I've been flying out of Visalia for 30 years, with most of that time spent as a private pilot. Over…read morethat time, I have seen other schools come and go. I have to say that Visalia Flyers is by far the best option that has ever been available at the Visalia airport. The owner is an A&P (Airframe & Powerplant) Mechanic and he keeps the aircraft impeccably maintained. This is a huge deal! Airplane maintenance is expensive and I have flown some very sketchy planes where the owners tried to stretch things as far as possible and as a result, have experienced numerous in-flight issues. But so far, I have never had a problem with a Visalia Flyers airplane, and I have flown hundreds of hours in them. The instructors there are also top notch. They took me from my Private Pilot rating all the way through my Instrument, Commercial, and Flight Instructor ratings and I enjoyed every minute of it. Highly recommended!!!

Great planes and great CFI's! Great place to learn and start flying. Planes book up but not so…read moresuper far in advance.

An absolutely unique glider and soaring club. This is aviation in it's purest form. CCSC is a mix…read moreof glider enthusiasts from all over California. If you've ever had an interest in flying, the airport in Avenal is definitely worth checking out.

My husband said this was the best birthday gift we've ever given him! He had his first lesson with…read moreAdam (he was an incredible teacher, very patient, very thorough, and didn't mind all the questions my husband had). They went over the manual, pedal controls, hand controls, did a thorough examination of the plane, covered the pre-flight checklist, and checked all the instruments. My husband got to participate in all of it! Once they got in the air it was an incredible and exhilarating experience for him! Not only is my husband going to have Adam start working with him to get his pilot license, but he wants our son to take lessons too. He's looking forward to becoming a new member of the Bakersfield Flying Club. Thank you Adam for being a great and knowledgeable instructor!

Adam and Ryan both are great pilots. Ryan has been working with my son since he was 12. It's a…read moregreat opportunity for are youth. We are blessed to have BFC here in our community

This review for Fresno Flight Training is a long long overdue. I met Marty early June 2022 on a…read moreSunday afternoon. I have been reading reviews about all the FLight schools in the Fresno Clovis area and something struck me about Fresno Flight training, everyone kept talking about this Marty guy! I grabbed my 12-year-old son and drag him out there and walked in the front door and just as you would imagine, there was Marty! I knew it was him before he introduced himself. Next thing I knew he had my son and I in his training room, telling us all about what it takes to become a private pilot and what differentiates his school for many others across the nation. Before we left that day, I ended up on a discovery flight while my son road around the airport with Marty on the golf cart. It was a great day and I was hooked. Now a lot has happened since then but fast forward almost 14 months. This past Thursday, July 20 I passed my private pilot check ride and achieved a lifelong goal of becoming a pilot. Just this morning I took my dad out for an almost 2 hour flight over Millerton and Pineflat Lakes. I could go on and on about Marty, his wife, Susie, and all the instructors and people I have met at Fresno Flight training not to mention truly excellent and comfortable facilities and a fleet of well-maintained and safe training aircraft. Truly a wonderful place with great people , an incredible community to be a part of. I am just a normal late 40 -year-old guy who is married with a few kids. If I can do this, anyone can do it. If you're reading this review it's because you have also had this interest and maybe for a very long time. I encourage you to head out to Fresno, Flight Training, and introduce yourself to Marty and Susie. You will not be disappointed. Like Warren Miller used to say in his ski videos " if you don't do it this year, you will be one year older when you do". Upon posting the above review, I read the three negative reviews from the 3 past employees. So I would like to add this, their reviews and comments are preposterous, and mostly outright lies! I know who each of these characters are and the issue is not with Marty and the flight school it lies with them. While they may be "professional pilots"having done the schooling and training, they are children! All three of them! Immature, irresponsible, unappreciative, and mostly entitled children! I know how they are treated, I know that they were paid all winter when the weather conditions did not allow for flying. I'm embarrassed for them as they're going to have some tough times ahead if they really expect to have their asses, kissed by their employer. Think about the responsibility of running a Flight school, sending instructors in their early 20s up in airplanes with people of zero aviation experience. The fact is, if rules are not followed, if details are not paid attention to, people will die! I am an employer myself, and cannot imagine the responsibilities of running a school like this. Regarding the cost, aviation is not cheap! Everything is more expensive today than it was just a few years ago, big shock! But I guess if mom and dad have been paying for your training or you are a student loans, you wouldn't know that at 23 years old. Honestly, the last place I would ever want to go cheap is my flight training. I enthusiastically recommend anyone and everyone who has any interest whatsoever in aviation to go out and meet The people at FFT. Go find out for yourself. And feel free to message me directly through this app. I would be pleased to discuss any of this with anyone. And as for the past disgruntled punk employees, grow up!

