I was based at Langa for a few weeks for some work I was doing in the area. Didn't spend a whole lot of time around the instructors because frankly, I got sick of hearing them speak and tried to avoid them as much as possible. They seemed like the kind of instructor that comes to mind when you think "typical, know-it-all, holier-than-thou cocky flight instructor." They'd strike up conversations with me or my co-workers, and somehow it'd lead to them trying to have us answer some stupid trick question, trying to prove themselves as better or smarter than the rest of us because they're instructors. I had the displeasure of overhearing some of the ground lessons they were giving. There were times when they were giving just flat-out wrong answers or information. I don't recall specific questions, as it's been a few months since I left there, but I vividly rememebr wanting to confront him in front of the student and provide the CORRECT information. And I'm talking simple things, (this one I do remember happening) like why is there an "R" next to the some FSS frequencies on top of the VOR boxes? He told the student that he didn't know. That's something that EVERYONE knows. And they were arrogant enought to talk down to me because I am not / never was an instructor. Gimme a break. They even went so far as to bash my job (aerial survey) right to my face. "That's not real flying, you're not getting any actual experience." OK, I fly around the entire country for 8 months. You stay here around St. Louis and do the same thing every day. You don't like what I do? I guess that's why I'm the one doing it and you're the one instructing... They were cocky and arrogant... not the kind of people I'd want instructing me. I think they were just bitter bc they wanted my job

As you can tell, I wasn't impressed with their operation as a whole. But again, I wasn't taking instruction from them. My suggestion would be to go up for a few lessons with a few different instructors and see if you can find one that suits you. Don't settle for an instructor who's going to talk down to you, and be sure to study the material on your own.


BTW, their website is fantastic, but their facilities rank really low compared to the FBOs I've been to. It's very minimal. Planes looked good, though.