SpanaFlight

0.1 mi

Safety In Motion is a very professional place to do flight training of any level. If you're in need…read moreof extra training, an additional rating, or an Instrument Proficiency Check, SIM Flight Center is the place to go! The Cessna 172 is wonderfully equipped with a Garmin 530 WAAS. The J3 Cub is one of the nicest I have ever seen and is the perfect airplane to add a Tail wheel Endorsement to any certificate. The staff is always helpful, professional and very accommodating to changing schedules, holidays, and weekends. The facility is well kept, clean, and has a plethora of training material from Jeppesen charts and approach plates to DVD courses; computer based training and recreational reading materials to supplement course materials as well. If you're looking for a place to do training whether it be ground instruction for a checkride, written test prep, or flight training for mountain flying, instrument flying any type of Garmin training, cross-country training Safety In Motion Flight Center is the place you need to be!

This is not a good flight school for many reasons. I'll share my experience. I started my inital…read moreflight training in another state a few years ago and was post-solo and post-night cross country. After moving and a couple more years later, I was ready to get back into a plane to finish up my license. I chose Safety in Motion because they were the closest to where I live. After scheduling an enrollment meeting with one of the Chief Flight Instructors and another flight instructor (who ended up being my main instructor), we went over my syllabus and made an estimate of cost and hours needed to complete my license. It sounded good, so I enrolled. That week, I got my login for the flight schedule all set up, so I could schedule a plane and instructor based on availability of both. This was already an issue. This is a very busy school. Their schedule was generally booked out a month in advance, so that made it difficult to schedule one flight at a time. The first thing I noticed on my preflight was how dirty the plane was. I even mentioned it to the instructor, who brushed it off with, "well, they're SUPPPOSED to be doing it every once on a while, but I guess not." We got up in the air and did some basic stuff in the practice area - steep turns, stalls, the usual. One of the things that stuck out on my mind about this instructor was one - how young he was (i don't think he was older than 21), and how he told me he was only after "my 1500 hours so I can get to the airlines." I flew with this instructor 4 times and on at least 3 occassions, he made this very well-known to me. After not flying for a few years, I was excited to get to do some landings and get some pattern work in. My instructor, though, wanted to go the practice area more. So we did - for the first 3 flights. It wasn't until my 4th flight when we finally got to do pattern work. This would be my last flight with Safety in Motion. I logged 5 landings that day, but I couldn't tell you who landed the plane - because from about 600 feet all way to the ground, he'd be yanking and pushing on the yoke over me, making it very difficult to keep the plane flying in the direction I wanted it to go - for every single landing attempt. I can't even begin to tell you how awful those touchdowns were. I was literally fighting for control of the plane AGAINST the instructor who never once made the call to say, "my controls." It was just a fight the whole way down. Very frustrating and SCARY UNSAFE. I went home that day with a lot to process. As someone who likes to give people chances, I texted my instructor and asked him to call me regarding my training. He did, and I asked him if he had any confidence in my ability to safely land an airplane and he straight up said, "no, I don't." Please know that up until I started flying with this school I had almost 100 takeoffs and landings logged, unassisted. He then told me that he thought my additional training in simulators wasn't at all helpful and that my training was going to take along time. I explained my experience of our last flight which he admitted to being "a little" over-controlling when it came to landings. I even suggested doing some ground-effect center line excercises I did with my last instructor to make him more comfortable with my control in landings. He didn't sound too open to it. By this point, his energy had shifted to a negative one, so I knew I needed to ask for a new flight instructor, as this one was clearly not going to work for me. I then sent an email to the school asking for a new flight instructor. I was contacted by the Assistant Chief instructor to call him and let him know what happened. I let him know of my experience, the conversation with my instructor and how I'd like a new instructor. He told me, "it sounds to me like I've got an instructor who has lost track of your training, not realizing how far along you are, and is treating you like a new guy." He then told me that he'd take me on a student himself if he werent so booked up already with commercial students. He did say that he had an instructor for me who was older and would be a good fit (apparently another Marine). I asked if I needed to contact him and he told me, I didn't have to. That'd he'd have him call me. I never recieved a call from anyone. I did get an e-mail from one of the owners, asking me about what happened, which I copy-pasted to him. I did not receive a response from him, either. After not hearing anything from the school, it was pretty clear to me where they stood and the final nail in the coffin of my opinion of this school. Yelling staff, slamming doors, unfriendly front desk staff. The list goes on. Do not recommend.

