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    Daytona Aviation Academy

    3.3 (4 reviews)
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    5 years ago

    The training in my plane (Piper Comanche) was real good! Financial was more than acceptable.

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    6 years ago

    Becareful will take your money at any cost. Even when compromising safety. Worn out old planes. Disrespectful senile owner.

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    Ryan Aviation

    Ryan Aviation

    3.3
    (4 reviews)

    Flew down to Florida from Wisconsin to get my ASES in their DeHavilland Beaver. After about 5 hours…read moreof flying I had my new rating. Mike was a great instructor and Tripp was a great DPE. It is was a very casual yet professional experience which kept it low-stress. I am a relatively new pilot so was a bit apprehensive about doing this rating in the Beaver, but Tripp assured me that they have experience with low-time pilots and he didn't lie. If I am ever in the area again I would stop back just for a hangar chat anytime.

    Overall I was not impressed and would not recommend Ryan Aviation. The main reason I took the…read morecourse with them was to learn to fly the Beaver DHC-2. At the end of the course I got few hours in the plane logged but cannot say I became proficient in it. One thing I did like a lot about them was the aircraft! They have beautiful and very well maintained airplanes. I flew the Beaver but they also had a nice amphibious Husky which I didn't fly. If I rated them based on this factor alone it would be solid 5*. The instruction was ok, not great. Water takeoffs, landings and taxi was covered, but I wish it wasn't as superficial. The bigger problem in my opinion is inadequate curriculum. The instructor tried to jam everything into 4 hours and of course it all was way too rushed. I've never seen the POH/AIM for the aircraft even though I asked for it multiple times. (By the way the explanation I received was it's because the airplane is so heavily STC'd that I wouldn't be able to understand the POH. I am an active CFI, commercial pilot, and instructor pilot with US Air Force CAP.) There's was no airwork done, not even the slow flight. Again I asked the owner about it and he argued that doing airwork would make it hard for him to compete with other schools that offer similar 2-days programs and since I'm not going to solo their aircraft why spend time on it. And speaking of 2 days, if you are a visiting pilot and want to take the 2 day course I suggest you plan to stay there at least for a week. The local weather patterns are bizarre, every morning there was a dense fog, thunderstorms in the afternoon. Obviously it's not Ryan Aviation's fault in any way but something to consider when planning your trip. Bottom line. I would give 5* for the equipment and maintenance, 3* for instruction, 1* for the training program. I will probably look for another school next time I fly seaplanes.

    Epic Flight Academy

    Epic Flight Academy

    4.3
    (19 reviews)

    If you plan on attending the aircraft maintenance school, DONT. This place should be renamed "Scam…read moreFlight Academy" because the quality of education is trash. Some of the instructors dont know whats going on and the others are just mindlessly droning on through powerpoint slide shows. I didnt want to pay 47,000$ to be bored to death, I paid for a quality education and quality instructors, which is what was advertised. ive been here for 5 months and all ive learned is that a place like this rips away your motivation to get into the aviation industry. Dont get me started on the housing department either. The same people that own epic own the apartments they use for student housing, one half is non students and the other half are students. The non students (for a two bedroom apartment NOT beachside and NOT in a good spot) pay 1600$ a month, so why is it that the students pay 3200$ a month for the exact same apartment split 4 ways. They cram 4 people in a 2 bedroom apartment and charge the students double. It doesn't take a genius to notice that this is a cash grab/scam. Fuck this place and fuck getting scammed. All the good reviews are for the flight school, for the pilots, anyone can fly a plane but how many people can fix them? Take care of your students and stop scamming them.

    One of the best flight schools around. Did my instrument rating training there. Recommended many…read moreother students there who got their pilots licenses in record time.

    Daytona Aviation Academy - flightinstruction - Updated July 2026

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