I let my 17 year old son get his pilot license during his senior year of high school (2017-2018…read moreschool year). I did a lot of research on flight schools before deciding on AAoA. Virgil invited me, my wife, and my son to meet with him. What impressed me was not that Virgil answered all of our questions and carefully explained everything we were getting into, but that he focused a lot of time on my son, asking him questions and probing his interest and maturity. I came away from our meeting feeling very comfortable placing the life of my son in his hands. My feelings were not misplaced. During my sons instruction, Virgil and his flight instructors were patient, personable, and thorough. Today, my son is college sophomore at LeTourneau University flight program. He is working towards his commercial license, flying on the precision flight team, and has already been hired by an airline. Austin Academy of Aviation played a big part in my sons future.

I want to give a hug shout out to Austin Academy of Aviation. I scheduled a discovery Flight for…read morethe 4th of Nov for my loved one. He, Enrique, has a big love for planes so I wanted to gift him this experience. Jeff was extremely helpful with questions I had regarding this appointment set up and such. He promptly answered my emails and set up an account & appointment. Due to inclement weather, Enrique was unable to make the flight on his actual birthday but after a few emails with Jeff & Mike (his original flight instructor) they managed to move some things around and set him up the following morning with his flight. His new instructor, Xavier was awesome. He answered questions we had and truly gave my love an amazing flight, instruction & experience. The weather was beautiful and it made for an even better flight. I was so happy to hear all that my love learned and experienced before and during his flight. Thank you AAoA for such an awesome flight. We will definitely be back! I want him to get his pilots license.

Awesome instructors that are able to get me up in the air during random times with my work…read moreschedule, and at the easily accessible San Marcos Airport.

From the owner: We offer high quality flight training for students of all ages, airplane management, airplane…read moresales, pilot services, and we offer airplane rentals.

I went out to Coast flight training San Marcos and had an amazing experience. The team walked me…read morearound the facilities and showed me all of the infrastructure they have to make sure that I have a great foundation for flying. The intro flight was a lot of fun and very informative I really appreciate the time that everyone took to make me feel comfortable and excited about the opportunity to become a pilot.

ONE OF THE WORST FLIGHT SCHOOLS. The students and instructors are mistreated and the students get…read morescammed on the regular here. This is due to the false advertisement and implication of a "guaranteed" flight instructor position after completion of the program. Over half of the graduates were turned loose and given the cold shoulder after completion of the program. The school really only cares about money and will do anything necessary to get increase profits, including removing instructor benefits (cancellation pay), denying any time off requests, up charging cancellation fees, and kicking out lots of students to bring in new unsuspecting naïve students. Not to mention most of the people that get kicked out are minorities and women. For private alone they charge up to 40-60k for students without including that information in any of their contracts. They push students through the program faster than they are ready and instructors past safety and weather requirements resulting in multiple accidents and incidents. The school urges you to take out at least 100k for their school and 100% of their students have passed the budget way before finishing causing them to either self finance or get kicked out resulting in you paying your loans 3 months after instead of the promised 3 years or grace period. Lastly, Coast treats their program like a part 141 with stage checks, strict scheduling, and a fast paced curriculum, but only offers part 61 training for students. All the BS with none of the benefits. All these problems stem from terrible management and a team of so-called professionals that have no piloting or aviation experience, other than sitting behind a desk. This is just the tip of the iceberg in horrendous things that go on at coast academy. In summary, this school is one of the biggest scams with instructors and students all hating the school.

love this school had so much fun with the instructor and they helped me learn so much!read more

From the owner: Here at Specialzied aero we focus on safety, one on one instruction, and opportunities to learn…read moreoutside the standard envelope of flight training. We strive to put the student first by being flexible and organic when it comes to training to ensure we create safe, competent and professional aviators. We offer everything from sea plane, to twin engine.

I originally went to Above & Beyond Aviation for my Commercial Single-Engine license. I did a fair…read moreamount of research on flight schools in the area before choosing, and I couldn't have been happier with my decision. Bobbi and Kierra in the front office made getting set up in their system and starting with an instructor a breeze. All their planes are Cessna 172s, including a couple with G1000s. Availability isn't a challenge, and the aircraft are well kept by a friendly maintenance team. Every instructor I interacted with was friendly and knowledgeable. I most recently worked with Landyn, who I highly recommend. He truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed. For career-minded pilots, being able to fly out of KAUS and get comfortable in a busy Class C airspace alongside airline traffic is a huge bonus. I can easily recommend Above & Beyond for anyone starting their path to the airlines or who simply wants to learn to fly.

