Experience from American Aviation Academy?

[Gugga]

I currently have an EASA PPL certificate and want to do hourbuilding in San Diego, CA.
I'm looking into going to American Aviation Academy in San Diego.
Does anybody here have experience from that school?
How is the fleet? Is it easy to book an airplane or are there a lot of cancellations??

[Gomrath]

Well first off you need to get yourself a FAA certificate before you can fly N reg.
You can either get a full unrestricted FAA certificate or get a FAA 61.75 that is issued on the strength of your EASA license and will carry all the restrictions of the EASA license.
Once you have that sorted - then you can investigate somewhere to hour build.
You do not want to go to one of the large flying schools where you will pay.. Better off finding a small location where you can simply hire.
You will need to undertake a Flight Review to "commence the clock" on a 61.75 issued cert.
So you need to read up on the FAA regs in the FAR/AIM.

[Laurence of Arabia]

Hi, I'm. A Nigerian. Who has a strong passion for flying. And I'm looking to enrol in one of the flight training academy's but I don't know which one to choose. So far. I seem to like the US aviation academy in Denton Texas. But I need to have other. Options to choose from .
Pls I would appreciate if anyone can recomend a good school ,whose fees ‘are also affordable.
Anticipating a. Reply from anyone .
TNkx

[IFly85]

Well Not much to say as negative -

Good Accommodation Cheap Flying on very Old Air crafts. Not "well managed " instructor cadre though as most them are on temporary basis whose getting paid peanuts so cant expect much from them in terms of training & they regularly fire instructors and if you are lucky you will get yours fired in the next morning and left with no option that to run to another one to get accustomed. , no proper structure as nobody really knows what you are doing unless otherwise you approach them and ask ' what should i be doing next; '

felt really lost for more than four weeks as it was more like a distant learning as you are left for your self to learn - and they are no guidelines laid by the school for students ( for me ) what to complete/when to complete - you will be just floating as no proper structure !!!

the guy who's preparing the contract for you doesn't really know the requirements & tends to leave non feasible time frames for course completions ( at least for FAA )

But was very happy with the only EASA Instructor - I can say the best !! ( Mr. Paul ) who's really passionate towards his job and what he teaches his students - non profit based i could say. wish i was doing easa instead of FAA.

I will say the experience is 50 - 50 . But they have the capability to do better but think they just don't care.

[GabitzU]

For hours building only in San Diego, I would recommend Plus One Flyers. They have plenty aircrafts, all in very good shape, at really reasonable rates. I have visited them twice during my time with AAA (both at Gillespie and Montgomery) and they seemed really good, plus they have a lot of instructors on their lists that can help with any non-SEVIS training – glass cockpit transition, tail dragger endorsement, etc.