My son has a discovery flight through Sportys. He has been in Civil Air Patrol for about four years…read moreas well as ROTC and he wants to be a helicopter pilot. He just received his student pilot license in the mail, and he's getting his first lesson free. Young eagles has a program allows the kids to go up at their first time for free, give us them a membership into hundreds of museums across the nation and a free membership at Sportys. Sportys is a online student pilot license course and pilot resource center. Great basin honored the discovery flight certificate at face value, some of the other places want to charge extra money, so this is a bonus. My son arrived early. I had to sign the required waiver and permission for a minor blah blah. Kevin was his instructor and my son said he was really good. Finally it's in Atlantic aviation building which is quite a nice terminal.

I have nothing but great things to say about Jenn and her crew at Great Basin! I was in town for a…read moremeeting/convention, and wanted to get a flight lesson in the beautiful Reno/Tahoe area. GBA was very helpful, accommodating, and friendly. Nik, the CFI I went up with, was helpful and patient with a low-hour student. I'd love to spend more flight time with him and GBA if I didn't live 2,000 miles away.

pleasant office staff. efficient scheduling. aircraft all acceptable. instructors mostly helpful…read more The reason for the low rating is at least some instructors appear quite out of touch. They, in fact don't even seem to know basic regs. Overall, a decent flight school. Please don't reject them based on this review, but be very careful which instructor you get.

From the owner: We are a team of aviation experts in Reno, NV with decades of combined experience in the flight…read moretraining industry. Our simple and effective training programs are designed to get you safely in the air as quickly as possible.

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!

Sierra Aero used to be an excellent outfit for aircraft maintenance. That was when Jeff and…read moreJessica were there. Now it is only any good if you have a bottomless pit of cash to pour into your aircraft.

Sierra looked after my cirrus for my Annual. During the process they were clear and courteous about…read morethe the things that were needed. What was great was their help in finding a gremlin in my engine driving high engine temps and misfires. They went over and beyond. Thanks to Taylor and the crew for getting me safely in the air again.

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!