Moving to CA

I fly out of Palo Alto (KPAO). I got my private ticket
and instrument rating with Sundance Flying Club, and I
continue to rent with them. It's a pretty laid-back
club, very informal, and the aircraft rent for a bit
less than other clubs on the field. The drawback is
that their fleet is pretty small right now. A Warrior,
an Archer, a Cherokee 180 that is not an Archer, a
(couple of?) 152's, a couple 172's, a Duchess, a 182RG.
Also, as part of the laid-back atmosphere, you get
aircraft that aren't as up-to-date as you might like.
(ie, bring your own GPS)

There are several other clubs on the field: Palo Alto
Flying Club, Stanford Flying Club, and West Valley
Flying Club. WVFC has a huge fleet, with all sorts of
different planes, many of which are newish.

Reid Hillview, I think, is overall a lot cheaper, but
I cannot stand driving to that place. I live in Campbell
which should be closer to RHV and it is to
PAO, but for some reason I can get to PAO faster in my
car, and the drive is less irritating.

My $0.02

Dave J

-- jacobowitz73 -at- yahoo -dot- com


"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message . com...
Check out Nice Air at Reid-Hillview RHV. Got my basic ticket there and am
currently finishing up my instrument ticket there, with plans to go on to
the Commercial and CFI.

I rent from them too, for my 'fun' flying.

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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL
Student-IASEL

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 -
"Ishrat Zahid" wrote in message
...
I'm relocating to CA from MA in next few weeks and leaving my old flying
club here at LWM.
Wondering if I can get some good recommendation for flying clubs in the
bay area?
I'll be in Milpitas/San Jose area...
Thanks

/Nadeem

I live in San Francisco (the city, proper) and in good traffic I'm down
there (RHV) in an hour or less.

From San Carlos, CA it is only another 25 minute drive to RHV and from Palo
Alto, Reid-Hillview is even closer than that.

I checked out the FBO's at Palo Alto and they are all rather high on the
HOBBS rates - this includes San Carlos Airport as well. I've also heard
through the pilot grapevine that it takes 'forever' to get sequenced out of
Palo Alto; which is a consideration while you are burning up valuable
instructor and HOBBS time WAITING ON THE GROUND to be sequenced out of the
airport - meanwhile the dollars are just ticking away.

For example: To rent a C-152 II at West Valley at Palo Alto you pay almost
$70 at Nice Air at Reid-Hillview you pay $55 per HOBSS hours. A 172
Skyhawk at West Valley rents for almost $90/hobbs hour versus Nice Air at
Reid Hillview where you will pay $63-$68. The hysterical part about the
price difference is that at most of the flying clubs like West Valley YOU
HAVE TO PAY MONTHLY DUES to get those rates - At Nice Air at Reid-Hillview,
there are NO MEMBERSHIP FEES - so you can spend your money learning to fly.
Keep in mind, too that for the difference in rates, the student can get in a
lot more weekly flying hours and be able to train more often than they could
otherwise do.

By the way, best part about Reid-Hillview is the weather (at least for
primary students), it is rare to get a day that isn't flyable. Of course,
affordable planes and great instructors don't hurt either.

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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL
Student-IASEL

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 -
"Dave Jacobowitz" wrote in message
om...
I fly out of Palo Alto (KPAO). I got my private ticket
and instrument rating with Sundance Flying Club, and I
continue to rent with them. It's a pretty laid-back
club, very informal, and the aircraft rent for a bit
less than other clubs on the field. The drawback is
that their fleet is pretty small right now. A Warrior,
an Archer, a Cherokee 180 that is not an Archer, a
(couple of?) 152's, a couple 172's, a Duchess, a 182RG.
Also, as part of the laid-back atmosphere, you get
aircraft that aren't as up-to-date as you might like.
(ie, bring your own GPS)

There are several other clubs on the field: Palo Alto
Flying Club, Stanford Flying Club, and West Valley
Flying Club. WVFC has a huge fleet, with all sorts of
different planes, many of which are newish.

Reid Hillview, I think, is overall a lot cheaper, but
I cannot stand driving to that place. I live in Campbell
which should be closer to RHV and it is to
PAO, but for some reason I can get to PAO faster in my
car, and the drive is less irritating.

My $0.02

Dave J

-- jacobowitz73 -at- yahoo -dot- com


"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message
. com...
Check out Nice Air at Reid-Hillview RHV. Got my basic ticket there and
am
currently finishing up my instrument ticket there, with plans to go on
to
the Commercial and CFI.

I rent from them too, for my 'fun' flying.

--
--
=-----
Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL
Student-IASEL

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 -
"Ishrat Zahid" wrote in message
...
I'm relocating to CA from MA in next few weeks and leaving my old
flying
club here at LWM.
Wondering if I can get some good recommendation for flying clubs in
the
bay area?
I'll be in Milpitas/San Jose area...
Thanks

/Nadeem

I'm in Mountain View, but have finally figured a way to get to RHV that only takes me
5 minutes longer than going to PAO. I used to go all the way down to Tully Road and
fight my way through the traffic lights. Finally realized that taking I280 to I680 then getting
off at Capitol Expressway (or Jackson St at rush hour) is very fast.

For someone coming to live in the Milpitas area, it seems like a no-brainer, especially
if they live near I680. Reid-Hillview is closer. And a lot less expensive. And you have
a huge selection of planes at www.squadron2.com Okay, so I teach there on weekends,
but it's still all true. And with two runways, there's hardly ever a wait to get out, unlike
PAO where I kept a plane and flew for many years.
Max T, MCFI

Dave Jacobowitz wrote in message om...

Reid Hillview, I think, is overall a lot cheaper, but
I cannot stand driving to that place. I live in Campbell
which should be closer to RHV and it is to
PAO, but for some reason I can get to PAO faster in my
car, and the drive is less irritating.