I have reached another goal in my life. I am now a certified private pilot thanks to the great…read moretraining and support received through Troy Air Experience. My father was a pilot most of my life and I spent many hours navigating the sky with him when he was alive. Since his passing and now that both my son's have graduated college, I decided that it was time to take this step. It is very important to have confidence in the plane you leave the ground with as well as your instructor. The planes Troy Air has and the instructors are top notch! I was never rushed or felt unsafe at any time. The skills and conference they gave me allowed me to score a 95 on my written test and my FAA check ride went off without a hitch. I highly recommend Troy Air and thank them for the opportunity to reach my dream. I wish I would have done it sooner.

I got my private pilot license at Solo. The new owner takes extreme pride in aviation and is also a…read moreDPE. He has began modernizing their fleet as well as processes such as booking and ground. The school has improved for the better since I first started training there in many ways. The rates are also very competitive. I am moving to Florida to finish my licenses and solo is very competitive rate wise. The DPE also prioritizes Solo's students for scheduling while still being fair during checkrides to ensure you are a safe pilot.

Solo Aviation is a great mom and pop kind of flight school that truly cares about their clientele…read more If you get a chance to take flight lessons through them, I would highly recommend asking for Scott. He's an excellent instructor who will take you from zero to hero and turn you into a safe and proficient pilot. Whether you're looking to earn your private pilot certificate, instrument rating, commercial pilot cert, or become a CFI, Scott is your go to guy!

We signed up my husband for the first discovery flight for a Monday at 10AM before the end of last…read moreyear. The instructor checked the weather to help determine the best day for an hour flight up. We got some Ariel views of the ground below. Only traveled about 5-10 nautical miles from the airport and traveled northwest. Ann Arbor is only about 30 nautical miles away. The first discovery flight for a 4 seater plane is $220. The two seater is only $180 or so. The 4 seater is a bit more roomy for taller folks, like my husband. We could have also flown out of their Howell, Ypsilanti, Flint and their Pontiac location. The discovery today was out of Pontiac airport. It's another worldly experience being up in the air and in the cockpit area of a plane for sure. The instructor, M was nice, a newer licensed pilot. He was still informative and helpful. Always there supporting and coaching my husband through the process during the discovery fight. He did the take-off and landing for us, as expected for the first time up. M said he has never flown for fun at all, it has always been for work and to rack up his required flight hours. He only got his private pilot license back in 2016. M made sure to do a 10-15 minute plane check ahead of the fight take-off and helped field some more follow-up questions after our flight. You steer with the stick between your legs. The Pontiac location is towered. The Howell location is not towered. Gives a bit more assurance flying out of a towered airport than an unmanned airport. The first discovery flight cost $220 out the door. Each flight up will be about $250 or so there afterwards. Requires about 55 hours of flight up through Crosswinds. It is 40 hours minimum by the FAA. $150 for two seater planes after the first ride and four seater is $189 for an hour at a time, includes gas per hour. Excludes any landing fees for the airports. The tank holds enough gas for about a 4 hour flight. You get to fly for 45 minutes of the hour ride up. It's recommended that you keep the same instructor for all of your lessons too for consistency and comfort. Their planes are newer and well kept as well. I can see why folks take the plunge and take flight lessons now.

Great flight school and rental service all around. The instructors are fantastic and the aircraft…read moreare well maintained. Crosswinds won't just teach you to be a pilot. Instead, they will teach you how to be a safe and competent pilot who can analyze flight conditions and make go/no go decisions. The scheduling system allows renters to squawk issues that are noticed on aircraft so that they can be sent in for maintenance. It is easy to tell that both flight safety and enjoyment are key to Crosswinds. I have completed my private pilot through Crosswinds and am in the process of completing my instrument rating with them. I have rented their planes for over 50 hours of personal flying time with zero issues. I have no complaints, except that I wish they had a multi-engine plane.

We had an easy connection from Detroit IAH airport to our Michigan Flyer bus…read more Thanks AprIL for a fast, fun, easy ride. You're a great driver and big help w online site too!

Was having a great few rides until recently. Bus left me stranded at DTW. Do to an airport issue at…read morethe usual pick up spot, Michigan flyer left no information at any area to where to go (or send an employee to guide) and zero email or text to the contact information from where I purchased from my account. Cherry on top, when calling their number , just sends to a voicemail. Not any other info to help. 11pm was the last ride out. Stuck here an hour from Brighton. Very unproffesional.

I got this as my boyfriends birthday gift and it turned out very nice! The instructor and person…read moreworking in office were very nice and helpful! An awesome experience overall for my boyfriend getting to fly a plane! :)

I came her to take a test administered on behalf of PSI and had a pretty crummy experience. I was…read moretold to arrive far in advance of my testing time, which I did....and then I had to wait 20 minutes for the administrator to arrive. When they arrived they were a bit curt with me for being so early! Then the computers took a long time to run the testing program so I continued to wait. Finally I was able to take the test and it was in a dim room adjacent to a garage where they work on planes--not exactly the best setting to focus on an exam. They provide foam earplugs just in case the noise of mechanical work being done on planes bothers you while you are trying to read...I really wish I had put them in before I was subjected to a series of belches (which were loud enough to be heard over the plane work!!!). I passed my test, and it wasn't like I was losing my mind trying to work on it, but this was easily the weirdest place I've ever taken a test and definitely not very conducive to test-taking for people who need a little more peace to focus.

What blast! Surprised my wife on our 58th anniversary with the Detroit Tour. With Chris as our…read morepilot, we had a wonderful hour at about 100 mph and 800' in the air on a beautiful, sunny day seeing the area from a new perspective. My wife was thrilled. I had her sit up front for the big view, but I got to see plenty from the back seat, too. Highly recommend this for fun or a special experience/occasion.

One of the best experiences I've ever had in my life!…read more As an anniversary present for my girlfriend, I wanted to do something completely outside the box, and unique. A helicopter sight-seeing tour was the way to go! For over a month, I had emailed back and forth with Alan the owner of Magnum Helicopters, and he was more than willing to answer ANY questions I had as a first time flyer. It was an amazing experience, with an amazing perspective on places I've seen thousands of times. I cannot even count how many times I must have said "Wow!" during the flight. Absolutely breathtaking experience!