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Pavco Flight Center

4.0

17.5 mi

I did my flight training here. Loved the experience. The three instructors I had were all amazing…read moreto work with. Very interested in my training and ensuring safe operation of the aircraft. Mike and Steph are some of the most kind and generous people I have ever met.

Incredibly sick of this company constantly flying low and slow over peoples homes in the…read moreOlympia/Lacey area. They have no respect for the community and actively choose to ignore the complaints. I will be contacting the FAA since the owner enjoys fighting with people and being rude.

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Glacier Aviation

(3 reviews)

29.9 mi

We got a Groupon for this and this was a beautiful tour, such a trill to go up there with such a…read morenice tour guide. The front desk lady was very nice too. My fiancé was a bit nervous at first but after a few minutes in flight she calmed down and liked it. Definitely a recommend. It was a bit pricey but you get a lot, 35 minutes flight, $100 for dinner )we get a $100 bill after the tour and a hotel stay for the night for a bit over $600 ... I hope to go back at least yearly... well worth it.

Top notch FBO and full service flight school…read more I moved to Olympia and in doing so passed the airport on the way to my new home where I saw two (the only two near me) flight schools and FBOs. I visited both. Glacier Aviation was very nice, clean, inviting, and was well staffed with very knowledgeable and professional staff. The other place.... Well haha I walked in to an empty front desk/office area, well I thought it was. The only staff member a lady was asleep on the couch. She knew nothing really and pointed me to some brochures. I obviously went back to Glacier Aviation. I continue to go there and love it. Great instructors, great aircraft, awesome environment. I definitely recommend Glacier Aviation for any of your Aviation needs!

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Rainier Flight Service

4.0

(32 reviews)

27.4 mi

Daniel, the office manager, is absolutely one of the most rude individuals I have ever met. He…read morecalled me stating that one of the flight instructors I wanted to train with was not available and condescendingly said that I had to go with another choice or I could go to another school. The guy then went about threatening me, saying that what I was asking me for (flying with the original instructor) isn't according to FAA regulations. It doesn't even make any sense. This guy is out of his mind in terms of rudeness and not caring about the customer experience. He obviously thinks that he has too much business and he's the king of the place so he will just shut people down without trying to help the customer. Absolute disaster of a place. They lost my business for sure. Buyer beware! Update: I spoke with the owner of this school and thought that he would be more understanding of the situation and try to fix the situation because I already paid them $400 for the discovery flight and was genuinely eager to take their classes. I was dead wrong. The owner of the school was just as rude and even said that me posting a negative review was in bad taste, basically trying to silence me from speaking the truth. Unbelievable. He didn't even try to understand the situation more and instead just jumped to conclusions stating that whatever Daniel did was because of FAA regulations, which is obviously bs. Then he suggested I take classes with his school to get over it. LOL. I can't make this up.

Great flight school, I got my PPL here and the team is great. Planes are new and CFI's are…read moreknowledgeable

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Avian Flight Center

4.8

34.9 mi

Po is a great instructor. We had a blast flying with him and will definitely be back again!read more

