Horrible experience!!!! Do not waste your money!!!…read more I had a Groupon for high sierra pilots, and it said on the instructions to call their number. I called over 10 times within my three month Groupon, and no response. I tried leaving a message, but their voicemail was full. So, because the phone number didn't work, I went on their website and contacted them through their email. Again, no response. Finally, I went on their yelp and tried messaging the business. No response again. Super frustrating, do not spend your money, this is a scam.

How have I lived in the Reno area and not known about this but 10/10 recommend for anyone! I had…read moreseen this Groupon deal but didn't really consider it until my sister who does aviation in the Navy strongly recommended it and the experience definitely exceeded expectations! We were greeted warmly, signed a quick waiver and were on our way. My brother and his friend had a lady who was so thorough and taught them so much and my husband and I had Sean who was great too. Calling to schedule was a bit difficult but I was able to contact them through email just fine. We are definitely considering doing it again! Whether you're in the back sightseeing or the front- taking over the yoke and controls - I promise you'll have an amazing time! The view is certainly worth it!

If you have ever considered taking a glider ride, I could go on and on about what a fantastic…read moreexperience I had today. Just contact Soaring Nevada and ask for Ruth Ann. She is a great pilot and an interesting person to talk with. I will be reliving this wonderful adventure for a long time.

Dana my pilot was Awesome! Breathtaking view of Lake Tahoe as well as Heavenly Valley ski resort…read moreand the whole Carson valley with surrounding mountain ranges. She even let me fly the glider for a while. So very worth it!

I did my BFR this week with Taylor and was very happy with how thorough he was…read more We were operating out of Carson City airport.

I can't recommend Taylor enough. I had been waiting for the right moment to kick off my flight…read moreinstruction after completing online ground schooling. Finding an instructor during COVID and for a tailwheel aircraft proved to be difficult. After a chain of intros next thing you know Taylor and I are flying together getting things started! He was flexible with scheduling to help meet my aggressive timeline of trying to finish all my training in less than two months. I had bought a plane for my training and already completed ground school before it all. Taylor is super nice guy and is a very patient and thorough instructor. He always made sure to cover our bases and stay in close contact with schedules, planning to make sure we were thoroughly covering all required Part 61 knowledge requirements, and most of all having a fun time while training. I did all the instruction in a plane I owned, and Taylor flew up to me a handful of times until I was solo'd (just North of Reno) to accommodate plane location and timing. It was also nice having someone more near my age as well with a lot of tailwheel experience and now I can say I've got a great aviation contact and friend. Overall, highly recommend him for your CFI needs. Thanks for everything, Taylor!

I went for an introductory flight in his powered hang glider or trike. We went over spooner and…read morethen along the Tahoe west rim then down to Washoe lake. It seems to be as close to a flying like a bird as one can get. I thought it was worth the money and Paul is very professional and was patient answering my novice questions. I am seriously thinking about getting one and having Paul teach me how to fly it.

Paul Hamilton is a certified sport pilot instructor, inventor, aviation book author and aircraft…read moreowner. As a 1,400 hr. private pilot, I went to him in April 2017 to complete my biannual flight review as well as to gain some experience with a modern EFIS-equipped cockpit and to understand the Sport Pilot rating requirements on behalf of my neighbor who wants to re-start his work towards an eventual aviation career after having stopped his training elsewhere after four lessons. Paul's knowledge extends far beyond the Sport Pilot certificate -- he has in-depth knowledge of all categories of airplane ratings and operations. But, most-importantly, he impressed me as one of the 5% or so of flight instructors who had developed a solid method of teaching and who adheres to that proven method and style. 95% of flight instructors have no problem aviating, but they seem to struggle with teaching techniques. Paul is excellent at teaching in my estimation. Flying the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) is a very economical way of building hours, or, like I needed, getting familiar with the modern electronic flight deck. His aircraft are Garmin-equipped, so the interface will be familiar to those who have older, non-EFIS-equipped panels and who are thinking of upgrading. Some time in the not too distant future, I can foresee the support infrastructure for analog instruments falling apart, so those of use who own aircraft need to get ready for the day. Congratulations, Paul for a great day flying. My two-hour BFR lasted 3.5 hours because I was so comfortable with Paul.

Would I recommend this place to friend? Not likely, not likely at all! Didn't even get off the…read moreground After bad experiences with a previous flight school, Brian assured me the same things wouldn't happen here. (He said he also had students switch to him from my previous school for same the reasons.) Brian was a great salesman....sold me $175 dollars worth of books as he said my materials wouldn't cut it from the other school. On the 1st flight lesson I showed up prepared and excited to move forward in my progression towards my license only to show up to an instructor (Matt who I had previously met multiple times and told my story to more than once) who doesn't know who I am, acts like he has no idea that I'm not a brand new student pilot (already had 16 hrs), and tells me I'm flying the warrior.....after telling him I'm supposed to be flying the 172 as I already have 16 hrs in one and I'm ready to solo he tells me I can't, because it's broken...Been broken for days.. Brian knew I was flying the 172 and he set this all up for me so I am perplexed why he didn't tell any of my story to Matt and did not notify me ahead of time that the plane was broken (as he said he would). I told Matt I wasn't happy with the scenario (I was never rude) and I wasn't flying that day. I was willing to give them another chance, but Brian quit answering or returning my calls and messages and is not willing to deal with the situation. Confrontation is a part of business!! If you are are going for more than a ppl I would suggest learning outside of Northern Nevada!!

I have recently been very interested in the aviation industry in order to become a commercial…read morepilot. I did some research on the local aviation schools and found Carson aviation adventures. I had a loan ready to go in order to fund my new venture. I contacted them multiple times on their website as well as their FB page in order to set up a discovery flight to see how I liked the school. I was ignored by them when I emailed them. When I messaged them on Facebook they read my message and didn't respond. I had to message them again a couple days later to which they told me they were really busy but asked if I was interested in the flight school. I advised them I was interested in the flight school. They read the message and didn't write me back. I waited another 2 days and still no response. I wrote them again and said I guess I will be looking at other organizations to find my flight training. They read this message and still didn't respond. I won't waste my time or money on a place that doesn't have the time to write back a single message or give me the opportunity to do a discovery flight they clearly advertise on their website.