Had my plane serviced there a couple of times in the past but this one was different…read more I was not in town and I emailed what had to be done with my plane in a Watsonville hangar nearby. It took three weeks AFTER the promised start date to get me plane into their shop. During that time there was no communication from UFS. I came by 4 weeks later and the airplane was still opened up with the tank (for the sender unit to be replaced) in pretty bad shape (curled up). Terry said that's "normal". The finally finished my plane (had to give them an ultimatum) to do it. Noone was there to push my and out and lonely mechanic tried to help me... When I got to my destination, 45 minutes away, when putting her into my hangar, j noticed the bottom cowling "sort of loose", just hanging there?? Upon further inspection, I discovered that the whole right front AND the center bottom cowling hadn't been secured, screws just "hanging" there. I could have lost that cowling in flight, shearing off my landing gear or at least blocking it. I immediately texted/emailed Ashley about this and she responded "we'll look into it" and let you know. I demanded in a follow up email to find out about the mechanic that failed to secure my plane. Dead silence solar after several prompts by me to their phone number and their email. Moral of the story? Don't service your plane at United Flight Services, you might not survive the flight afterwards. I got lucky, not everyone will be if that shop doesn't institute a rigorous quality safety program Moving on, NEVER HFS ever again.

A plus for mechanics! One star for Biannual service. Buyer beware! I called for a flight review and…read moregot a hold of a CFI thru texting. It was a clear text that I needed my Flight Review updated, nothing more. I did all the procedure turns, etc. plus charged half an hour ground. After the flight with some fair criticism, he decided the ground time would be postponed for the next day. The next day over the phone, he decided it wasn't a flight review and I needed to repeat the flight with a "pass or fail" requirements!!!??? So, after spending over $300, it was just a bust and waste of my time & $$$. I basically got screwed and management never called back to resolve this issue. Shame on you! Going to Specialized..better reviews!

I had been taking my Pitts Special to another mechanic who kept sending me back in the air without…read morefixing a serious issue that was starving the engine of fuel. As a pilot one of the last things you want to hear is "take her up and see if that fixed it!" Brian at Flying S found the problem, educated me about my plane and let me assist as much as I was able in any and all repairs. He never overcharges and has completely reasonable rates, especially for this area. I'm moving to Washington State soon and will still bring both the Pitts and my Bonanza down to Brian for annuals.

I've been having Brian work on my airplane for quite a few years, and will keep coming back. When…read moreyou work with Brian, he'll tell you directly what the problems are, work with you to find solutions, and is always honest and fair.

Best aircraft maintenance shop in the Salinas/ Monterey area. Always competitive with their prices…read morecomparing to nearby shops. I always come back.

After some less-than-ideal experiences at other shops, I try to have all avionics work done by…read moreAerial. Adam and his team don't cut corners, and the job is done correctly the first time. Their rates are very fair, especially when you consider their Bay Area location, and in my experience they're very good about adhering to their esimates. I feel very lucky to have a great avionics shop that's located nearby!

Excellent work, service, people. Need avionics done, this is the place!!read more

I was a member of this school for two years and do not recommend this school to anyone to start…read moretheir flight training. Very time-consuming and expensive with respect to the quality of their training. They don't provide any agenda and reasonable schedule and lengthen the training with many unnecessary steps and paperwork to make more money. Nothing noticeably better than other places.

They don't let you get your PPL here. I could tell some instructors are trying to just get money,…read moresaying we need to sit down for 4 hours, he also said I was not close to the cross country solo even though I have 200 hours of dual, SWITCH immediately if an instructor isn't working for you. There are some good instructors here which is why I'm giving 3 stars, but there's also some really terrible instructors. I flew here a year and didn't make ANY progress except getting to the solo. Waste of my time and money. I recommend looking into a different flight school.

I came over due to my mom's neighbor mentioned there are tables where you could sit and have a…read morepicnic lunch. Also it's super cool to watch helicopters and planes take off and land. They did not disappoint us that day. We only went once but I would do it again if the weather was good. Thanks for the nice break in our busy day.

Watsonville airport is a busy, friendly place with many food choices and activities. EAA kids fly…read morefree, food choices, skydiving, flight lessons, plane watching.

Rossi takes care of refueling our club's planes and this review is about the new fueler. Couldn't…read moreget his name for the last couple of times but he always has an attitude towards pilots and doesn't stop complaining about working and being busy. Yeah KPAO is busy and you're paid to do your job. If you don't like the job you should be terminated. On the other hand our old fueler AJ has been doing a fantastic job, always cheerful and asking if he could be of any other assistance. Rossi should only hire people like AJ and not some trash.

Alberto Rossi has been around for a while and knows aircraft. What he doesn't know he calls and…read moregets direction. I'm happy to direct people to him for a prebuy, an annual inspection etc.

Encountered Winglers while shopping for an oil change on a Super Decathlon I've had about four…read moremonths. Winglers was very responsive, quoted me a very reasonable price, were available over a wide range of times, and even guided me and coached me through the oil change so I could do it myself next time. Juan was very knowledgeable, very thorough, very particular about his methodology, fastidious about the rules, and friendly and approachable. Customer experience was top notch, and I will go back to them next time even if I'm doing it myself.

Great shop with quality service and very reasonable rates. Can handle just about any type of work,…read morefrom routine oil change to major upgrades. I've been using them for the last several years and won't even consider going elsewhere.

Incompetent and a rip-off. I went to this shop for an annual because few shops still work on…read moreradial engines. Not only could Larry not perform a simple leak-down test, he tried to bill me 20 hours for 2 hours worth of work. The aviation community is already seeing declining numbers, unfortunately, shops like Gold Coast Aviation try to squeeze more money out of fewer people which will lead to even fewer people getting into general aviation. I'd fly my airplane out of state for an annual to avoid this rip-off shop.

From the owner: Annual, 50 hour, 100 hour inspections. Piston engine service, repair, and overhaul. Radial engine…read moreoverhaul. Vintage aircraft maintenance. Aircraft Carburetor repair and overhaul. Magneto servicing and overhaul