Angel City Flyers, Long Beach CA

Excellent flight school in LA on a busy airport to learn real-life flying.

Angel City Flyers is the best place to go get your PPL, and train all the way to your Commercial add-on! The staff is very friendly and helpful. The instructors are very professional and deliver the course material exceptionally well!

Beautiful facility with the most gorgeous planes! Can't wait to start my training here. Plus they had snacks, and snacks are always a win in my book.

Incredible aircraft and facilities. I sent both my son and granddaughter here for their PPL with safety first in mind. Their staff was incredibly helpful, everything was straightforward, modern, well maintained and the kiddos loved their experience. They'll be going back!

I looked all over the country to find the right flight school to take my multi-engine rating. I had recently purchased a DA-62 and wanted to complete my rating quickly, but also get great training. I considered going to a standard ME school that was training in a Seneca or other traditional twin. But the pilot I purchased my Diamond from, an Airbus Captain for Delta Airlines, recommended I get type specific training and focused my efforts on a Diamond specific training center. That was GREAT advice!

I called Angel City Flyers with my local flight instructor and drilled their Chief Pilot, Cary Jones, with questions about their ME program and syllabus. He impressed my local CFI/MEI and ultimately I scheduled a week to go work on my ME rating with Cary himself. It was awesome. When I first met Cary, I'd say he seemed quiet and reserved. He had a very natural way of teaching - mostly asking questions - prodding to find my weak areas in either systems knowledge, aero dynamics, or when flying.

Like most single-engine pilots. I'd never shut down an engine in flight.not a great idea in a SE. So I had some nervous anticipation doing that for the first time in the air. But man, Cary is so sharp in the cockpit. After going through a solid ground briefing, and watching him demonstrate in the air, he made it all look easy.probably too easy of course!

Anyhow, I had an amazing experience. Knocked out my ME rating fast.learned a ton in the process. The more I picked Cary's brain about emergency procedures and experiences he's had.the more I grew as a pilot. We also had some fun along the way ;)

Oh - and one final note - training at LONG BEACH is awesome! Busy airspace that helps build your game as a pilot. Consistent cross-winds on 26L/R to help with your confidence on those.and a coastal practice area. For someone who flies in the mountains all the time - this was epic!