Super fun! I bought…read moremy son a flight for his 14th birthday. He had never even been in a plane before, let alone flew one. Needless to say he was a bit apprehensive about his flight. When we arrived at the Airport we were greeted by our pilot and instructor Jim. He was very friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable which made my son feel at ease. After a through lesson and overview of the Cesna 187 it was time for my son take the pilots seat. I was happy to tag along. My son read the pre flight checklist from the POA and off we went. Once the plane was at altitude my son had his chance to fly. He was encouraged to bank left and right and shown how to keep the nose leval. It was very exciting to see my son flying the plane. Sadly after about 20 min it was time to land. Jim landed us safely and beautifully. It was a great experience! I don't know who liked it more me or my son? I encourage anyone who has ever wanted to fly a plane to give it a try. In addition it is a very unique and fun gift to give.Years from now my son won't remember what toys or games I buy him. However, his experience of flying a plane with JetExe will last him a lifetime. Thanks for the memories guys!

December 16, 2017…read more JetEXE Aviation hosted a Christmas party. Invites were sent out, and I RSVP, as soon as I received my invite. The function was held in the hangar. All planes were relocated outside for this event, except for 2 planes. These 2 planes were the back drop, of this function. Welcome, Introductions 630 - 700 pm Drinks & Hors d'oeuvres 630 - 730 pm Buffet - style dinner 730 - 900 pm Door prizes and Silent auction 900 - 930 pm Live band "Golden Caddilacs" 730 - 1030 pm Fund raiser for Charitable 501C3 Snehacare for abandoned children with HIV Http://snehacarehome.org Everything was set up accordingly. They had 3 bartenders, making sure everyone drinks were topped off. LOL The band was playing good music, which had a lot of people on the dance floor, including me and van. The buffet style meal was plentiful and delicious. The line for this meal seemed to flow without hiccups. It seemed Venus was in charge of this department. (she works front desk) Job well done I saw Chris (operations manager) running around and making sure things were in place, like extension cords, to make this event happen.. The silent auctions consist of paintings, trip to Mexico, etc... They also had candles for sale. Not sure up this point how this turned out. Augustine, the owner, greeted everyone, making it such a warm welcoming environment. It was nice to see people involved in aviation and being able to meet them first hand. Can't wait till next party hosted by Augustine !!

Don't ask me how they did it, but they managed to resurrect my dead autopilot, saving me a ton of…read moremoney. They also installed a new Garmin stack. I couldn't be happier with what they did.

My recently purchased airplane has a completely new Garmin panel installed by Executive Autopilots…read more It works flawlessly. My local Garmin installer looked it over and said it was an excellent well thought out installation. Very pleased with it.

I've had planes for 20+ years and these guys have been the best shop I've ever used…read more They can keep up with older aircraft AD's, and their work is great. They also allow owner assistance which I enjoy. For annuals or just smaller fix-it items they always make themselves available. Bob and Will make a great shop!

So I need a mechanic and taxi over to "hangar 6" Planes are…read morein the way and he isn't there. Nor is he answering his phone. So I have to spend the night. Then the next day he is finally there at 1130am. Just opening up, the guy looks like he sleeps in his hangar. His hangar looks like a fire hazard. My oil leak turns into he wants to rebuild my engine. I taxi away, Jake yells at me to not prop blast his planes. Well if it wasn't looking like a junk yard of planes on the taxi maybe I wouldn't. I left of course, flew a real mechanic out and was charged less then what Jake quoted. I did only have an oil leak. I've put 300 hours on it after. This guy is a joke, don't go to him!

I highly recommend Jake. He performed a pre-buy inspection on a Cessna T206 for me and demonstrated…read moreextensive knowledge, knowing exactly what to look for. He was thorough, eager, and even joined the demo flight to ensure all systems were in top shape. If I were based in California, he'd be my first choice for annuals, pre-buy inspections, and any other maintenance needs. A++!

