Robert Belisario

Welcome to Bel-Air Associates!

A veteran owned small business in Central New York.

Director of Operations, Robert Belisario has logged more than 15,000 flight hours in his 45 plus years of flight experience in the Northeastern United States and Canada. Of those 45 plus years, he has served 35 as a Certified Flight Instructor, including over 8,000 hours of dual instruction given. He's also been an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner for the Rochester, NY FSDO since 2011.  More...

Primary Training

Primary Training

Have you just purchased the airplane of your dreams, but now you can't find a qualified instructor with the flexibility to work with you on your time line?

Advanced Training

Advanced Training

Are you tired of canceling trips at the last minute because of marginal or IFR conditions? Or are you already certified to fly IFR and you're looking to pursue professional flying, get your high performance or high altitude endorsement?

Specialty Services

Specialty Services

Looking for transition and annual re-current training? Do you want to be as safe as the professionals? Need some FAA mandated remedial training? Has your non-flying spouse expressed a desire to learn a little more about what a pilot does when the two of you fly together?

Satisfied Customers

Robert is a true professional in every sense of the word. He exudes confidence which was transferred to me through his teaching. I have always enjoyed working with Robert and look forward to doing it again
Daniel Murray
President
Murray's Heating and Air Cond. LLC
I've had the opportunity to go flying with Rob on many occasions and he's always teaching...making sure you can be the best, safest pilot you can be. His patience with his students is outstanding...he knows a student pilot can be a nervous pilot...and he has a calming effect that is vital to the learning process. Rob is an instructor that isn't teaching so he can build time to be an airline pilot, he's teaching because he loves it. I highly recommend Rob's services to anyone that wants to realize their dream to fly.
William Green
Commercial Production Manager
CNY Central Media Group
Rob's years of practical experience in the cockpit brings a flight training curriculum to life. His ability to read situations and understand his students makes it seem like he is taking the journey of flight discovery right along with you.
Michael Meath
Founder and President
Strategic Communications, LLC

Primary Training

Student and Instructor

Obtain Your Recreational or Private Pilot Certificate with Bel-Air Associates!

Now that you're a proud new owner of the aircraft of your dreams, it's time to get certified to fly it!

Trouble is, with your busy work schedule, you need an instructor that can work with you on your time line. Bel-Air Associates has that flexibility you need...and can help you on your way to being a certified and above all, safe pilot. We can get you certified as a:

Recreational Pilot, ASEL (Airplane Single Engine Land)

Private Pilot, ASEL (Airplane Single Engine Land)

If your aircraft is ready to fly, we're ready to train you today! Contact us to find out what your requirements will be as well as our reasonable rates.

Advanced Training

Instrument Rating

Instrument Rating

Are you tired of canceling trips at the last minute because of marginal or IFR conditions? Or worse yet, have you been stuck at another location and can’t continue or get home because the weather has gone down? Can you spare 2 weeks to pursue the instrument rating in a relaxed but competent manner? Contact us and we’ll discuss how we can make 14 CFR 61.65 work for you. 

Multi-Engine Rating

Multi-Engine Rating

Has your personal or business flying evolved to the point where you can appreciate the security of a second engine? Contact us and we’ll teach you how to fly a twin like a pro.

Complex and High Performance

Complex & High Performance Endorsements

Are you finally ready to step up to your flying club’s Cessna 182 or Piper Arrow but lack the necessary endorsements? Has a partnership opportunity opened up on that sweet Bonanza in the next hangar? We can help you obtain the necessary FAA endorsements and flight time requirements mandated by your insurance company. Contact us today.

Commercial and CFI

Commercial / CFI 

Are you ready to pull the trigger and finally pursue that dream of professional flying? We’ll help you hone your skills sufficiently to put that commercial pilot certificate in your wallet. Would you like a real challenge? Teaching others to fly is where the real action is.Contact us and ask about our CFI and CFII programs. 

High Altitude Endorsement

High Altitude Endorsement

Do you have your eye on that pressurized single or twin that’s for sale on the ramp? Would you finally like to be able to fly in the flight levels above most of the weather? Contact us and we’ll help you investigate the rarified air above 25,000 feet and add the 14CFR 61.31(g) endorsement to your logbook.

ATP Certificate

Air Transport Pilot Certificates

Does your logbook show 1500 hours of flight time? Are you ready for the ultimate challenge? Contact us and we’ll talk about the Airline Transport Pilot certificate.

Specialty Services

Recurrent Training

Transition and Annual Re-Current Training

You’ve just stepped up to a high performance single or light twin. You have the ratings and endorsements but your insurance company wants you to get some ground and dual flight instruction before they’ll cover you as PIC. They also require you to get annual re-current training to maintain your coverage. Contact us and we’ll prepare a comprehensive program that goes beyond the insurance company minimums.

Safety Pilot

Ride Along Safety Pilot

Perhaps you’ve purchased that very capable cabin class piston twin or turboprop. You’ve attended the one or two week initial training course at the large factory approved training provider. You’ve completed the intense classroom and simulator sessions and the graduation check-ride in your new airplane. Now your insurance company requires you to be accompanied by a qualified safety pilot for the next 10 to 20 hours to gain initial operating experience. Contact us for a quote that will meet your needs. 

AOPA

AOPA Pinch Hitter Course

Does your spouse or significant other want to know more about what’s going on as he or she rides along with you? Are they secretly worried what they’ll do if you suddenly slump over the controls? Contact us for a frank discussion of the benefits of AOPA’s acclaimed Air Safety Foundation PINCH HITTER COURSE™.

Remedial Training

FAA approved Remedial Training

Have you violated a regulation or bent metal and the FAA wants you to complete a course of remedial training? Was your transgression a little worse and you are now facing the dreaded “709 ride”? Cheer up! We have worked with pilots in our area who have had those misfortunes and are now back to full flying status. Have your FSDO call mine for the recommendation and then contact us for all the details.

Wings Program

FAASAFETY.gov WINGS Program

Did you know that, on average in this country, there are approximately 1400 General Aviation accidents every year? About 325 of those involve fatalities. Are more regulations required to lower these numbers? NEGATIVE! Even the FAA admits that reg violations only account for about 25% of these accidents. Why are corporate flight departments, Part 135 charter and Part 121 scheduled airlines boasting a much better accident rate? The answer is re-current training which fosters an on-going culture of safety. What do we have as Part 91 G.A. pilots? A mandated flight review once every 2 years that only requires an hour of ground and an hour of flight. That just won’t cut it anymore! Log on to www.faasafety.gov and investigate the new WINGS program. Then contact us for a program tailored to your specific flying needs.

About

About Robert

Robert Belisario
ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI, DPE

What makes Robert Belisario different from other instructors in your area?

- He has 45 plus years flight experience in Northeastern United States and Canada: over 15,000 flight hours.

- Personal and business flying FAR Part 91

- Commercial experience in passenger and cargo operations:

  • Part 135 Charter F.O. (Baron, Navajo and King Air 90, 100 and 200)
  • Part 135 Freight Captain (Cessna 404 and Cessna Caravan)
  • Part 91 Corporate Turboprop Captain (Mitsubishi MU2-25, 40 and 60)
  • Part 135 Regional Airline Captain (Cessna 402c)
  • - 35 Years Certified Flight Instructor - Over 8,000 hours dual given:

  • Staff Instructor Part 61 and Part 141 flight schools
  • 8 Years Chief Instructor, Part 61 flight schools
  • FAA DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER, ROCHESTER, NY FSDO
  • Need more info? Feel free to Contact Robert today for all your questions and concerns.