It was almost Mother's Day, and my 80+ year old mother needed something out of the ordinary. After…read moreall, she had to parent my three brothers and I. Not that we were tough to parent, well, yeah... we were. It's a wonder she isn't an alcoholic or in a mental institution. She was overdue for a special "Thanks". A surprise flight in a small plane seemed like a good idea. Two of the brothers were shocked at the idea, and my wife was as well. "Tea room" was my wife's idea. Wife seems to have forgotten about the times our mom played tackle football with us boys as we were growing up. I set the appointment, and my poor mom was clueless as we arrived. Pilot Kenn was terrific, and is a flight instructor there as well. He carefully helped her get in the plane, and get all situated. Take-off was smooth, as was the rest of the flight. Kenn flew where she wanted to go, even though she didn't really know where she wanted to go, and kept changing her mind. If you were on the ground and thought that you saw a drunk flying a plane, that was a very sober pilot flying us in ever changing directions. Mom has spent decades in the area, but had never seen the view that the seagulls get. It is truly an amazing experience. Kenn even allowed her to fly the plane briefly. If this isn't on your bucket list, shame on you. Your mom/dad deserve this rare treat. Just think of all the times they wiped your backside, took you to the hospital, and watched you strike out for the hundredth time. Yeah, you owe this to them. We went to the Airport restaurant after the flight, and enjoyed (very) fresh oysters. Mom was thrilled by the flight, and can't quit telling all her friends about it. Got back into the good graces of my mom! Now, let's see if I can stay there for a few months.

View with Port Orchard in the foreground, and Bremerton in the background. Taken during a joy ride from Bremerton National.

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Seattle Seaplanes

4.6

(68 reviews)

36.6 mi

We had an amazing trip on the Seaplanes to San Juan Islands. The pilots were very friendly and on…read moretime. Take offs and landings were so smooth too!

Flying high and Still on Cloud…read more I Love you, Captain Reed. Thank you for one of the greatest highs we could have ever experienced. It's going to go down as one of most memorable and unforgettable adventures! When we're old and grey, will still look back and remember flying the bright beautiful blue skies with you as our Captain. From plane to sea, you get the best of both. Not only did we get to enjoy a ride over the water passing boats, kayakers and se life, we got to experience a 20 minute flight in the air overlooking Seattle. The views were spectacular! A special Thank you to Captain Reed. Our flight was private with just the Captain, my better half and myself, and him being a huge aviation lover, the Captain allowed him to co-pilot. Such a core memory. Not even Thank you's or words that comes close to the amount of gratitude I can express. Whether it's a special occasion or seeing Seattle from a different view, this is definitely a MUST. Infinity times I would do this again. Just Love. Absolutely LOVE. Happy Flying.

View from the air

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Safety in Motion

(3 reviews)

29.8 mi

My daughter and I took an introductory flight yesterday and we both had a most amazing experience…read more Talon, our instructor, was great and I actually got to fly a plane.

This place is amazing. They helped me overcome a fear of flying. All of the staff are friendly and…read moreknowledgeable. Highly recommend!

The picture captured the prop, but it spins too fast for your eyes.

I was terrified to fly. Shawn got me through it and tonight I took my first even flight. Amazing!

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Pacific Northwest Aeronautics

(2 reviews)

34.9 mi

Got the one hour Discovery flight as a surprise for my husband's birthday. He loved it! Flew over…read moreThe Seattle area. Brandon was awesome answering all of our questions making it a very memorable experience.

I bought it from Groupon for my boyfriends birthday gift. He told me it was the best gift ever!…read more Anyway the flight instructor was amazing! We had to keep on reschedule multiple time due to Covid but the instructor was super friendly and reply quickly to my request!! Lastly the flight was great! He went thru lots of detail about flying, and my boyfriend said he definitely learn a lot and would love to try obtain a pilot lesson in the future from this place :) drive over to the airport from Seattle was also super nice!

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The Treehouse

(21 reviews)

36.6 mi

Women-owned & operated

Locally owned & operated

My kid started at 3 at this place and WOW this place is amazing!…read moreThis place provides the perfect setting for kids to develop and grow! On top of that we REALLY LOVE the TEACHERS! YES every single one! They love the kids and treat them with love!. Our kid have developed so much from this place. It was the best decision that we have made for our kid! We are really thankful to all the teachers that helped our kid grow and we are going to miss this place alot! Highly recommend this place!

