Originally Posted by
aiir
Very true! Haha...
I'm equal distances between Fullerton and Long Beach, El Monte and Compton aren't that far away either.
I honestly wouldn't mind a bit of a drive either as long as the place was solid.
I'm currently looking at the Long Beach Flying Club, Pacific Air Flight School, and Aces High Aviation all in Long Beach and also the SoCal Flying Club in El Monte.
I was also looking at Channel Islands Aviation in Camarillo but that would be too crazy of a drive.
Anyways, thanks again. I think I've already learned quite a bit by reading some of the older posts on the subject but any advice does help
Socal flying Club at EMT is decent. Good fleet of DA40 G1000s, nice 182rg for complex/high performance training, and they have a twin now. I have flown with them in the past. In my opinion, that's where I would go if I were you.
You can get your private/instrument in the DA40s, commercial in the 182rg, multi in the DA42. Then the CFIs and teach there to build time. The other clubs don't have complex and or multi engine aircraft to continue on with your commercial and beyond. Continuity is good, which you can have at Socal, just hook up with one of their instructors, let them know your goal and hammer it out.