Terrorizing and dive bombing Carlsbad neighborhoods everyday. This inconsiderate club of sky…read morelawnmowers buzz people's homes at low altitudes daily, operate deliberately outside of Carlsbad's voluntary noise abatement procedure a spew leaded fuel exhaust all over people's neighborhoods. They simply refuse to be a good neighbor and make aviation in act of torture.

Best flying club in San Diego county, bar none. Great scheduling system, aircraft & avionics, and…read moreplenty of knowledgeable CFIs. And most importantly, aircraft maintenance is excellent thanks to the involvement of club leadership and aircraft owners. I got my instrument, commercial and CFI at PCF, and regularly use their aircraft for cross-country flying. I have experience flying with other clubs in the area, and this one is the best.

BOOK & FLY HIGH with PILOT CANDISE, she's the Daughter of a Legend!…read more CIVIC HELICOPTERS, Carlsbad, CA! My Husband Books frequently with Civic Helicopters for Business. I had the pleasure this past weekend to tag along. The view from their Helicopter is an indescribable experience. Pilot Wes, was very professional and friendly and flew us all along the breathtaking SoCal Coastline and above Downtown San Diego! I felt Very Safe and had a very Memorable experience. Hopefully next time I will get the chance to fly with Candise, my Husband says she is a Remarkable Experienced Pilot and her Father, Chin Tu is a Legend. They have a Highly Regarded Flight Training Program and many come from Around the Globe to Learn from the Best! Whether you are Booking for Business, Flight Training, and or Pleasure, we Highly Recommend Civic Helicopters!

I have no words to express the wonderful time my husband my child and I had. Fortunately we had an…read moreexcellent and extremely friendly driver, with a lot of philosophy, kindness . MIKE MADE us feel very very confident. the trip was 30mnts for $ 307 very good price. You decide where you want to go. They listen to you . The next time I will not hesitate to contact them for my next tour. Mike ! u rock! Thanks soooo much!!

I was a student here. Great flight school, very cool and knowledgeable instructors. Very flexible…read morein terms of scheduling. I didn't finish because of personal issues but would love to continue what I started in the future.

This is one of those places that markets itself as "military friendly," but in my experience the…read morepriority was billing, not students. Pricing is very high for the aircraft and instruction quality, and on top of that, a large amount of the total cost is hidden inside of fees that are not clearly disclosed. Communication was unstatisfactory with no or slow replies and directly conflicting answers on contracts, procedures, and even basic admin, with no internal coordination. If you value clear terms, responsive support, and a student first culture, look elsewhere.

I am a mother of a student at this school. In other words, I am paying the bill…read more.. My experience with this school for 1 year before my son even started has been nothing short of professional, informative, responsive and also unique! I shopped schools for a week. I knew I found what would be best for my kid when we met Reza and Dina. They have their whole hearts into these students. Here I will share my experience. I will also let you know: my close friends also have sons going to different universities and CFA is on par with the public university system. The orientation was much anticipated! After waiting almost a year to start my son was very nervous and excited. Here, the 12 class members were inducted into the school with special guest speakers and data and tons of info. I was there with my son, it was really sweet and friendly and the staff really did well getting to know the basics of each student. Only 3 Americans! The appts were made for the medicals, the passwords were set and the logins were walked through. There were some things we had to buy: uniforms, headset, fuel tester, books, ipad.. none of these things were different from what I had to buy for my own education in nursing school (scrubs, stethoscope, sphygometer, books, computer, vaccinations etc) so it was no surprise, and shouldn't be for anyone who is serious about any career. These are things that he gets to keep forever, I still have my 1st stethoscope. They did get a flight go-bag to put everything in as a welcome. That was really awesome. CFA housing is great...it's cheap, basic, safe and close to the school. My son rides his bicycle to school in 20 mins. It is very much apartment like and the 3 other guys in my sons apartment are going through the school together so there is lots of bonding. They make dorm rules and study together and there is even incentive if they keep the cleanest dorm (gift certificate for av fuel). The housing Dad was really kind and friendly and promised the students would be taken care of as long as they communicate their needs. This experience has been great. This is a school who takes care of their students while also remembering they are adults and can make their own way. My kid is in good hands. I recommend this school to anyone looking for a structured learning environment flight school. This is not a DIY school. It engages you daily and you get out what you put in by showing up, studying and asking questions. The staff is there to help and guide. This is also different from other flight schools in the area because it takes the student to the commercial airline path, which is very different from other schools and students looking for a simple personal license.

California Flight Academy makes some of the highest caliber pilots. They have a great maintenance…read moredepartment and knowledgeable instructors. Very high practical exam pass rate.

Stay away! It was a terrible experience. It was quite disappointing. Their planes are super…read moreoutdated with doors broken, instruments missing or not working properly. Awkward staff experience. Go somewhere else to get your money's worth.

Terrible service. Over priced planes with terrible maintenance. Not enough planes and way out of…read moredate equipment. I'm sure the planes don't even meet FAA standards to be able to fly.