I cannot say enough good things about my experience so far at Above and Beyond. Bobbi was very…read morecommunicative in getting me signed up with Flight Schedule Pro and making sure I had all the documents I needed to start training. Any time I needed clarification, I received a prompt and helpful response. As for the flight training, I am only a couple of lessons in, but my instructor Landyn has been excellent and very flexible with scheduling. I am really looking forward to completing my training here.

Going to this school was the best possible choice, my instructor will has been phenomenal. Very…read morestructured lessons with little to no wasted time. If you're looking to learn to fly.. this is the place!

Ive been getting my training here and I have nothing but good things to say about this place. I…read morewould recommend anyone that wants to get their private pilots license or any other certificates to give them a call and set up a discovery flight. Dana is very friendly and always willing to give you whatever information you may be looking for.

Dealing with this flight school has been the absolute worst experience of my life. I wanted to…read morelearn to fly, but I now wish I never stepped foot at this place. I began in March 2020 and notified them in July 2021 I was withdrawing from school and need my loan refunded. it's now been close to 18 months and I have received only 2 partial refunds during that time that have still not added up to my total amount. I have a signed contract with the company stating this would all occur within a month. The CEO, who lives in Singapore, lies and lies and lies and lies to me in every email that he's "gracious" enough to reply to. It typically takes anywhere from 3-5 emails for him to reply to one. How any company puts the CEO in charge of refunds is incredible. Please review the Better Business Bureau website, before you choose to do business with these crooks. There are numerous other examples of people waiting extensively on refunds. They have said they will cover all the interest that has accrued on my loan since I notified them almost 18 months ago, but I have my doubts. Better to save your time, and immediately send them a letter from a lawyer.

Do not use this flight school. They will only take you money and if you withdraw, you will never…read moreget your money back. Mr. Scott Hanson and Chantal Medina, are so quick to take your money but if you try to get a refund. they are nowhere to be found. Do not waste you Money and time here, go somewhere else. VT AAA Flight School is the worse flight school in Texas. worse experience of my life.

All they are interested in is money. The planes have issues and the company will lie to you.read more

I surprised my husband with a flight lesson for his birthday and I was pleased with the level of…read moreservice that Christian offered. My husband was able to actually fly the plane on his first lesson and it was a memorable experience.

I have followed Assemble Cocktail Workshop on Instagram and have always thought it looked super…read morefun, so when a friend wanted to do a private party for her birthday - it was a no brainer! We arrived a bit early and Lillian quickly whipped us up a welcome cocktail which she called "A Walk in the Garden". It was a prosecco based cocktail and absolutely delicious (and pretty). While we enjoyed this cocktail and looked around the shop... she prepared the workshop space for the lesson. The birthday girl had been given a list of cocktails in advance and was able to select the ones she wanted to learn how to make (she selected the Blackberry Smash & Bee's Knees). One thing I loved about this class is that Lillian gave options with each cocktail so that everyone would end up with a drink they loved. For example, if you don't like bourbon which is typically in a Bee's Knees... you could use gin instead! Then we had the options to make it spicy/sweet/herbal/ etc. By the end of the class... we all had different and personalized cocktails. In addition to the cocktails, Lillian prepared a large bowl of popcorn with specialty seasonings and showed us some of the fun tools that can be used for different prep methods. We also had downtime between making each drink to enjoy them and chat amongst ourselves. This class made for the perfect outing... we're already talking about doing another for the next girl's weekend. I cannot recommend this class enough and will absolutely be back!

What's not to love about making delicious and fun cocktails with friends?!…read more Lillian's cocktail workshops are a great interactive activity for anyone who is looking to up their cocktail game. I was doing a birthday weekend with friends in Boerne and came across Assemble Cocktail via Visit Boerne. I booked a private Tiki session for 7 of us and it was the perfect way to celebrate with friends. If there's only one or two of you, you can book an open session that's available. We made Mai Tais and Painkillers - both were delicious. Since I had a couple of folks who were preggo, I notified Lillian and she made sure to have two setups with zero-proof "spirits." Lillian was a great teacher and host. She has aprons and leis so the vibes were perfect. The location is a cute bungalow tucked behind another business on Main Street (kind of easy to miss if you're looking for it right on Main Street). The business started at the beginning of the year, so it's fairly new, but add it to your list of things to do if you're in the Boerne area!