After visiting the first time and not getting what we paid for, Willamette Aviation made things…read moreright by having my son take a modified discovery flight. Travis was awesome! He was super engaged, attentive, informative, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with. Thank you, Willamette Aviation!

I was very impressed. Everyone is very friendly. As a result, I've started taking my private pilots…read morelessons and I'm enrolled in the ground school.

Young Eagles flight day!! Stark's Twin Oaks Airport is where Young Eagles flies out of. And we LOVE…read morethe small airport, convenient location and watching our kids fly!! This place is really neat and the program being housed here is wonderful. Absolutely love this tiny airport!

Awesome Field and FBO. Staff is friendly and instructors are great! Only school in the area that…read moredoes sport pilot training too!

I needed to get my high performance airplane rating and so I called Cirrus. I chose them because…read morethey were close to my apartment in McMinnville and they had a Piper Comanche 260, which more than met the requirements for the rating. Everybody at Cirrus was friendly and helpful. They even let me borrow an owners manual for the aircraft I was flying instead of buying one. The instructor that they set me up with was a lot of fun to fly with and very helpful. As for the airplane, it was well-maintained and of course a lot of fun to fly. I recommend anyone in or near the Yamhill Valley area who wants to learn to fly check these folks out.

I started as one of Calvin's flight students in the spring and just yesterday passed my private…read morepilot check ride! Calvin was a great instructor for me during this journey. We had a lot of fun together. I had done online ground school during the process and Calvin was great for filling in the gaps of what I didn't quite understand. Adam

Over the course of a couple of lessons, Calvin has dramatically increased my flying abilities. This…read moreis due to his keen eye to point out what I'm doing right/wrong as well as always keeping a positive energy during the lessons. He's known to throw curveball questions at me to keep me on my toes and he always has me thinking. If I do not know the answer, he'll carefully go over the answer and make sure that I will remember it in the future. Picking out a CFI can be very tricky (he's the third one that I have studied under) so let me assure you that I lucked out by finding him. I will be recommending him to all of my friends that are looking into flying.

Paid $180 per person , as of summer 2024. Not sure if it's the right price here. Somewhere on…read moreinternet say experience flight is $139. Different club? Anyways while waiting we heard pilots talks- say they went up 4 hours the other day. But when we talked to our pilot he said it will come down in 20-30 minutes. Before we knew it a family member already walked on the runway. They have walkies and didn't even let us know about landing so hoped to take video. Going up is a pull and we want to capture a memory of soaring close to the field while they were coming down. We don't know which one is almost done as many aircraft's look the same. Kids work there are summer students so they don't really communicate. So don't blink. Don't lose sight (which is not possible because they were tiny up in the clouds). Bummer. People there are old men who are very nice. While they might fly daily but they don't understand this $180 gift is not cheap!!! It should be the experience of a lifetime for us. In sum, a lot of money spent but didn't get the best out of it. Understand that season is short for soaring and they want to make money to help running the club. Good experience of this special activity that we have not done before but sure if I would recommend it here. They need some improvements to make people feel special because soaring itself is very special.

I've passed by a number of times and have wanted to try it for a long time, so I gave it a whirl…read more They say you will hate it, or wish the flight lasted longer. I fall into the lasting longer category. After a looooonnnng wait, I finally got up for about a 20-25 minute flight with about 1/3 of it in tow up to altitude. My pilot was a really nice guy and explained a bunch of things. The view wasn't awesome due to it being a bit of a hazy day, so didn't get to see the snowcapped mountains in the distance. Not a huge deal to me as I was looking for the experience. The flight was ok, but it gets hot in the cockpit. stick your hand out the tiny window to get a breeze, so it wasn't too bad. I know this is a club and all, but some organization on the ground is really needed if you are taking reservations and have paying customers. I got on the list, about 4 people in front of me. was told about 2 hours, it took about 3. People were turned away, then new members came and took a few more people. Don't know when they got up, because there was really only 1 pilot available about the time I finally got up and while he had an awesome attitude, the man was hot, tired and really needed a break. Sitting there watching a couple of young club members doing 2 and getting ready for a 3rd flight sucked honestly and still waiting to get up. If you are trying to get people interested and have them paying, you should try to better accommodate them. The "staff" said the previous day only had a couple of people going up, so maybe I just happened to hit a bad day. The overall flying experience was neat and I can check it off the bucket list. I did find that this is not the hobby for me. I do recommend giving it a try if you are at all interested. I liked it, just the lack of organization really bothered me.

My daughter has been taking flight lessons here and just started her solo flights…read more She has been taking lessons from Austin who she has nothing but good things to say about. He's very professional and I have felt good how detailed he has been with her, especially with a priority on safety.

My involvement in the aviation/airline industry spans a few decades. Needless to say over the years…read moreI have had my fair share of dealings with different flight schools and various Fixed Based Operator's (FBO's) at airports all across the United States. My experiences run the spectrum from good, bad to ugly. Once in awhile I will have an interaction with an aviation company that truly stands out as memorable and is defined by exceptional service and a wonderful customer experience. One such organization is Aurora Aviation at the Aurora State Airport south of Portland, OR. I initially sought the services of Aurora Aviation because of a particular type of aircraft that they offer for rent/training. My initial visit to Aurora Aviation was to inquire about the aircraft and to satisfy some technical requirements for my FAA Pilot certification. The front office staff were so helpful and courteous and took the time to answer all of my questions. What really impressed me was a flight instructor that took time from his day to visit with me and answer more questions and make sense of a few technical issues that I was attempting to resolve. Every interaction that I have had at Aurora Aviation has been extremely positive and with such professionalism and focus on the customer that they have earned my business for keeps. I was so impressed on my initial visit with the staff and the facility. Their efforts truly earned a five star rating!

Okay, I want to know who Brian L. is. If you choose to live in the flight path of an airfield, you…read morelose the right to b*tch about the noise of planes. This field has existed for decades. This isn't new. If you choose to move near it, too bad, that's your own fault. If you don't want the noise of airplanes, don't move to a place. This is still an excellent school, as it was when I wrote my original review a year and a half ago. Brian's review would be removed.

3 stars because my son said he had a great time!…read more I found FlyIt through Groupon. Calling to schedule was easy; I mentioned the Groupon. We get there for the 30 minute discovery flight and all the staff are having a good time and eating pizza. It was a laid back experience. They didn't ask for my ID or the Groupon. My son's instructor taught him a lot about the Cessna they were flying in and how to make sure it's ready to go: visual check around the plane, checking the oil, gas, etc. The discovery flight ended a few mins early due to wind. I wish for a few things: That the instructor would have properly introduced himself. That they would have asked for the Groupon instead of sending me a $120 bill. That the staff would have made us feel more comfortable. I didn't bother asking if they had a bathroom because I felt unwelcome in a space that doesn't seem like it's made for us.