You will not find a better place in San Diego for aircraft maintenance or service.read more

I did all my ppl training out of Fallbrook air service in Toms Cessna 150. Tom and his son Jerry…read moreare true aviation professionals who keep their planes in tip top shape. Fallbrook is an amazing airport to train out of and I highly recommend FAS to anyone looking for flight training.

My daughter he's been flying with EFI for several years. She's almost ready to solo, and I can…read moreattest that everyone at EFI has been amazing. From the front desk to the instructors to the team ensuring that the aircraft are ready to safely fly, every flight has been safe and above expectations. My daughter is planning to become a military or commercial pilot, and EFI gave her a wonderful foundation.

so much fun doing a one hour lesson in December 2023. My instructor was super helpful and I love…read morethat there's an option to bring other people along.

I have been fortunate enough to be a student a Pinnacle completing my private, instrument,…read morecommercial, and certified flight instructor ratings through their partnership with Liberty University. Whether you're looking for part 141 or 61 instruction Pinnacle offers everything in a professionally structured format to meet your needs. The aircraft are well maintained and dependable. In my opinion, this school has the highest quality instructors and ownership at CRQ. Check out their website to gather more information. This is your spot if you're looking to all things related to aviation training, especially if you want to utilize your GI Bill or gain a bachelors degree as a professional pilot while earning your ratings.

Look around- there are better values and more efficient processes for student pilots. Very nice…read morepeople just limited motivation to progress student pilots. Issues future students should be aware of that are unique to pinnacle.  First, pinnacle does not allow touch and gos.  This maximizes profits by likely lowering their insurance rates. This means you will not get nearly enough landings to gain competency quickly.  We spent $25,000 and after 70 hours of flight time, 120 landings and probably another 40 hours of ground time as well as near 22 months w/ no solo approval.  Lots of 'stalling' with instructors drilled by the owner to really wait generate more hours billed. Presolo is treated like an IFR checkride. . As soon as we left solo.   At a busy airport like CRQ you will spend lots of extra money on the ramp due to unqie no touch and go policy.  Pinnacle pays their instructors just a fraction of the total, so on the positive side very nice people and quite a lucrative business with good margins.

Terrorizing and dive bombing Carlsbad neighborhoods everyday. This inconsiderate club of sky…read morelawnmowers buzz people's homes at low altitudes daily, operate deliberately outside of Carlsbad's voluntary noise abatement procedure a spew leaded fuel exhaust all over people's neighborhoods. They simply refuse to be a good neighbor and make aviation in act of torture.

Best flying club in San Diego county, bar none. Great scheduling system, aircraft & avionics, and…read moreplenty of knowledgeable CFIs. And most importantly, aircraft maintenance is excellent thanks to the involvement of club leadership and aircraft owners. I got my instrument, commercial and CFI at PCF, and regularly use their aircraft for cross-country flying. I have experience flying with other clubs in the area, and this one is the best.

I did an instructional cross country to from Palomar to Santa Barbara, as I needed a refresher on…read moretransitioning Class B and landing on Class C. Frank is very knowledgeable about the airspace in Southern California, and set me up with great procedures for future flights. I highly recommend.

Franc has a fantastic disposition as an instructor. We recently went out for an IFR profiency…read moreflight. He is very thoughtful to not engage and give you the required workload then coach you through when you need it. Had a great training flight in IMC and even an unconventional 115 degree localizer Intercept. Looking forward to more flight time with Franc.

Flight training with Joe has been great. He takes his time and gives the individualized instruction…read moreyou want. He's a pleasure to talk to as he guides you through the whole process. I would highly recommended Joe Scarcella to anyone looking to learn how to fly.

I have flown a few times with Joe instructing me in working toward my glider rating. He is a great…read moreinstructor and conveys the knowledge clearly so you can correct anything you are doing wrong. As well as providing needed encouragement when doing things correctly. Taking on a powered or glider rating is a big undertaking both in study and flight experience, so it can be daunting and discouraging. Having an instructor who helps you to not form bad habits while helping to make you a better (and safer!) pilot is essential. While also reminding you of the fun it is to fly even when you are stressed out trying to perfect your skills.

Not one to typically write reviews, but wanted to share my experience at this school. I started my…read moreprivate training here (I am now a CFI) and have been to a total of 5 flight schools throughout my training, due to moving for college. OCFL was unfortunately my least favorite by far. What caused me to eventually leave and find a new school was a transponder issue on my night flight to Camarillo. A transponder is required equipment when flying through LA airspace, and ATC reminded us that we are not allowed to fly through the LA airspace with this issue. My instructor wisely chose to land at Van Nguys Airport instead of (illegally) flying back to John Wayne. Yes it's inconvenient, but certainly the safe (and legal) choice. He called Omar, the owner, to notify him of this inconvenience. Omar then proceeded to get upset with my instructor because of the time and money it would cost to pick up the airplane in Van Nguys. Omar advised that my instructor should've just flown over LAX, at night, and pretended to not notice to issue. This was years ago, but since then I have only heard of similar negative experiences from other past students of this school. Now that I am further along in my training, I see how dangerous this money-over-safety mentality truly is. I write this review only in hopes for other aviators to look for safer flight school options or for this school to hopefully institute some safer practices. Thank you!

