west.valley.flying.club                Last Visit: 11.18.2009


Serving Palo Alto, San Carlos & Hayward. A non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-equipped, professionally maintained aircraft at reasonable cost, excellent instruction for both new and experienced pilots, and aviation-related activities for its members.

We're a flight organization based in Palo Alto , California
School Type:   Part 61.  

Training Area:   Local.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Private, Commercial, ATP, CFI and CFII.  

Ratings:    VFR, IFR, Commercial, CFI, CFII, Multiengine and Multiengine Instructor.  

Class:    Single Engine Land and Multi Engine Land.  

Engines:    Single and Twin.  

Endorsement:    Complex, High Performance and Taildragger.  

Recurrent Training:    Flight Review, Instrument Proficiency Check and Aircraft Checkouts.  

Training Orientation:    Career (Carrier, Commercial, Military), Business (Private) and Recreation (all non-commercial flight).  

Career Focus:    Aerial Application, Coast Guard, Corporate Flying, Flight Instruction, Commercial (includes air taxi, survey, ambulance, etc), Regional Airlines and Major Airlines.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, Vintage, Mountain Flying, Warbird, Self-Paced and Acrobatic.  



Technically Advanced Aircraft:    Glass Cockpit(Garmin G1000), etc, Autopilot and Pressurized.  

Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Over 65  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   $50/hr+up  



Training Facilities:    Dedicated Classroom, Lounge, Dedicated Study Area, Flight Planning Area, Lending Library (books, videos, software), Pilot Ready Room, Snack Room and Simulator.  

On-Site FAA Testing:   Written Tests (CATS, Laser Grade).  

Airport Facilities:    Control Tower, ILS, Restaurant, Weather computer terminal and Pilot Shop.  

Airport Locations (codes):   HWD, PAO, SQL  



Special Offer:   Yes  

Financial Assistance:   Third Party (bank, etc).  



Professional Affiliations:    EAA, Ninety-Nines and AOPA.  

Total Instructors:   Over 65  






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