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American School of Aviation
Hi,
I am interested in finding out about the American School of Aviation. They used to operate out of Reid-Hillview airport in San Jose. I believe they've now moved to Castle airport near Merced. Have people heard about this flight school? Have you had your training there? Good experiences? Bad? Thanks! Sridhar |
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I fly out of Reid-Hillview at Nice Air. I have no direct experience with
ASA, all I have to offer is that they didn't hang around long at RHV. I believe they were there for a year or so and then closed up shop and moved to A****er, just recently. Of course that could very simply be that there are quite a few successful FBO's at Reid-Hillview and it was simply a better business decision (in their view) to go somewhere where the rent was better and the competition', less. They did had some minor accidents in April 2005 at RHV (a student misjudged a flare and landed exceptionally hard) and I believe one of their planes (in a dual flight) dinged one of the taxiway fixtures at Hollister airport the year before. Let me stress that stuff like this happens at FBO's all over the country so I wouldn't put any weight on the latter. Just trying to give ya all I know about A.S.A. which isn't much. -- -- =----- Good Flights! Cecil PP-ASEL-IA Student - CP-ASEL Check out my personal flying adventures from my first flight to the checkride AND the continuing adventures beyond! Complete with pictures and text at: www.bayareapilot.com "I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery - "We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet" - Cecil Day Lewis - |
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