American Aviation Academy

★★★★★ 5 out of 5 a year ago

Seeing a lot of bad reviews. I’m a UK student from roughly 6/7 years ago. Looking for an EASA ppl I opted to come to AAA due to great weather and the ability to fly everyday as it’s always raining in England. I said I needed my PPL in 6 weeks I didn’t want to be away for too long as my son was very young. I was assigned Anders Stahle though he was quite intense and some people may not like his training style it was very effective as I got my ppl in 6 weeks. With minimal hours. Some of these reviews are definitely fictional or people that just can’t harsh reality in life at times and things sometimes don’t go your way. But I had a decent apartment you don’t need to stay in a 5 star place to train and get your qualification btly the way, a great room mate and I left with what I needed. Just do your own research don’t let these reviews put you off they are trying and they were very accommodating to me as a pilot with no experience from half way across the globe.

Jords Brooks

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 3 years ago

This flight school's staff are very impolite and unprofessional and have zero respect for their customers. The school's manager made an appointment with me to do the enrollment process, but he didn't show up to it. I tried calling his assistant, but she wasn't responding to any calls or texts. I went to the school in person another day to talk to her, she said she would get back to me with the contact info of the person who could help me, but she never did so. If you want quality flight training and if you care about being treated with respect as a customer, I'd recommend you avoid this place.

ALI LAVASANI

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 4 years ago

This company is sneaky, DO NOT even consider it. My nephew was starting a course, they were sure fast to take his money! Instructors wouldn´t answer him, and he decided to get out, and of course they don´t want to give his money back. Be careful of schools asking for money in advance like this one. The company suspended their website, complete proof of the thieves they are. As far as the owner saying that the negative reviews are fake, believe me I am NOT fake, the school is a total scam.

Renata Flores Merino

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 7 years ago

This goes for EASA aspirants only. The housing was awful (see pictures). Apartments need to be refurbished (new bathtub, toilet, mountings) to meet modern western standards. Rather choose your own housing apart from AAA. Staff is nice but sometimes communication is not easy. Emails take time to get answered and are at times not fully answered to rule out all unclarities which is vital when organizing everything from abroad. As a EU citizen request to talk to Martin Lloyd regarding all the regulations, preparation and questions concerning the flight training because he knows everything about EASA training, especially about licensing. Use sufficient buffer on your budget calculations. The approximate of 11.000$ work for the license only. Administrative work such as Visa, TSA, medical etc. is not included and add up significantly. Also the hourly rates are subject to change. Outside housing isn't cheap either. Calculate with more than 7 to 8 weeks when coming unprepared and with 0 experience. It gives you more wiggle room when learning takes time or when there are days when you cannot fly. I cannot say anything about the flight training because I didn't flew a single hour there but the flight instructors seemed nice and professional, at least for EASA (heard different stories about the FAA-branch of this school). Try to visit the school first before you take decisions to get your license(s) there.

Benjamin Stramm

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 9 years ago

Don't go there. They will kill you. The good reviews you see here are from their own employees. They have students with more than 100 hours of flight time still no solo. Most of their students are in this situation.This school had two crashes in less than 6 months. Two of their student died. They got the worst maintenance. If you check their schedule half of their airplanes are squawked all the time sometimes even more. They dont even follow FAA routine maintenance properly. According to local news source this school was named El Cajon flight school and they trained the hijackers involved in 9/11

john william