Academy of Aviation – Charlotte (Gastonia)

★☆☆☆☆ 1 out of 5 4 months ago

Do not go to this flight school. They won’t tell you what you are doing wrong, unless you find out yourself. That way you keep repeating. I spent $21,000,00 got like 60 hours and never got to fly solo. If you want to hear all about it. Please feel free to reach out.

Donney Bass

★★★★★ 5 out of 5 4 months ago

Came here for multi, the diamond da-42 is great, finished in good time and the EOC flight prepared me very well for a first time checkride pass. The school has a ton of availability in general for students with a fleet of 20 aircraft mainly made up of g1000 172’s. Highly recommend, not only for the school but also for the weather and airspace.

Michael Santos

★★★★★ 5 out of 5 8 months ago

Student at AOA at White Plains & came down here last week for my instrument checkride! Roberto and his team managed to coordinate housing accomodations for myself & assisted with transportation! Very thankful CFI Coley & student Kelaiah shared their living space with me for 2 nights. Also thankful for CFI Sakat for being available for a quick shakeout lesson before successfully passing my instrument checkride! Great campus full of amazing instructors & students that made my visit very welcoming.

Olyvia Lavan

★★★★★ 5 out of 5 8 months ago

My time at the Gastonia, North Carolina campus was fantastic, and I’m really grateful I went there. Everyone was welcoming from the start, and the support I received made a huge difference. Roberto and De’Anthony stood out the most. They treated me like one of their own students and took extra time to help me prepare for my check ride. Roberto’s patience and clarity, along with De’Anthony’s calm, steady guidance, really boosted my confidence. Overall, Gastonia is a great place to train—friendly, supportive, and truly focused on student success. I’d highly recommend it.

James Dav

★★★★★ 5 out of 5 a year ago

AOA has been absolutely amazing to me, everyone is very friendly and the structured program is very good for brand new pilots. Everything you to succeed they have like free ground lessons everyday. all the instructors are very helpful and the planes are very safe and well maintained.

Sam Basra