Benjamin Stramm

Review of american aviation academy

This goes for EASA aspirants only.

This goes for EASA aspirants only.

The housing was awful (see pictures). Apartments need to be refurbished (new bathtub, toilet, mountings) to meet modern western standards. Rather choose your own housing apart from AAA.

Staff is nice but sometimes communication is not easy. Emails take time to get answered and are at times not fully answered to rule out all unclarities which is vital when organizing everything from abroad.

As a EU citizen request to talk to Martin Lloyd regarding all the regulations, preparation and questions concerning the flight training because he knows everything about EASA training, especially about licensing.

Use sufficient buffer on your budget calculations. The approximate of 11.000$ work for the license only. Administrative work such as Visa, TSA, medical etc. is not included and add up significantly. Also the hourly rates are subject to change. Outside housing isn't cheap either.
Calculate with more than 7 to 8 weeks when coming unprepared and with 0 experience. It gives you more wiggle room when learning takes time or when there are days when you cannot fly.

I cannot say anything about the flight training because I didn't flew a single hour there but the flight instructors seemed nice and professional, at least for EASA (heard different stories about the FAA-branch of this school).

Try to visit the school first before you take decisions to get your license(s) there.