Many thanks to our survey respondents for investing time to provide feedback through the annual Flight Training Experience Survey.
The survey encourages anyone who has taken flight training in the past 12 months to candidly share their training experiences. Survey participants included pilots of all experience levels, from new students to those earning advanced ratings or taking a flight review.
The overall performance of the survey respondents’ flight training providers is measured through their responses and also highlights areas where they are successful and where they have opportunities to improve.
Best Flight Instructor - National
Bryan Gutraj
Dubuque, IA
Best Flight School – National
In the Pattern Flight School and Rentals
Denton, TX
Central Southwest
Bryan Gutraj
Dubuque, IA
Eastern
Douglas Auclair
Pawtucket, RI
Great Lakes
Logan Arlis
Chicago/West Chicago, IL
Northwest Mountain
William Dale Crabtree
Everett, WA
Southern
Brandon Gardner
Orlando, FL
Western Pacific
William (Cole) Hickcox
Scottsdale, AZ
Central Southwest
In the Pattern Flight School and Rentals
Denton, TX
Eastern
NoVA Pilots
Leesburg, VA
Great Lakes
Blue Skies Flying Services
Chicago/Lake in the Hills, IL
Northwest Mountain
Ridgeline Aviation, Inc.
Bozeman, MT
Southern
MIL2ATP, Inc.
Goldsboro, NC
Western Pacific
Bush Air
Cal Nev Ari, NV
Central Southwest
Thrust Flight
Dallas, TX
Code 1 Flight Training
Wills Point, TX
Mike’s Flying Service
Terrell, TX
United Flight Systems
Houston, TX
Eastern
Air Fleet Training Systems
Caldwell, NJ
Aviation Adventures
Leesburg, VA
FCA Flight Center
Fitchburg, MA
Norby Aviation, LLC
Southbridge, MA
AeroVenture
Mansfield, MA
Aviation Adventures
Winchester, VA
Avier Flight School
Beverly, MA
Bravo Flight Training
Frederick, MD
Great Lakes
Western Michigan Aviation Academy
Grand Rapids, MI
Spencer Aviation, Inc.
Delaware, OH
Barnstormers Aviation
Bemidji, MN
Eagle Aircraft Flight Academy
Valparaiso, IN
JB Aviation
Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL
Northwest Mountain
Summit Aviation
Bozeman, MT
Rocky Mountain Flight Training Center
Colorado Springs, CO
Southern
Aviator Zone Academy
Miami Executive Airport
Jumpers Away
Oak Island, NC
Premier Flight Solutions, LLC
Orlando, FL
ETL Aviation
Lexington, KY
Kingsky Flight Academy
Lakeland, FL
D&J Aviation, LLC
Apopka, FL
Paragon Flight Training Co.
Fort Myers, FL
USAeroFlight, LLC
Greenville, SC
Western Pacific
Leopard Aviation, LLC
Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Smith Aviation
Napa, CA
NextGen Flight Academy
Riverside, CA
San Carlos Flight Center
San Carlos, CA
M.I.AIR Aviation Education
Chino, CA
Central Southwest
Aaron Conde
Houston, TX
Adil Diyab
Fort Worth, TX
Tarah Hughes
Houston, TX
Johnny Leeroy Bartlett
Houston, TX
Norm Rathje
Wills Point, TX
Preston Harrison
Houston, TX
Amanda Smolik
Denton, TX
Frida McWilliams
Houston, TX
Alyssa Burkitt
Denton, TX
Eastern
Christopher Freeze
Leesburg, VA
Akif Sajjad Khan
Leesburg, VA
Kevin Norby
Southbridge, MA
James Powell
Fitchburg, MA
Raymond de Haan
Leesburg, VA
Rosalie Lessard
Poughkeepsie, NY
Robert Hepp
Manassas, VA
Carolyn Hunker
Manassas, VA
Tyler Jusko
Southbridge, MA
Alexey Ozerov
Caldwell, NJ
Bill English
Leesburg, VA
William Robinson
Pawtucket, RI
William Wobbe
Leesburg, VA
Rowan Cruickshank
Montgomery, NY
Wayne Green
Warrenton, VA
John Kern
Montgomery, NY
Jordan D. McCarthy
Leesburg, VA
Nathaniel Hahn
Leesburg, VA
Brian Danza
Manassas, VA
Elias Kontanis
Manassas, VA
Peter Coolidge
Fitchburg, MA
Great Lakes
Joe Standley
Chicago/Lake in the Hills, IL
Jessica Vargas
Chicago/West Chicago, IL
Randal Awker
Chicago/Lake in the Hills, IL
Tom Blackman
Chicago/Lake in the Hills, IL
Ernest Boys
Chicago/Lake in the Hills, IL
Jared Dellinger
Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL
Dawn Cook
Bemidji, MN
Natalie Janelli
Chicago/Lake in the Hills, IL
Peg Ballou
Bucyrus, OH
Northwest Mountain
Joe Kuberka
Polson, MT
Melissa Harlow
Bozeman, MT
Bradley Barker
Grand Junction, CO
Bryant William Meier
Renton, WA
Benjamin Goss
Denver, CO
Kim Wheeler
Tacoma, WA
Southern
Anh-Thu Nguyen
Hollywood, FL
Michael Todd Shellnutt
Jacksonville, FL
Jon Lambeth
Winder, GA
Michael Friend
Apopka, FL
Chris Kreske
Goldsboro, NC
Katherine Grones
Jacksonville, FL
Matt Eichel
Goldsboro, NC
Jay Nabors
Sanford, NC
Alex Santiago
Jacksonville, FL
David Lequire
Morehead, KY
Ryan Pattison
Orlando, FL
Western Pacific
Michael Smith
Napa, CA
Herb Patten
San Carlos, CA
Courtney Risner
Bakersfield, CA
Carol Bennett
Santa Ana, CA
Brent Creager
Scottsdale, AZ
Rachael Webster
Palto Alto, CA
Robert Schmitt
Scottsdale, AZ
CC Milne Pocock
Cal Nev Ari, NV
Evan Paraskevopoulos
Hayward, CA