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Anglo-American Aviation International http://www.flyaaa.com/

Daniel Maloney 18/07/2005, 9:48 PM

Hello all

has anybody had any dealings with this flying school at Gillespie Field, San Diego? Am considering going next year to complete PPL training.

Any advise very much welcomed

rgds

Dan

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Gary 18/07/2005, 10:17 PM
hi

i am booked in to do my PPL this september. the help and advice i have received so far from them has been great. the pricing seems to be transparent and good value.

i have only spoek to one person who has flown there (to build up her hours) and she was very impressed.

san diego seems a much more interesting bet than florida to spend a month too!

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Daniel Maloney 19/07/2005, 11:59 AM

Cheers Gary

sounds good mate, I bet you cant wait now?

I have done a bit of flying already in Australia inc 4 solo circuits. I was going to carry it on here in the Uk but weather gets in the way so I thought I would try out the USA. I have a friend (CPL) who flew at Long Beach as well so I am considering there also.

Do you know how many 152s and 172s they have at Anglo?

What are you doing about exams? Are you getting any done before you go over? or doing them there?

Drop me an email or reply here if you would be so kind.

d_j_maloney@yahoo.co.uk

kind rgds

Dan

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Stephen Larkin 28/09/2005, 12:23 PM
Just come back. Spent 21 days there and passed. Good school, good weather, and SoCal is amazing to fly over. I looked at a lot of schools, and was pleased with my choice. The M-1 visa / Sevis thing is the only pain in the **** about flight training in the USA.

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Daniel Maloney 28/09/2005, 12:36 PM

That's superb news, I am very happy for you. Can you offer any advise?

What time of the day to fly there etc
How many hours per day on average?
How much spends did you require?
Who did you book your flight with to LA?

Also, did you complete your ground exams e.g Av law, Met, Radi teleph, etc in the Uk of in San Diego?

Reply here or mail me on d_j_maloney@yahoo.co.uk

Many thanks

Dan

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Daniel Maloney 28/09/2005, 4:33 PM
Just saw your other reply which I think covers nearly all my additional question, well done again.

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Jennifer Craig 24/10/2005, 3:28 PM

Quote: Just come back. Spent 21 days there and passed. Good school, good weather, and SoCal is amazing to fly over. I looked at a lot of schools, and was pleased with my choice. The M-1 visa / Sevis thin...

Don't fly aaa.com !!!

Anglo American Aviation...not a wise choice!

For more info call me on (01586) 551605 (Scotland)

RE: Anglo-American Aviation International http://www.flyaaa.com/

Jonathan Huxley 24/10/2005, 9:29 PM

Chaps,

As posted elsewhere, some things to consider when selecting a school:

-- Financial status: a D&B search costs around 120 dollars; you can do it on-line; easiest and quickest way to see if the training provider is solvent, outstanding tax demands, etc., etc.

-- Safety record: NTSB records are public; search them online. As mentioned in another post, AAA have 3 fatalities since '96 in two separate incidents. Compare this with the world's largest training provider who have not had a major incident in 50 years.

-- CAA / FAA. In the case of AAA, there were 2 investigations ongoing by the CAA against AAA. To my knowledge at least one is ongoing. On this point my opinion is not qualified as I cannot immediately validate the current status (though I can attest that they were at fault in one investigation being a witness).

-- Avoid any school that has a criminally negligent approach to flight safety. Again, NTSB records can be a good indicator, as can the FAA file on mechanics.

There are some good training providers out there and there are some bad ones. Some who have completed at the poorer schools will often endorse them, but bear in mind that their opinions are generally unqualified as their experience is limited to that one training provider, and thus are unable to offer a fair comparison with other training providers of which they have had no personal experience.

(Anonymous rebuttles to this post will be ignored.)

Jon Huxley

(Recreationally a professional pilot and one-time approved JAA examiner candidate, 1,400 hours logged before retiring from flying, all first time passes)

www.jonhuxley.com

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Glen 21/05/2007, 12:27 PM
Regarding looking at several schools: does anyone have any info on/ experience of California Flight Academy -also of Gillespie field, San Diego?

I would be thanful for any snippets of info at all.

Thanks,

Glen

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romano 22/04/2010, 4:28 PM
Anglo American Aviation is one of the best schools I have been . I made my PPL there few years ago. People are friendly and prices afordable.
San Diego is definitely one of the best places in US and close to Mexico boarder makes it very interesting city.
Gillespie field is also perfect for learning and its weather with very soft winters and nice summers all year round makes flying nice and unic experience.
Owners and instructors ar friendly and system makes students learn and fly at same time and by experience which make's you passing exams by the practice and very easy.
If you dont know un answer from te book, you know it from flying with the instructor who will also become your friend. Partying in Tihuana is part of the training.....Beautifull Womans come's with... Just dont mess with mexican police!!
Strongly recomended.
Take care and fly high....
Roman

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Jonathan Huxley 09/08/2010, 7:26 PM
I'm surprised to see this thread reactivated after five years. Please believe me when I say that my comments were not exaggerated or unqualified: a couple of months ago the founders of Anglo American were sentenced for felony and misdemeanor charges pertaining to immigration visa fraud and hiring illegal aliens. You can find some media coverage here:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/25/ice-busts-flight-school-massive-visa-fraud-scheme/

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/22/flight-school-guilty-in-visa-fraud/

And the court's press release is available here:

www.justice.gov/usao/cas/press/cas10-0521-Anglo.pdf

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Glen 05/12/2010, 2:11 AM
I heard that a new company with a slightly different name has started up ( I think on the same premises) called Anglo American Aviation Academy.

Do you have any info? Are they different owners or just a make -over of the old outfit?

I flew with California Flight Academy a couple of years back. I originally planned to fly with Anglo American but the negative postings put me off.

The people at CFA seemed to hold Anglo Am in complete contempt. CFA were not that great an experience as an organisation but, fortunately, I had a decent instructor. Tom