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BEWARE: 9 Months And $10,469.00+ Spent... Zero Endorsements - Oakland Flyers Customer Review I logged 55.1 hours with Oakland Flyers and was an active student with them from September of 2022 until the end of May in 2023. My CFI told me the first week of April when we were flying to Napa that he was comfortable with me soloing at that point. So after that time I figured that after being very patient and getting most of my flights cancelled from weather that I was finally going to get to the main part of my currency that I needed for my license - solo time. So after that he told me to book my oral check with Jim but he was out of town so I would need to wait until he was back in town. I did wait, he finally got back back in town and I was able to schedule my oral check with him. Before that I did a separate oral check with my CFI to make sure that I was ready. That was late April - Jim's oral was finally in early May and frankly the oral was EXTREMELY easy - as it should be for someone with 80+ hours that has already passed their FAA exam with a 92. After passing that formality with ease I was told to schedule my solo check with another CFI. So I was told that Oleksii was the easiest to book with and to book with him but would have to wait until he got back in town - so would wait until then. Then scheduled the flights, spent 3 hours in the morning studying all of my maneuvers, chair flights, radio calls, etc. - weather delay. Ok, happens. Reschedule for the next week - my plane is unavailable so I let them switch me to another airplane that I haven't flown in a long time so I spend the entire morning on the internet watching videos of the Aspen avionics and doing chair flights and literally following 733ZK around the sky on foreflight to see what ATC is saying to them and prep for it. Then as I'm preparing my flight bag to leave that day after studying all morning I get a text that 733ZK has a maintenance issue and my flight is cancelled - the same plane that I followed around all day on foreflight - unlikely, but ok. Wasted the entire day studying and getting ready - happens. Ok time to reschedule but now that CFI is out of town - ok get another CFI and then rebook with them. Same thing, study all morning, prep, weather cancellation. Ok fine - time to rebook, no available CFI's, my CFI luckily finds one for me and gets me booked for Wednesday afternoon in the plane I liked at a time of day that it will likely not get cancelled - awesome setup, we have a shot at this. Here comes Wednesday be a good student, study all morning, ATC practice, chair flights, drive almost 2 hours through traffic to Oakland, get to Oakland, meet the CFI, pre-flight like a pro and inform him of the active TFR right next to us that he wasn't even aware of and be a good student. As I do the engine start checklist it's time to turn the avionics on and flick - they don't work. So we troubleshoot and end up grounding the plane. So spent the entire day preparing for this flight and now grounded - but luckily the CFI says 733ZK is available and we will just switch to that and I say awesome let's go I am ready and we go out and begin pre-flighting the plane and once we get to check the oil it's 1 quart low. Easy fix, we can just add a quart. But, since there was not a quart of oil in the back of the plane the CFI there was too busy and had stuff to do that evening so instead of going back to get the 1 quart of oil he cancels the flight. My advice to this company is to update your policies so good students aren't sitting unable to progress due solely to the club's mistakes. Also schedule your students hours more fairly so one student doesn't have all the horrible morning hours that get cancelled for months due to the marine layer that everyone who lives here locally knows about. I sit here with nearly 100 hours as a student pilot, 10's of thousands spent on training, and proficient enough for a check ride but can't even solo at Oakland Flyers.

Lynette V.

-Review for Groupon tour buyers. This was my first time on a plane. I needed a more personal experience due to my fear of flying and I have say it was the right call. Dean made sure that I felt comfortable and safe by answering my questions and explaining the process during the instruction and tour. His knowledge deconstructed my beliefs and fear of flying and his calm demeanor helped decrease my anxiety. I steered the plane for a while during which I felt more than accomplished on top of an already satisfying afternoon. Thanks O.Flyers!! Note, it is hard to reach/schedule because its not only the customer's and pilot's schedule that have to match up but so do good weather conditions.

Kailee L.

Thank you Oakland Flyers- I've officially flown a plane. This literally was a life changing experience for me and I couldn't have had a better pilot to be there for me. The sky is the limit right?

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Hey..... I'm currently a gentleman of leisure.....ummm, ummm, let's learn to fly !! I live in Berkeley so Hayward and Concord are like 50 miles away. Oakland seemed like the logical choice. This place is a private school / flying club. Things are informal and the teaching environment is a little bit duct tape & shoelace, but comfortable. The planes and instruction are Top Notch! Protocol is adhered to. No short cuts in this place. Your ass is going to fly right. Most of the planes are Cessnas or Pipers. Little things with thin skin and takeoff distances in the triple digits so you might feel a little intimidated when taking off. Don't worry though, your instructor can fly like an eagle and do that crazy speak -- "Breaker, Breaker, Cessna 2163, blah blah, smokey, clearance, roger, over" -- and will get you back in one piece. So unless you live close to Hayward, Concord, Reid Hill, Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Redwood City, San Carlos, or Livermore ..... come here and learn.... Then when you're threading your way between Southwest 737's and United A-320's while speaking gobblely-gook into your headset, your sphincter will be relaxed because Oakland Flyers prepared you well ! Two pieces of advice - 1. Bring the behind the ear motion sickness patch. It helps. 2. Clear your schedule for at least 6 hours after your lesson and book a massage at NHI. You will be mentally and physically exhausted.

It was written by me jimmy. Also my flight instructor had to use the on board fire extinguisher TWICE on Oakland flyers aircraft mid flight. I repeat to everyone, that your money will be better spent elsewhere

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