If you want to learn to fly safely and professionally, this is the place…read more Professional Flight Crew is, hands down, the best flight school in the Bay Area. Here's why: 1. Safety - when you get into a small gasoline-powered machine at 3,500 feet, you're putting your faith, and your life, in the hands of your flight instructor. PFC is obsessed with teaching the right skills and techniques to be a safe pilot, on good days, and in the event everything goes wrong. Their instructors emphasize safe operation, contingency planning, and situational awareness from Day 1. 2. Teaching skills - PFC employs the best flight instructors in the Bay Area. They have thousands of hours of experience, and they have taught hundreds of students to fly. Whether you're a natural ace, or have a fear of flying, they will teach you the skills and techniques you need to be a first-class pilot. 3. The instructors - PFC flight instructors have to be some of the nicest, most patient people on the planet. I have a good time every time I fly with them, and although I've made many mistakes, they are consistently upbeat, positive and encouraging. They won't tell you you've done a good job when you haven't (and you don't want an instructor who does!) but they will support you from your first lesson all the way to your Private Pilot License and beyond. 4. Equipment - PFC has some of the nicest planes and simulators available in Northern California. They have low wing and high wing aircraft, traditional and glass cockpits, simple and complex aircraft, and multiple simulators. Whatever you want to learn, PFC has the equipment to teach you, and it is all immaculately serviced and maintained. 5. Affordability - PFC has some of the most reasonable prices for both instruction and plane rentals in the Bay Area. Learning to fly is expensive, but PFC makes it a lot more affordable than most schools. I can't recommend these guys highly enough. If you've been thinking about learning to fly, this is the place to do it!

Professional Flight Crew (PFC) This is a great flight training school hands down! The aircraft are…read moremeticulously maintained which of the owner Mohamed Chabeene takes pride in overseeing..As a flight instructor here at the school the atmosphere is friendly and warm always when you come in the front door. Everyone is very happy! Congratulations to Warren House solo last week. Bob Quinn

Really solid business. I highly recommend Shane as your CFI, he's almost always available and…read moreflexible with your schedule.

HI AGAIN ITS MARK MADE A MISTAKE WITH LAST REVEIW SORRY.FLT DOGS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN AND GET…read moreA CAREER IN FLYING.IM A RETIREE FROM THE AIRLINES,AN A&p mech and the club has a great selection of highly well maintaned acft,clean like new interiors,avaionic,s and a great staff(jen) and instructors jack collins and bob quinn.so if you want to best in flt training look no further than flt dogs.i,ve been away from flying for 35 yrs but hope to get back in the left seat when i can if possible and when that day come,s (hopefully soon) i will go bact to flt dogs for my flt reveiw. mark san francisco ca.

Ken Levins. Explosive temper. When I screwed up he treated me as an idiot…read more He screamed at me to turn in my OAK badge. I did as complied. He failed to tell OAK when I mailed in my badge to OAK. Literally cannot fly out of there because we had "words."

Great rates and instructors but found it difficult to get security deposit and an inadvertently…read morecharged $500 fine returned. Board is highly unresponsive and takes 5+ follow ups over multiple weeks for a response. Though it sounds like I am not alone in difficulties with club leadership based on a few other reviews.

Bad experience. Didn't get shown anything and was a waste of time. Instructor did everything and…read moredidn't bother to teach

Every year I get myself something for my birthday. Usually, it's something from a department…read morestore. This year, I decided to give myself an experience. The Sundance Flying Club has a pretty crappy website. But don't be fooled by that. If you're looking to pay extra for a pretty website and a prettier office, go for it. If you're just looking for great people who are experienced, knowledgeable, and friendly, give Sundance a call. They answered all my questions before I showed up, and they answered a whole slew of other questions while I was there. Also, I learned that I'm actually too short to reach the pedals :/ (That's right, if you're short you might have issues) But no fear, we found me a booster seat! For a full hour I was a pilot! Master and Commander of the skies! It was fun and controlled, mixed in with just the right amount of bumpy air. After I landed, I got a certificate and my official first pilot hour logged! Truly Awesome.