Dave Simpson is an excellent trainer. He develops a customize curriculum for each student,…read moreproviding accelerated learning options for those traveling from out of town. I learned how to fly in his airplane (Piper Archer 180hp) which he meticulously managed, and now he's added the Cirrus SR22 Turbo (315hp) to the training fleet. It's a logical advancement for the pilot looking for an increasingly challenging experience. www.cirrussandiego.com

I want to write an honest review. Dave is a safe instructor and you absolutely won't find anyone…read morethat knows the material better than Dave. He knows what he is teaching. He has developed his own programs that work. He is a solid instructor. However, I cannot express strongly enough to show up prepared. I am a very hands on not book smart person. I read his online stuff about his accelerated course. I interrupted that he would teach me to fly instruments from start to finish in 6 days if I had 20 to 25 hours simulated time. That is not true. However, to his defense I don't think anyone can learn instruments that quick with no prior holds or approach experience. So to me his advertisement can be misleading. I didn't know that at the time. I sent Dave a $2000 deposit with the understanding he is $100 an hour and we do 8 hour days to equal $800 a day. I was also told the simulator he has is $35 an hour which is what is on his website. I am a weird guy. I didn't like his style of teaching. I found it very demanding and it just did not work for me. It was very dry and long classrooms periods. I never been as frustrated at something in my life as I was trying to learn from Dave. With that being said I met a student of his in the parking lot that said Dave was the absolute best instructor he ever had. Dave's style of teaching was one of the worse I ever had in the class room. I enjoyed Dave in the airplane and he actually helped me with my landings. Every personality don't mix. Dave and I are polar opposites. Dave is much sharper in the books than anyone I ever met. I told him he would be a heck of an aviation lawyer. My reasoning for the lower than 5 star rating and my absolute biggest complaint with Dave was money. I never felt more ripped off in my entire life. On day one it was obvious I would never be close to a check ride in five to six days. By lunch I was so frustrated with his style of class teaching my head was pounding. He could read my body language and see by just how much I was struggling in his class. After lunch he told me he thought it would be best if I cancel a few days for the next week. He had already cancelled two days that we had agreed on to "get another student ready". I agreed 100% and we cancelled those days. Watch him with the simulator! He will turn the meter on and then be teaching on the board or fumbling with the ipad for a while during this that meter is going and you're getting charged. I turned it off a few times while he was teaching on the board or on the ipad and one time he turned it back on. He even kept it on while on a personal phone call. I paid for him to talk on a personal call. Day two I come in and the class/simulator portion started up and once again I just wasn't learning from his style of teaching. I told him it just wasn't working and I wanted to go back to my original instructor. He encouraged me to give him a chance and I did. He finally taught me in a method that made perfect sense. We went in my plane and flew the holds he was teaching and they worked out great. In the process I began having altimeter issues so we returned to KSEE. It was obvious we couldn't train on the Thursday as we had plan. Honestly I didn't see the value to continue. By this point I was 14 hours into training with Dave and all I really got out of it was learning holds and he improved my landings. In my mind that was $1400 and whatever the simulator cost. I told Dave I rather just finished with my previous instructor as I was learning much more at almost half the cost. I could tell it irritated him I didn't want to pursue my training further with him. He told me I would be charged for a full day because I made him miss the Thursday which I couldn't help due to my airplane having an unexpected maintenance issue. I didn't agree or like that at all. He then said lets settle up. He added up the simulator time which to me was inflated and charged me $40.00 an hour instead of his original quote of $35 (published on website). This aggravated me also. He then charged me two full days at $1600 total. His new total came to $1808. He looks me and says "I owe you some money". I was thinking he owed me much more than $192 but he said "I owe you $192.00". He then says "I am not paying you because you cancelled days with me. I lost money in this and won't be able to fill your spot". I got ripped off really good. I took two days of vacation from my employer. I agreed to $100 an hour and $35 an hour for his simulator which I feel was inflated on time but I will agree to the time. I should have owed him for the following: * 14 hours training @ $100 an hour = $1400 * 5.2 hours simulator @ $35 an hour = $182.00 That's a total of $1582.00. I agreed to that and I owe that. I paid him $2000 prior to class. That means Dave owes me $418. I don't argue in person as it gets you nowhere. I do plan to dispute this further. So I feel I wrote an honest review.

I purchased "Intro to Flight" as a birthday present and Chance was great with addressing my…read morequestions/concerns. Booking was easy. At the day of flight, the instructor was Tyler. He was very friendly, calm and patient. Any nervousness was put at ease by Tyler. The entire experience lasted for 2 hours and we paid $300. It definitely sparked the desire to continue flight education and obtain a license.

Had talks with Chance over the phone and had my first intro flight on the golden hours on July…read morefirst saturday. What can I say...breaking the fear of heights will make you want to take over and just go back and fly more! Most of us dreamed of flying and becoming pilots one day and ChanceToFly just gave me that 'chance' to put my feet on the door. Owen Whitfield CFI/CFII, covered all the basics of operations on the ground and is a cool and amazing instructor for first time fliers. Went over all the details and his confidence radiates that you wouldn't worry over your fears in the skies. Could have taken more photos to show and share but he is insistent I take over the controls most of the time as it was, indeed, a 'Pilot Experience'. Thats Professionalism. Cannot argue with that. Looking forward to flying with them again soon!

We had our first swim lesson yesterday with an instructor Noam. He was very patient with our two…read morekids. We will be returning as soon as possible. The swim school is located at Palomar College Aquatic Center. It was crowded, as the High School kids train there and they have competitive swim teams there as well. But great experience. Look forward to the next session.