Solid Ground Aviation is a Flight Training Center at Tipton Airport (KFME) in Fort Meade, Maryland. Earn your private pilot, instrument or commercial certificate in our fleet of Cessna 172s with experienced instructors, with our FAA-approved simulators built into every program. Licensed pilots use the simulators for instrument currency, IPC prep, proficiency and jet interview prep. We don't cancel lessons: when the weather says no, your lesson moves to the simulator or ground instruction.