I just went today to do a discovery flight. The process was seamless. Carsten, the front desk…read moreworker, was extremely helpful. The initial day I had scheduled didn't workout as the weather was not good for flying. Carsten helped me reschedule my discovery flight. I had a blast with my instructor Allie! She was awesome and extremely friendly. She didn't make it feel like some daunting thing, she allowed it to be fun and stress free. Highly recommend her if you're looking to obtain certifications through this club!

You Be The Judge! Here's what went down this week. 8:00…read moreMonday stopped by with applcation and all paperwork to schedule a periodic flight review. 9:00 Wednesday called them as I still had not heard back with any update. Promised to get an answer by EOD Wednesday It's now nearly 7:00pm Thursday and the EOD Wednesday has come and gone with no promised return call. Quel surprise! A business that does not have the common courtesy to commit or to just say sorry we can't help ANY pilot that wants to use their own airplane for any type of instruction or review. A bit of honesty would have saved 3 days. Moved on and will not be contacting them again. EVER.

Abdi is the best! He has taken care of my 182P for decades. it still flies like it was new!read more

Here's the corrected version of the text:…read more Worst annual experience ever! Abdi broke things--the DG, the hydraulic system, the brakes, etc. In the process of covering up what he had broken, he broke more things and damaged the aircraft even further. The first time he told me the plane was ready, the nose wheel was installed backwards, and the brakes couldn't hold at anything over idle RPM. Who knows what else was wrong. I stopped checking after the brakes. The second time he told me the plane was ready, the magnetos were miss-wired, and the P lead wouldn't kill the engine. He also damaged the hydraulic system and couldn't fix it. After four months and my insistence on bringing another A&P into his shop to inspect it, he finally called LASAR for help.

I'm learning to fly here at WVFC. It's a fun low key club with lots of planes, lots of instructors…read moreand two airport offices (KSQL and KPAO). They also offer ground school and have a few simulators you can rent. They do a lot of club activities in the Palo Alto office. The onboarding for a new pilot who's learning to fly is great.

I've been a member of West Valley Flying Club for a little over a year and I recommend it highly. I…read moream 61 years old and have always wanted to fly but my wife and I raised five children and until recently, the priorities of family life consumed all available time and money. My instructor is Scott Stauter and from the very first demo ride I felt safe and confident in flying with him and learning from him. I also attended ground school at West Valley with Wes Irish as the instructor. Due largely to excellent instruction, I was able to pass both the written and practical private pilot exams on the first attempt. It is a large club with a large and diverse fleet of aircraft as well as a large number of instructors. I suppose with ~40 affiliated instructors there may be a few bad apples in the bunch but I've flown with six different instructors for various check rides or special instruction and they all demonstrated a high level of professionalism and competence. Each instructor provided constructive criticism and suggestions for improving my game that I felt were given in good faith and in my best interest. The fact is I don't pick things up as fast as I did twenty years ago but none of the instructors that I flew with left me with the impression that they were trying to run up the clock. The planes I have flown (five so far) are maintained well and the mechanics are accessible, supportive, and helpful as is the office staff. Scheduling planes and instructors is easily accomplished through an online scheduling system. I fly out of Palo Alto once or twice a week and there have only been a couple of instances when I couldn't schedule a plane when I wanted to. The club has a strong culture of safety and proper preparedness for flight. They have implemented several checks and balances to assure proficiency of both students and instructors as they progress through the training regimen. An argument can be made that they've gone a bit overboard with this and I can understand how this might frustrate some people. But I have to tell you that I went into the PPL check ride feeling calm, competent, and confident and that is exactly how I now feel when I take off with my grandchildren in the plane. All in all, I am very happy with my experience at West Valley Flying Club.

HB Aircraft Detailer did an incredible job on my Falcon 900LX! The exterior shines like new, and…read morethe interior is spotless and fresh. Their attention to detail and professionalism are unmatched. Highly recommend them for top-notch aircraft detailing!