**Update** Following my recent experience with First Flight, I was contacted by Patrick, who took…read morethe time to address my concerns and ensure a positive resolution. We successfully completed my Biannual Flight Review, during which I gained valuable insights and significantly improved my understanding of aviation communications. Patrick demonstrated a high level of expertise and professionalism throughout the flight. I look forward to flying with him again soon to refine my instrument flying skills. I would like to begin by stating that my experience with First Flight two and a half years ago was excellent. I completed a biannual flight review at the time and found both the customer service and aircraft to be outstanding. My instructor, Ross, was professional, knowledgeable, and created a positive learning environment. Over the following two years, I rented aircraft from First Flight without issue and regularly recommended the organization to many of my colleagues based on those positive experiences. Unfortunately, my most recent visit did not meet the same standard. Three and half weeks ago, I scheduled a biannual flight review with an instructor named Patrick, booking the appointment at the front desk in advance. I arrived on the day of the review 15 minutes early to ensure punctuality, only to find that the instructor was still in the air with another student. I was informed by the front desk attendant that he would be landing shortly and also learned that supposedly I wasn't on the schedule. Forty-five minutes later, the instructor returned and was notified of my presence and scheduled appointment. After waiting an hour, we began the ground portion of the flight review. Due to the schedule shift, we were limited in aircraft availability and could only log 0.6 hours of flight time--short of the minimum one hour required to complete a flight review. Compounding the issue, I experienced problems with my headset and had difficulty hearing both ATC and the instructor. Although I had another headset available, time constraints prevented a swap. To those currently training or flying at First Flight and having positive experiences, I genuinely hope that continues. I view this situation as an unfortunate anomaly and not reflective of the entire organization. As a strong supporter of small, family-owned FBOs like First Flight, I believe they are essential to the health and growth of General Aviation. I want to see First Flight succeed and continue to serve the aviation community well.

Absolutely avoid this flight school/club. There is an instructor/CFI named Ammar (Mohamed Ammar)…read morewho is regularly yelling at both customers and students, as well as other pilots/CFIs, constantly screaming profanity, behaving aggressively, and creating an unsafe environment. He is extremely unprofessional and is also the "mechanic" (A&P) responsible for the club's aircraft maintenance... The First Flight staff seems to not care as long as new students continue to come. Would recommend +1 Flyers or any of the schools near KMYF or KSEE. It is unfortunate that a school with such reasonable prices is kept feeling so unsafe due to highly unprofessional employees like Mohamed Ammar.

Ian is an awesome pilot! We arrived at noon. There was a little mix up finding where we needed to…read moremeet up but I was able to call him and we found each other at the cafe at Brownfield. I was nervous prior to going on our Bay2bay adventure but he explained the dynamics of the flight. He made me feel comfortable the entire time. He was kind and knowledgeable about the city we live in (San Diego). He even recommended a couple places for my bf and I to go eat after our little adventure. He made us laugh and we enjoyed our time up in the sky. Both my bf and I recommend his services without a doubt. You will have a great time!!

My husband and I went yesterday for Valentine's and it was the best Valentine's day we have ever…read morehad!!! I highly recommend this tour. Even though it was a slightly hazy day we were able to see downtown SD and a lot of other cool landmarks that were all pointed out to us by Ian. I was really grateful that Ian showed us all the safety checks that he does prior to a fight that was very reassuring.

Without a doubt, Learn to Fly San Diego was the best company to go with for our son, who has safely…read moreand successfully achieved his goal of obtaining his private pilot's license. With some of the best Chief Flight Instructors in this city, we believe owner Chris Sluka runs a 5-star flight school with their company-owned fleet of planes. Don't go with any flight school that requires you to join a club where the instructors have to rent out the planes just to give a flight lesson. We had erroneously done that first, which was a big mistake. Once we quickly changed over to Learn to Fly San Diego, flight scheduling was easier and we trusted every decision the CFIs made to ensure our son was safe in the air and knowledgeable on the ground. THANK YOU Learn to Fly San Diego. You really were the best flight school for our son and our family and we highly recommend them. ltfsd.com

This is a very late review. Purchased this thru Groupon in January 2019 for my son's birthday…read more He had so much fun. Contrary to other reviews, the pilot came right on time for my son's scheduled appt. Joe was his pilot. Joe was very professional and patient. He taught my son a lot during the ground training and he gave my son a lot of hands on opportunity during the flight. I was able to join them during the flight and while up In the air Joe would tell us what part of san diego we were at just like a tour guide. I thought that was really nice of him. After we landed, Joe was gracious enough to take photos with my son! Will definitely come back for another round!