Our daughter is thriving at The Treehouse! She adores going to school where she plays with her…read morefriends, engages in dance and gymnastics, and gets to express herself through a wide variety of arts and crafts activities. It's been really wonderful seeing her express herself more clearly and forge lasting friendships with her classmates. The teaching staff is warm, friendly and genuinely has the best interests of the kids as their top priority. Their interest in getting to know our entire family and the kindness they show our younger son (who will soon enroll at The Treehouse himself) is truly heartwarming. I cannot recommend The Treehouse enough to families who are looking for a welcoming community and play-based learning environment.

Pre-K Dramatic Play Area

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Learning Land Early Learning Program -Kent Campus

4.9

(10 reviews)

18.6 mi

As first-time parents, the daycare search was nothing short of worrisome and stress inducing. We…read moreare so glad we found Learning Land! We brought our son there at 1yr of age and it has been one of our best parenting decisions yet. The staff has been caring, communicative and extremely helpful. The nap training alone has been worth it! I could write more and more, but mostly importantly, our child is happy, constantly learning and hasn't lost an ounce of his bright personality. The first drop offs are the hardest, but the 50th start feeling pretty freeing. A feeling you only gain with trust your child's in good hands. Thank You Kent Campus. It's been a good year!

Where do I begin. Lets start with the family atmosphere this childcare gives. How sanitary and…read moreorganized the director "Mrs Christa" keeps the center along with all of the supportive and loving staff members on her team. From the infant room all the way up to the elementary school age kids, my 4 kids ABSOLUTELY enjoy their time here every day. I have 1 kid in the infant room, toddler room and lastly elementary. I have used this center as well as the previous Learning Land center on 256th street for a grand total of 5 years and counting. All workers here are diverse, friendly, informative, safe, empathetic, supportive, nurturing, patient, experienced and licensed. I would HIGHLY recommend this childcare center to all parents needing childcare over anybody and any other center. -Raya S-

Circle Time and Music area

Preschool Classroom

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Arts and Craft Area

Wee One's Preschool & Child Care

4.2

(9 reviews)

13.2 mi

It's hard to fully express my disappointment with this daycare. To make short, kids are not allowed…read moreto act like kids. Children will never be found running, never being loud. My, then 5yo, was yelled at for accidentally spilling milk. Agreements made during our initial interview were reneged and when we asked why, we were angrily told that's how it is. Later that night an email was sent to us with request that we never ask again even though that was the first time we had ever asked. I'm not going to go into detail as I respect their privacy. If you're looking for authoritarian style child care, this is for you, but I sure wasn't.

Our daughter started at Wee One's when she was 4 months old, she is now 3. We have been very…read morepleased with the incredible professionalism, patience and love that Mr. Tim and Mrs. Barbara show our daughter. My husband and I feel so fortunate to have found such an amazing developmental and learning environment for our child. Wee One's regularly posts photos and videos of their daily activities and has great communication with parents. If you are considering preschool or child care in the Tacoma area, I strongly recommend!

Year round outdoor playground.

Our playground is like a park.

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We call it learning, children call it fun!

Frederickson KinderCare

3.8

3.2 mi

Our son started here at the beginning of COVID and this facility has been stellar. The safety…read moreprotocols they have in place have limited exposures when they have happened and the staff has been very open and helpful. On top of that, the education is INCREDIBLE. Our son is almost two and he is challenged and engaged every day. They engage in role plays, music, art, unstructured play, and imagination time. The meals are varied so the kids get a lot of exposure to different foods. There is an app you can use to communicate with teachers and admin and you can see a daily report to monitor food, diaper changes, sleep, and activities, along with photos and videos. Whenever someone compliments our son's development, we always say that his daycare is doing a great job raising him ;) The staff are amazing and so dedicated. The tuition cost is high but it is worth every cent. I would strongly recommend KinderCare in Frederickson for anyone with kids but we have just adored the two classrooms he's been a part of so far.

Highly recommend this daycare for your little ones. The team has provided a safe space that allows…read morechildren to learn and grow. I love hearing about all the new things my kids are learning.