I have done all of my flight training so far with this school, and I almost got to my private pilot…read morecheck ride but other things got in the way of that. Besides, that is not a reflection on the flight instructors here because they were amazing! Particularly Alex, he was able to get me from zero hours to check ride ready within under three months! As long as you keep up with your end of work, he will get you fully ready for a life in aviation!

For my Birthday I was surprised with a flight. Definitely the best experience I ever had. Such a…read moresmooth ride. Our pilot Mike was the best!! Next time I'm sitting in front!!

I had an amazing experience at Del Rio Aviation. They were very professional and made the whole…read moreexperience a great one. Kevin Barter is a great Pilot, very knowledgeable and made me feel very at ease since it was my first time up in a helicopter. I would definitely recommend that anyone looking for a great first time or another chance at being in a helicopter go with Del Rio Aviation. You will not be disappointed!!

I have emailed them 2 times and will not respond to any of the emails inquiring on the flight…read moreclasses. Pretty unprofessional .

My 13 year old son took his intro flight today. He had Jamaica as his instructor and she was…read moreabsolutely amazing. She made us feel so comfortable and adjusted the flight based on his knowledge. She handed over the controls to him, and it lit the spark for him to start aviation school. Thank you so much Jamaica for our experience! It will change my son's life forever.

Great facilities, lots of planes and simulators. Super nice people and it seems that someone can…read moreget the same training, certs. and diploma as a much more expensive university...faster too. Our daughter's hesitation is the national accreditation because credits are hard to transfer if that need comes up. She's also looking to get further away from home. LOL. If she lived at home and studied at the Oxnard campus, CAU would be a smoking deal!

Our son will be going here. The open house was amazing. The whole enrollment process has been…read moreincredible. Beautiful campus. Lovely people.

Okay so after a while of not flying, about 2 years it was really hard to get myself to a school and…read moredo my flight review. Their responsiveness on Facebook and their help to find an AME in the area is what got me there Yesterday! First let me start off by saying they got an amazing Lobby, clean bathroom, delicious snacks and drinks and a very professional environment, Bakersfield Municipal airport is a very small airport but the facility is a hidden Gem for General aviation pilots at least. in General interested people in aviation often hesitate to contact a school or just walk in and check it out due to the rumor of high cost and difficulty of flying, if you are one of those, Please talk to them because I wasn't exactly loaded when I got my pilot license, you pay as you go and it will get done, once you are a pilot no one can take that away from you(well unless you really go above and beyond to ask the FAA for it lol). I honestly think if you really want to you anyone that is working can afford flying if you prioritize it over lets say a brand new car every 3 or 5 years. Now speaking of the instructors. Ask for Drew Yoder if you go there. He is such a great instructor that he will make you want to come back next day instead of next lesson whenever that is. Trust me i went through a few instructors before I got my License and I think once you get instruction from Drew you won't go through anyone else. Makes it feel so easy to fly, after 2 years of not flying i really felt i didn't know anything. At the end of the flying hour, It felt like there was never an interruption in my flying. I was flying at night , landing smoothly on a plane i only flew once before in an airport i literally never flew to. I think this sums it up as a first review, i decided to start this on yelp for them because i noticed there is no yelp reviews and they really deserve it over there!

Just finished my private pilot license here and the planes, instructors and airfield are perfect…read morefor the job. They fly Cherokee 140s which are much more comfortable than the standard Cessna 152s used at many schools, and keep them in really good condition. The area in general is wide open for training and the nearest control tower field is 10 minutes away, with many more good airfields to the North for solo cross country and night flying. When it came time for the checkride the instructors all helped out, scheduling the DAR, helping me prep to meet the standards, stage checking along the way (which was very good prep for facing the examiner at the end) and polishing up all my rough spots. And the big bonus - they never locked down during the Covid scare, so there is literally no waiting list. Will hopefully be going back for my commercial license in the future.

The instructor linzi is very helpful, hands on, knowledgeable with 16 years of experience! She…read morehelped me a lot. She was also very patient and answered all my questions. I definitely recommend her! You won't be disappointed.

From the owner: I specialties in teaching someone to try and save another's life. I teach CPR, FIrst aid, blood…read moreborn pathogens, and also BLS. So if you are new to this, or just renewing your previous CPR card, I can help you out!