I am a student a J.A. Flight training and I could ...

I am a student a J.A. Flight training and I could not be happier.

Having been to other flight schools in the past (I have a Commercial-IFR Helicopter rating), the level of which J.A. operates has exceeded any and all expectations I had about returning to a flight school to get my fixed wing certificates

Leslie, Jim and Bill all went above and beyond the call of duty to help with everything I needed to get my fixed wing flying career up and going. I cannot thank them enough.

J.A. flight training is not a pilot factory, It is a flight training community where the instructors care about their students and their true understanding of everything that comes along with learning how to fly an airplane(at least that s how I feel). Every instructor I have met have been a pleasure to deal with, all offering their own little bits of helpful advice.

The planes are maintained meticulously, all but one have glass cockpits and they are always clean and odor free. Once you have flown a well maintained aircraft, it's pretty easy to tell which ones are not looked after.

If you are thinking about a career in flying or just want to see what it's like, I highly recommend contacting J.A. flight training.
I was initially going to go to a different flight school elsewhere in the country, but after a not so pleasant experience with them, I decided to look elsewhere.

Right from the first phone call with Leslie, I knew that J.A. was going to be a great experience. Jim and Bill spent countless hours doing research for me and shared all the information with me before the mention of any money, I have saved well over $30,000 by going to J.A. for one-on-one training versus the other school which wanted me to "join" one of their classes (12+ students per class) without any credit for ratings held.

I have been training at J.A. for the past few months so I feel that this review has a leg to stand on, I have read the negative reviews on J.A. and have failed to understand a single one of them. Come on guys and gals, this is flying, there will always be weather and other restrictions that decide for you whether your reservation is going ahead or not, we are not in a perfect world. I completed my Helicopter ratings in sunny southern California, I have learned so much about weather and winter flying out here in Chicago that I almost wish I had found a helicopter school here all those years ago (Almost).