certified instructor.
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Start With a Discovery Flight
The easiest first step into aviation — about 45 minutes in the air where you fly the plane with a certified flight instructor guiding you the whole way.
- About 45 minutes of flight time
- You fly — a CFI guides you
- Logbook entry included
- No experience needed, all ages welcome
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Welcome
Welcome to Valley Wings Flight School in Harlingen, Texas!
From your very first discovery flight to your Flight Instructor certificate, we guide you personally. Every student gets one-on-one instruction, thorough ground school, live aircraft training, a state-of-the-art flight simulator and personalized flight planning built around your goals.
- One-on-one personal instruction
- Comprehensive ground school
- Live aircraft training
- State-of-the-art simulator
Simulator Training
Explore Our State-of-the-Art Training Simulator and Elevate Your Experience
Practice procedures, instrument approaches and emergency scenarios on the ground — then step into the aircraft already confident. Simulator time lowers your cost per hour and accelerates your progress toward your checkride.
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Take a look at what training with us is really like.
Your Pilot Journey
See Your Path From Zero to the Airlines
An interactive roadmap of all seven stages — discovery flight, Private Pilot, Instrument, Commercial, CFI and the airlines — with flight hours, timelines, estimated costs and FAA requirements at every step.
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Your first lesson could be this week.
Spots with our chief instructor are limited each month. Claim yours now.
Why Choose Our Harlingen Flight School
Everything you need to go from first flight to certified pilot — in one place, right here in the Rio Grande Valley.
Beautiful Scenery
Train over the coastline, farmland and open skies of the Rio Grande Valley.
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Excellent Facilities
Modern classrooms, a state-of-the-art simulator and well-maintained training aircraft.
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A warm, welcoming team that knows your name and your goals from day one.
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Flight Hours Logged
27
Years of Experience
22
Years Teaching
100%
Safety Record
Why Students Choose Valley Wings
Experience, safety and one-on-one attention you can verify.
Learn from a 15,000-hour chief instructor
Mitri Garib brings 27 years of aviation experience and 22 years of teaching to every lesson.
100% safety record
Safety-first training, thorough preflight discipline and well-maintained aircraft on every flight.
Truly personalized, one-on-one instruction
No crowded classrooms — your training plan is built around your goals, budget and schedule.
Meet your instructor
Mitri Garib
Owner / Chief Flight Instructor
“It's my personal goal to ensure that each one of our flight students receives the experience they are looking for. I hold myself and my team to the highest expectations to make this an experience of a lifetime for all our students. Welcome Aboard!”
Areas We Serve
The Local Flight School for the Rio Grande Valley
Based at Harlingen Valley International Airport, Valley Wings Flight School provides flight training, ground school and pilot lessons to student pilots across the Valley and South Texas. Whether you're driving in from the coast or up the expressway, your private pilot license, commercial certificate or CFI is a short trip away.
- Harlingen, TX
- Brownsville, TX
- McAllen, TX
- San Benito, TX
- Weslaco, TX
- Los Fresnos, TX
- La Feria, TX
- Raymondville, TX
- & surrounding South Texas
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