Regal Air KPAE

24reviews

24 reviews

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Full Service FBO since 1985. with the best selection in the NW.

Cessna & Lycoming Service Center.

Operating Hours:
Mon.-Fri.--8am-Dark (8pm max)
Sat. & Sun--8am-Dark (6pm max)

Regal Air on Facebook

-Simulator
-Vending and Snacks
-WiFi
-Online Weather
-Flight Planning, Conference Room
-Full Kitchen Facility.

CFI Rate: $76.00/hr
CFI Ground Rate: $76.00/hr
Aircraft Rental Sales Tax: 10.30%
Misc. Items Sales Tax: 10.30%

KPAE

Operator Procedures

Fueling Aircraft

All aircraft are pre-fueled by our Line technicians

Access to Aircraft

During business hours: All aircraft are dispatched at the front desk.

After business hours: Service not available at this time.

Returning the Aircraft

During business hours: Aircraft are checked in at the front desk.

After business hours: Secure the aircraft in the tie down and drop the book and keys in flight planning room. Key-coded access.

Getting Reimbursed if You Buy Fuel Elsewhere

Necessary fuel purchased away from Regal Air is credited at the time of check-in at a pre-determined rate/gallon. Rates vary per market pricing. Turn in receipt at check-in.

Mechanical Problems at Another Airport

Contact maintenance personnel at 800-337-0345 before any repairs commence.

Securing Aircraft

All aircraft have an assigned and marked tie down spaces.

What fuel load to expect and how to change it

Most aircraft are full of fuel. See specific aircraft for exceptions. If a different fuel load is needed, if possible, please notify the front desk at least 24 hours in advance.

Local Airspace Considerations

Standard Departure Procedures

Aircraft may depart in any direction from Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field)

Best Way to Get Flight Following

Call Seattle approach 128.5 soon after airborne

Local reporting points

West – Possession Point or Clinton (Whidbey Island) South – Edmonds, East- Snohomish North – Downtown Everett

Local Airfield Operations

Taxiway/runway incursion hotspots

Alpha. Delta. Charlie intersection. Runway 11

Taxiing to the runways

As instructed by ground control.

What does the tower want you to do before you call ready for takeoff?

Everything, so you are ready to depart immediately when cleared for takeoff.

Noise abatement procedures

Aircraft over 250HP should use 16R/34L.

Traffic pattern altitudes

1600 MSL/1000 AGL

Airport restrictions

No intersection departures on 16L/34R

Where to tell tower you are taxiing to after landing

Our tower knows us very well. Ask for “Progressive Taxi to Regal Air” and they’ll gladly help you out

Local Flight Planning Tips

Local Hazards

Occasionally a few birds (Eagles, Seagulls) in the vicinity, jet blast/wake turbulence from heavy jets.

Nearby special use airspace

5 NM NE NSA 1900 MSL+below, 15NM NW restricted airspace 5000 MSL and below, 13 NM W MOA 300’ to 5000’ MSL, 18 NM SW prohibited airspace 2500’ MSL + below.

How to identify boundaries of overlying or nearby airspace

Observe the B airspace as depicted on the Seattle terminal area chart.

Air carrier arrival paths to be avoided

Boeing wide body aircraft are in the area (747,767,777,787 are built here)

Local terrain considerations

Mountains 30 miles east and west.

Best airports to visit in the area

Anywhere in the San Juan Islands (Friday Harbor, Orcas, Lopez, Roche Harbor, etc.) or the Olympic Peninsula.

Best sights to see nearby from the air

Mountains, Puget Sound, Great scenery everywhere.

Unique weather challenges/microclimates

Sometimes the wind patterns produce lower visibility and rain in the local area.

Restrictions which apply to any nearby national parks

Nothing other than remain at least 2000 AGL

Nearby stadiums

Stadiums are in south Seattle – 30 NM away

Nearby sports team schedules

Sounders soccer, Seahawks football, and Mariners baseball

April 26, 2014, 12:58 a.m.

Regal Air is rated 5.0 out of 5 stars from 24 reviews.

Pilot Comments

Great staff and a good location. Really enjoyed my flight with Bob.

May 2014

Regal Air was professional with clean offices, organized dispatching staff. Exceeded expectations for how smooth the checkout went at an operator/company/airport I had never been to before. Highly recommend renting from Regal Air.

August 2014

Flexible, friendly, and conscientious. Their chief CFI was nice enough to give me a quick area briefing. I'll be back for sure.

November 2014

Truly professional outfit with helpful and kind staff.

December 2014

Super friendly and helpful! Communicated well to schedule the rental on short notice too.

February 2015

Consummate professionals.

March 2015

The staff could not have done more to make our "Flight Seeing" tour more enjoyable.

March 2015

Flying with Carolyn at Regal Air was a positive experience, with good instruction for me.

May 2015

Staff was great. Definitely recommend this place.

May 2015

Very professional outfit. The instructor I spoke with briefly to discuss the local area was very helpful, and the rest of the crew was very pleasant, professional, and courteous. I can't say enough good things.

June 2015

friendly and competent people, nice facility

July 2015

easy and fast booking

July 2015

The UPC checkout was a good refresher and Ricardo did a great job guiding me through it. Booking the plane was a little confusing but Regal's front desk staff handled it well. Ramp techs do a great job keeping plane clean & fueled. Many good destinations nearby.

July 2015

Great team at Regal Air. Very helpful, simple transaction. We brought the plane back after they were closed and it was all set. No issues. We'd clearly rent here again.

July 2015

It has been my experience that Regal planes are always clean, well maintained, and ready to fly.

June 2016

While I never had a chance to meet the staff directly, they were efficient and responsive over the phone. They left a nice headset for my passengers, not the usual falling apart loaner headsets found at most flight schools. The parking spots for their planes are pull through, and the flight planning room was comfortable. Its also hard to beat operating out of the same field as the Boeing factory.

December 2015

I'm always impressed by Regal's service. The night before my rental, they pulled the aircraft over and plugged in the engine heater for the early-morning first flight of the day.

February 2016

Awesome FBO, very well organized and the area to fly around is absolutely beautiful. Excellent experience. Thanks.

April 2016

The FBO staff communicated very well, and they were friendly and helpful. Check in and dispatch of the aircraft were speedy and pleasant. This FBO is really a pleasure to do business with - wish that all FBO's could be like Regal Air.

April 2016

Great service as always

May 2016

I bundled this in to my previous paragraph. I have flown with Regal directly on other occasions and they have always been very professional and encouraging. The Only reason why I am not giving them a 5-star rating has to do with the deficiency of CFI-Is. They have only one on staff and are trying to recruit more. So, if you need to do an OA UPC with instrument privileges, you will need to be very careful in scheduling it.

December 2016

Large clean facility, nice folks both on CFO and business side. Good briefings, local materials, headsets etc. Will rent again when in area.

December 2016

Great staff and very courteous. They went out of the way to accommodate me and m tight schedule. Their facility is also nice with a pilot store and good flight planning areas.

February 2017