Bruce was an excellent discovery flight instructor. We spent about an hour on the ground going over…read morethe controls and then took off over San Diego. During the flight, I got to try using all of the different controls we went over on the ground and even fly the plane completely on my own for a bit! I couldn't recommend Let's Fly San Diego more highly if you're looking for a great first time experience!

Absolutely incredible! After just an hour of instruction, I was flying a Cessna myself. Bruce, my…read moreinstructor, was professional, thorough, and laser‑focused on safety. If you've ever dreamed of piloting an airplane--or even pursuing a license--this experience delivers. Intense, exhilarating, and unforgettable. Highly recommended!

I found Golden State Flying Club by accident last November 2013. I noticed an R22 Helicopter Sign…read moreon the outside building and a small plane on the corner. After talking to Richard the owner, I decided to sign up on their intro flight lesions. The price was great, $139 for 2 flight hours in the Piper Warrior 2, 2 Ground School Lessons and an orientation. It was a great experience. I have completed my entire Ground School Requirements for the FAA exam. Jeff and Mike the 2 instructors are cool, and going to class from 7PM to 9:30 PM was great too. I met some real good people in that class. Now, I have passed the FAA exam, have taken 20 hours of flight time with my SUPER HERO also called Glenn Rauch. He has made learning flying to a new enjoyable level. Glenn is my second Certified Instructor (CFI). I am now so eager to meet up to go flying every 2nd. day. And every time I'm learning something new. The course is very well structured. Best if you take 2 to 3 flying lessons a week. Training this way is a lot better than taking only a few hours in a month. I can only speak for myself; I had to choose again, I would always go back to Golden State and ask to fly with Glenn. Thanks for a great learning experience; I couldn't have ask for a better school.

Look the flight instructors here might be great, I have no idea. The program sounds amazing. The…read moreproblem for me was the mysogonistic right wing hints and jokes by Jeff during orienttion. I took my son here to attend the informational/sales pitch, not to listen to a guy childishly insert his viewpoints to perfect strangers for four hours. What we heard, spoiled rich kid example name Gavin (wow, clever). Planes are like women, if you beat them up a little just stroke them and sprinkle perfume on them and they'll be fine. The less fuel the lighter the plane, I try to get my girlfriend to understand this. Keep it neutral like trump did with North Korea, when he stopped the fighting (ummmm, what fighting?) You need a background check for your pilots license, so no antifa records. They stopped naming the planes after indians, I don't know some silly reason. We get it, you love trump (the ultimate spoiled child). We aren't here for juvenile references or political innuendos. We don't need to listen to this or pay for it. Keep it to yourself.

CFA is hands down one of the best flight schools. I able to become a commercial pilot within 8 and…read morehalf months, coming with zero flight experience. The staff, fleet and weather in San Diego helped me into finishing as fast as I did. After finishing my training, I built my flight time as a flight instructor at CFA. I'm currently now working as a first officer in the airlines!

California Flight Academy makes some of the highest caliber pilots. They have a great maintenance…read moredepartment and knowledgeable instructors. Very high practical exam pass rate.

My flight instructor told me we weren't a good fit with about a month left until my checkride --…read moreand added, unprompted, that I probably wouldn't continue with any other instructor at Provectus either. This came after I spent 3.5 hours preparing for a ground lesson, only to show up and be dropped on the spot. A complete disregard for my time and investment. Steer clear.

Provectus Aviation is the best of the best when it comes to flight training in San Diego County…read more Each of the instructors I worked with was highly knowledgeable in the classroom and in each aircraft type. The organization's well-designed curriculums were specifically aligned with my aviation goals and were accelerated to fit into my unique schedule. I was able to achieve both my CFI certificate and Multi-Engine ratings in a very concentrated period of time. I am already planning future trainings with them as their skill level in education, safety and hands-on instruction is unsurpassed. Many times the Provectus Team went above and beyond the scope of duty exceeding all my expectations. As such I highly recommend their elite training courses!

I attended Coast Flight Training since 2022 and received my private pilot, instrument and…read morecommercial licenses here under part 61. I achieved my ratings on the side while working full time (it was tough and slow, but it's doable). I saw Coast go through many changes and saw many of its students and instructors progress through their ratings and hour grinds. I have also attended other flying schools around San Diego, all of which to me did not come close to the caliber program that Coast Flight Training has. They have regimented training plans for both part 61 and part 141 students, and a solid debriefing after each flight so that you don't waste your time and money. The instructors I had cared and put in the time and effort to ensure I became a safe pilot and passed my checkrides. Is this school perfect? No, but no flight school is. Coast does their best in maintaining their planes, I was never asked to fly something I didn't feel safe flying. I never flew with an instructor I didn't feel safe with. Were there minor issues here and there? Yes but that's a part of any training pathway. Coast at least maintains their airplanes and instructors to a set standard that is better than most schools out there. Their facility is also probably the nicest flight school I have ever been in. I was also briefly a fueler for Coast, from the operational side I can say that they do a great job in their FBO service to general aviation. Their fueling staff work hard but are reliable and they do upkeep and inspect their fuel tank and trucks daily. This helps keep any pilot getting fuel here safe. If you are looking to get your pilot license, I highly recommend Coast Flight Training. Thank you to the many instructors I had during my time here: Cynthia H, Alex Z, Zach E, Christopher L. and Braeden B. were all outstanding. Now if only Coast could control the weather and DPE shortage!

My experience Coast Flight Training in San Diego raised serious concerns about its professionalism…read moreand business practices, particularly regarding the Site Director of Coast. I personally witnessed the Site Director posting fake 5 star reviews of the flight school while pretending to be a customer. In my opinion, the Site Director responsible for managing a business writing fake reviews of that business is a clear conflict of interest and seriously calls into question the business practices of Coast Flight Training. It's pretty ridiculous that Coast Flight Training claims to be a "premier" "professional" flight school, and yet the Site Director does things like posting fake reviews. I witnessed more questionable behavior at Coast Flight Training, including the Site Director lying to students and to CFIs, threatening students, and violating basic labor ethics in a way that put CFIs in difficult positions. I personally witnessed multiple CFIs quit their jobs at Coast Flight Training because of this questionable behavior from the Site Director. After my firsthand experience with Coast Flight Training in San Diego, I would like others to know about this behavior and know what happens behind the scenes at Coast Flight Training while they pretend to be a "professional" flight school.

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.

Omg I feel so special to be the first to post a review hahaha okay this is not a paid review but if…read moreyou want a real answers or have any questions why you should pick San Diego paragliding VS Torrey pines hahaha DM ME on my instagram ddswed_ . Your life is literally on the lines of this kite haha so picking the correct school it is important ! Also if you like the high school drama then go to Torrey but if are human and really want to learn this is the school for you ! I can explain more if you dm me but Max is a real instructor that does not let his feelings get in the way or doesn't judge you .

Had fun in this class... Walked around balboa park on such a beautiful day. I was taught so many…read morenew things and features for my camera and they answers all questions that the group had. They talk human talk not photographer talk that is what I liked the most the class is 101 and and when u leave it all makes sense. I'm looking forward to going to the 102 class...

I found their classes through Meet up The bad things i can…read moresay about that class was that Don was walking when he was speaking and i barley could hear what he said and also i needed Nicholas help cause Don was not fa miler with Canon so it's a little sad for a photographer... The good thing i have to say that we got lots of time to practice during this class and Nicholas was very helpful. The location was great but still there were lots of people around (cause it was Friday night) due that it was noisy around.