Flying Academy Miami - South Campus

For a ten year old dreaming of becoming a pilot, the Discovery Flight was perfect. First he got to rub elbows with current students and pilots in the waiting room beforehand. Then during the flight itself, the instructor showed him so many maneuvers. We couldn't have asked for a better intro!!

Pretty fun, me and a friend of mine went to Miami to do 50hours each as time builders, first couple days we flew together to understand better the radio calls and to help each other out, then we almost flew everyday with two different planes (c-150) and went around all over the Florida state from 6 to 8 hours daily of flight time. Everything was good for me but every plane had a different little problem, from the radio to the strut or the rpm indicator but if you ask you can go to maintenance to have it checked and be sure to be safe in any case. Btw flying in the States is really funny and easy ngl, amazing experience. It took 12 days for me to do the 50 hours as a pic and I had 9 days to do some vacation too, depends on the weather too but it was always sunny bumpy and windy (funny). Highly recommended for Time builders as experience.

Amazing experience with the discovery flights, trained pilots, and they were very friendly made my first time flying experience amazing, they even let me do crazy stuff 😂

I've done classes elsewhere but this by far was my favorite! Cristian was very detailed and an amazing instructor. I felt confident and at ease every step.

Great school. They have a wonderful team. I would specially like to mention Mythili a wonderful lady, very helpful. Jose Vaca is another wonderful person and friend who really helped me out when I was new there. Chris under whom I did my first solo and all the wonderful flyers deserves my gratitude. Please keep up the good work. I would definitely want to go back and fly with them again!!

I did a discover flight with my boyfriend for his birthday and we had a great time! Our pilot was Leo and it was definitely a 10/10 experience. The entire process was very smooth and the staff was easily accessible with any questions we had.

My experience with Flying Academy is unique. At first glance, it was another flight school. When I took my 100-hour first time solo cross country for time building I realized I was in good hands. The admission process, the transportation from/to the airport, the welcoming on the first day, the personal treatment, the facilities, the accommodation, the instructors, the staff - everything was satisfying and professional, and you don't get it in every flying school. For me, the most important thing was aircraft maintenance. In time building, it's crucial when you spend so many hours on the same aircraft, and it's even better when you have more than one branch to count on in such a long trip (from west coast to east coast and back). I flew the Cessna 172 and Piper Arrow 28R (which I liked most). The rent was a bit high, but it was fair and it was worth it! My next 100-hour trip is going to be in Flying Academy, not because it's the best (nothing is perfect), but because it gained my trust.

The Discovery Flight was a fantastic experience with stunning views! The team walked me through the entire process, and ensured that everything was clear in the beginning. I’d highly recommend others to try it!

I had a very bad experience being right out scammed by the Flying Academy base in Miami while renting a plane for vacation. In almost 10 years in aviation something like this has never happened to me before and I never thought it would. Be very sure to read every piece of paper they give you very carefully and crosscheck it with the things they tell you via Whatsapp, the phone or in person.

This is an unprofessional flight school with bad business practices. Don't ever expect a refund. Their accounting department is not in Miami. Everything will be done via email. One of their Miami employees, José Vaca will call. Mr. Vaca will not provide the CEOs name. Do not Fly here. If they are not transparent and have good customers service, how well do you think their planes are maintained? They also have the lowest paid CFIs in the field. How great do you think morale is by instructors?