this photo was taken just a couple months after Josh left that scam of a school Orange county…read moreflight lessons and Omars money grab. Josh attained his certificate at OCFC .It Just goes to show that everything Omar said in his response to my review was false in trying to save his reputation of himself and his program. I hope this helps prevent future students from getting robbed by Omar. Save yourself the time, money, and stress. DO YOUR RESEARCH!!

Without a doubt, Learn to Fly San Diego was the best company to go with for our son, who has safely…read moreand successfully achieved his goal of obtaining his private pilot's license. With some of the best Chief Flight Instructors in this city, we believe owner Chris Sluka runs a 5-star flight school with their company-owned fleet of planes. Don't go with any flight school that requires you to join a club where the instructors have to rent out the planes just to give a flight lesson. We had erroneously done that first, which was a big mistake. Once we quickly changed over to Learn to Fly San Diego, flight scheduling was easier and we trusted every decision the CFIs made to ensure our son was safe in the air and knowledgeable on the ground. THANK YOU Learn to Fly San Diego. You really were the best flight school for our son and our family and we highly recommend them. ltfsd.com

This is a very late review. Purchased this thru Groupon in January 2019 for my son's birthday…read more He had so much fun. Contrary to other reviews, the pilot came right on time for my son's scheduled appt. Joe was his pilot. Joe was very professional and patient. He taught my son a lot during the ground training and he gave my son a lot of hands on opportunity during the flight. I was able to join them during the flight and while up In the air Joe would tell us what part of san diego we were at just like a tour guide. I thought that was really nice of him. After we landed, Joe was gracious enough to take photos with my son! Will definitely come back for another round!

I did my homework looking around form a flight school that was a good fit for me…read more Chris, the owner, rolled out the red carpet and showed me around. I got to meet many of his instructors. All were great guys, great to talk to, all very experienced, competent and patient. I continued to look at other schools, as I wanted to make the best choice for me. So, I booked a lesson, Mark is my assigned instructor. The guy was awesome! I've flown quite a bit previously, this was an aircraft I was not familiar with. Mark gave me a great run down of the plane, and had me do the pre-flight myself, but supervising to make sure I didn't miss anything, which was perfect, I learn best by doing things myself, Mark zeroed in on that, and let me do my thing, and alerted me to anything that I missed and explained it. That was perfect. Mark had me taxi, I was unfamiliar with this aircraft, and a little nervous about it, but Mark zeroed in on that and encouraged me to taxi, and get familiar with the rudder controls, and get the feeling for it. Mark was super patent the entire time and kept giving me information, and also had me using the radio, holding me to performing as PIC, he didn't let me allow my nervousness to hold me back, he comfortably encouraged me to push forward. Which again is how I learn the best. Chris was there, overseeing operations and checking in with me as to how it was going. Again, what a great guy. Both of these men had a great sense of humor, were encouraging. I'm used to flying a very old C172, and these aircraft are very new with very modern avionics that I am not familiar with, but eased me into finding everything. What this did was give me just enough to want to jump back into lessons feet first. What a great day. I'm anxious to have my next lesson with my instructor, and fly as many planes as they offer so I can have experience flying several aircraft They make becoming a pilot lots of fun. Yeah, I got very nervous being in an unfamiliar aircraft, and the modern avionics intimidated me, but Mark kept me busy and hands on, and didn't let me talk myself out of adapting to the modern avionics. A little on the aircraft, it was a very new airplane, very sensitive and responsive to the controls, I'm using to a very old 172 that is like pushing draft horse around, these aircraft respond to a light touch, this is teaching me to fly a modern plane that flies like it is supposed to that didn't make me have to wrestle with the controls like I am accustomed to, which made that plane a pleasure to operate. My only complaint is that it is not my day to fly today! And I want to fly more. I have to pay as I go, so, I'm flying on a budget, yet Chris and Mark are good with that, and have a plan to keep me flying often, and keep on learning. This is exactly the kind of learning environment that I need. I am impressed. I can't speak highly enough about the school or the quality of instruction. This is exactly what I need, as in my not so distant future, I am acquiring my own airplane, and am going to tour 48 states by air. I'll be traveling alone, and these guys are giving me thorough instruction to help me grow into a competent and confident pilot so I can accomplish my dreams. So, if you're looking for a great flight school, with great instructors that are other yet will push you to learn hands on, and flying NEWER aircraft, you'd be hard pressed to find a better school. The school is a very veteran friendly place, treating this old Jar Head like a VIP. SEMPER FI.

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