Cessna 3912R cleared to lose elevator control or "emergency engine out ditch landing" those we're…read morethe words that I would use if me and my partners stuck with Aeroventure in Petaluma. After a few years with them and pretty shady work I recommended a new mechanic. I decided to go with Phil because Ive met him during my flying lessons out of Davis. Flying the same plane every other day (Cessna 65415) I wrote up a few sqwaks. The sqwaks were mostly resovled by Phil seem to do a good job of it. Since I've seen his work, I decided to do our annual inspection through him at Davis Air Repair. Boy am I glad I did. Let me mention a couple major things that should have been caught during the previous annuals but for some reason never came about. 1.Left magento dead at idle. Now I know why the engine floods at idle and felt like it was ready to stall at around 500rpm. I complained about it to my old mechanic and all she did was bump up the idle to 800 rpm. Nice way to hide a bad mag. or maybe she just skipped the whole idle mag. inspection. 2. Elevator cable locked up and frozen at pivot point. Humm, does it look like I have a death wish? WTF? I don't know how long it's been there but my new mechanic said it's seems to be so long that he only could free it a little bit but suggested to get it replaced. 3. Both left and right brake rotors shot and rusted almost all the way through. Wouldn't that be part of annual inspection? A brake system check? I know it didn't take 12 months for rotors to rust through. I can go on and on with my old mechanic. Phil at Davis Air Repair is different. He discovered all the problems wrote them down, had me come in, show, explain, and what my option are if any. He took the time to answer all the questions I had, and did not pressure us into making repairs that were unnecessary. It was like a 2 hour education session included in our annual. Now that I have gone through this with Phil. We pretty much said will be scheduling another annual with u in 12 months. Did I mention he is also very reasonably priced?

I was about to be stuck in Davis for the night or a very long time looking for a battery or some…read moresolution to my little Piper going again. Dead battery. Called these folks and I believe the owner himself came out to my plane and volunteered to hand crank. He did it and while I was tending to the airplane he walked away. I couldn't kill my engine yet, so I secured the airplane and then went looking for him. Could not find him to pay him for his kindness and time. I don't believe he ever expected to be paid. A true airplane brother. Thank you so much!

Staff is super nice and unit prices are reasonable. Needed a turn coordinator fixed and it was a…read morefair price and they fixed it quickly.

I've used TGH for a few repairs over the years. They've gotten my instruments back to me in good…read moreshape. I waited a little extra time for one but overall have had a good experience with them.​

This is not your typical flight school. I spent a year getting certificates and ratings through…read moreSmith Aviation in order to further my career in aviation. I successfully earned my private pilot, instrument, commercial, and CFI (flight instructor) ratings/certificates through them. They had me prepared enough each step of the way to pass each of my checkrides the first time. It's really common in the flight school world for people to start flight training but hit some kind of a wall that they can't get pass and they stop training. People here are watched over and supported quite a bit and as a result, they don't have this problem. Additionally, they have a very high pass rate. Lastly, they coordinate and work with DPEs (outside pilot examiner) to ensure people are able to get checkrides (think of it as a final exam before a certificate or rating is issued). People at other schools have told me they have to schedule their checkrides 3-6 months in advance. I have so many good things to say about Mike Smith Aviation. Please feel free to reach out to me and I can tell you more. I give Mike Smith Aviation 6/5 stars!

A few years ago I took my sons for introductory flying lessons. I was the first one to go up in…read morethe plane. I must admit at first I was scared. Being confined in a small space and so high up was not something I was used to. We flew over San Francisco. At first that was scary. But soon I got used to it and actually enjoyed flying.. My first son went up after me. He really enjoyed the ride. My younger son went after him. Now he gave the pilot a real scare. The pilot told me that my younger son was fearless and really took him for a ride he wouldn't soon forget. I thought for sure my son would want to follow after his uncle and be a fighter pilot when he got older. Luckily it never happened.

Encountered Winglers while shopping for an oil change on a Super Decathlon I've had about four…read moremonths. Winglers was very responsive, quoted me a very reasonable price, were available over a wide range of times, and even guided me and coached me through the oil change so I could do it myself next time. Juan was very knowledgeable, very thorough, very particular about his methodology, fastidious about the rules, and friendly and approachable. Customer experience was top notch, and I will go back to them next time even if I'm doing it myself.

Great shop with quality service and very reasonable rates. Can handle just about any type of work,…read morefrom routine oil change to major upgrades. I've been using them for the last several years and won't even consider going elsewhere.