I purchased "Intro to Flight" as a birthday present and Chance was great with addressing my…read morequestions/concerns. Booking was easy. At the day of flight, the instructor was Tyler. He was very friendly, calm and patient. Any nervousness was put at ease by Tyler. The entire experience lasted for 2 hours and we paid $300. It definitely sparked the desire to continue flight education and obtain a license.

Had talks with Chance over the phone and had my first intro flight on the golden hours on July…read morefirst saturday. What can I say...breaking the fear of heights will make you want to take over and just go back and fly more! Most of us dreamed of flying and becoming pilots one day and ChanceToFly just gave me that 'chance' to put my feet on the door. Owen Whitfield CFI/CFII, covered all the basics of operations on the ground and is a cool and amazing instructor for first time fliers. Went over all the details and his confidence radiates that you wouldn't worry over your fears in the skies. Could have taken more photos to show and share but he is insistent I take over the controls most of the time as it was, indeed, a 'Pilot Experience'. Thats Professionalism. Cannot argue with that. Looking forward to flying with them again soon!

OMG... what an amazing experience from start to finish. This entire team is outstanding in…read moreeverything they do. From the briefing through the maneuvers, you know you're in good hands... even if they're your own in the Afterburner experience. Don't forget to add on the dogfight. You will be happy you did.

My son 13-year-old like to do a lot of adventures. So we surprised him with a Blood Pumpin thrill…read moreride " FLY YOUR PLANE " I called him to come home right away and said that he was still GOLFING with his Dad. I just said okay then I will cancel our " THE AFTERBURNER FLIGHT ". The moment he heard it, I heard him yelling, Dad packed it up, mom called. They came home to hug me and says let's go, mom. So we arrive at the place in EL CAJON SAN DIEGO and saw a lot of planes but we were instructed to wait outside for safety reasons because there were a lot of planes coming in and out and only get in when a PILOT comes to pick us up. we CHOSE the FLIGHT called .... "AFTERBURNER FLIGHT " ... it's a flight you can "FLY YOUR PLANE", take control and Maneuver it with the supervision of course of a Highly trained Pilot. When it's my son's turn to fly, we are greeted by a very nice Pilot. The FIRST thing we did was go to the briefing room with our Pilot where we watch the Safety and Rules while Flying. I was too nervous while my son was getting ready and my son was just relaxed and have this big smile like he is so excited about it. We watch them start flying out until they just disappeared from our sight. A couple of hours later they came back and my son start talking about the different kinds of Exhibitions they did. Some examples of what they did were: *The inside loop *The outside loop *The Aileron Roll *The Tailside *Stall Turn * Falling Leaf My son was very Happy about his flight and says: "BEST EXPERIENCE to FLY a PLANE" and did "Stunts" in the air. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND this company to everyone! Also, do not ever leave this place without Purchasing your FLIGHT PHOTOS and VIDEOS. It's all worth it!

We stopped here for a weekend and they couldn't have been more helpful. Took great care of us and…read moreour plane. Old fashioned FBO, least expensive on the field and really friendly. Will return there next time as well.

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.

Great service. Wouldn't use any other charter. Got me where…read moreI needed to go on a moments notice. Very clean plane. Pilot was very professional and friendly.

I've had an overwhelmingly positive experience with Coast Flight Training. With so many flight…read moreschools to choose from in Southern California, I did extensive research and toured multiple schools. Coast Flight Training stood out immediately with the nicest facilities by far. Coast operates a fleet of 17 well-maintained aircraft, three free desktop simulators, and an FAA approved simulator. What truly sold me, however, was the customer service and maintenance staff. Anytime I had a question or concern about an aircraft, the on-site maintenance team was readily available to assess and address it, which provided a great deal of confidence and safety. Scheduling was also very flexible and accommodating, allowing me to efficiently complete my training within the projected timeframe. Additionally, Coast's location in San Diego at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport provided invaluable experience training at one of the busiest Class D Airports in the country. Training in this complex airspace helped build real-world confidence, and I now feel comfortable navigating any airspace nationwide. I would highly recommend Coast Flight Training to anyone looking to earn their private pilot license recreationally or to those pursuing a career in the airlines.

I've had an amazing experience at Coast Flight Training, and have been able to receive my PPL, IFR,…read moreCSEL, CFI, and soon to be CFII rating. The instructors are knowledgeable, patient, and truly care about your progress as an individual and as a student. I can't say enough positive things about the instructors I've met and had the privilege of learning from. The aircrafts are well maintained and the admins makes scheduling a smooth process. Overall, this school has helped me gain confidence as a pilot and has always created a welcoming and supportive environment to learn and grow.