Choosing a School

Choosing a place to learn is a very important decision you will have to make. When searching for places to start your training remember these key things. First, Maintenance is huge; remember that just because the paint and interior looks nice does not mean the aircraft has properly been maintained. Second, flight instructor qualities and character, you must like and get along with you instructor and feel comfortable in the environment in order to get the most out of you training. A flight instructor should be a mentor and a friend. Third, where is the school, the location of the airport. This is crucial is the airport and good learning airport? How is the weather in the area at the time of you training?

Why here?

The weather in southern CA, is beautiful 365 days out of the year. The instructors are all highly qualified and professional. The aircraft maintenance at the Long Beach Flying Club in immaculate. There are lots of fun activities to do while taking a break from studying, from Hollywood tours to Disneyland, and boat tours. The Long Beach Airport is Class D airspace making busy is enough make a good learning environment, but not so busy is takes 20 minutes to get off the ground.