Louis Fly Academy

I began flight training with Louis Fly Academy, when I was 15 years old, to earn my private pilot certificate. The airplanes are traditional aircraft, with steam gauges and Garmin 430 GPS, EXACTLY what you need, to become a proficient pilot; many flight schools like to entice new students with their state of the art, glass cockpits, which dazzle flight students with technology during an inappropriate period in their lives as pilots. I flew Piper Archers (70FG, 80FG, and 4329P) which were always clean, and very well maintained. After flying over the summer with my instructor, I finally flew Solo on my 16^th birthday in N4329P (the earliest legal age to do so according to FAA regulations). Highly recommend this flight school to all those who want to join the most exclusive club on Earth, and that being those men and women who call themselves pilots, and experience the exhilaration of flying an aircraft. This flight school also has the best rental rates in KFRG, which is an added bonus.

I bought a deal for my Boyfriend’s 30^th birthday day last year and finally got a chance to use it yesterday! The whole experience was AMAZING!!! I’ve never flown in my life and within Minutes I was in a small plane in the AIR flying to Bridgeport Connecticut… My boyfriend took over in Conn. and flew us back to NY (of course the instructor was there and does most of the take off and landing)… Our Instructor was Jonathan. This experience is a must have.

I got my class on LivingSocial as my BD gift from my friends. The deal includes 1 friend you can take with you for a ride, but actually, you can take 2 for an extra $ 35.00. As far as I’m concerned — totally worth it, because your friends WILL get nervous much more than you because, unlike you, they won’t have any sense of control — they could use another person next to them. The total weight of the 3 of you is not to exceed 600lb and you are still responsible for a tax of $ 30.00
My instructor was Carlos Velasquez — he was great. Although they’ll tell you you are gonna do all the work — don’t try to memorize the whole panel of gauges — you won’t. I was mostly just looking at 3 of them. You instructor will have your back at every turn and also handle all the communications, so try to relax and just follow the instructions but also enjoy the gorgeous views. Also, once the plane is airborne — it pretty much flies itself. Even when you make turns — it levels itself back. You’ll go about as high as 3000ft. Another good news, in case you entertain a thought of getting a license — this class counts towards the 40 recommended hrs before you can take a test — you’ll get a pilot’s log at the end. Highly recommended and addictive))