Amelia Reid Aviation                Last Visit: 06.26.2009


Located on-field at Reid-Hillview Airport (RHV) in San Jose, California, Amelia Reid Aviation offers complete flight training including Private Pilot, Sport Pilot, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, Tailwheel and Aerobatics. As a premiere flight school dedicated to tailwheel aircraft we can take your piloting ability and make it better, make it sharper and make it fun. In short, we will have you fall in love with flying all over again. We offer tailwheel flight training in our Bellanca Citabria, Decathlon, Aeronca Champ, Taylorcraft L2, Evektor Sportstar, and Zlin Savage Cub LSA airplanes. We also feature Cessna 172, Cessna 170, Piper Warrior and Arrow, and our latest additon, the Evektor Sportstar Light Sport Airplane.

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

Training Area:   Local.  



Instruction Materials:    ASA, Gleim, FAA and Custom.  

Syllabus:    Jeppesen, ASA, Gleim and Custom.  



Category:    Airplane (Fixed Wing).  

Certificates:    Sport Pilot, Recreational, 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, Taildragger and High Performance.  

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

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

Career Focus:   Flight Instruction.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, Accelerated (full days, intense), Acrobatic, Self-Paced, Mountain Flying, FITS - FAA Scenario based training and Competition.  



Type of Rental:    Students only and Licensed Pilots.  

Type of Airplanes Available:   Many - contact us for more info  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   Varies - contact us for more info  



Training Facilities:   Dedicated Classroom.  

On-Site FAA Testing:    Written Tests (CATS, Laser Grade) and On-site flight examiner.  

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

Airport Locations (codes):   KRHV  



Pricing Info:   contact us for more info  

Special Offer:   Prepaid block discounts  

Financial Assistance:   Third Party (bank, etc).  



Professional Affiliations:    AOPA and EAA.  

Total Instructors:   12  

Foreign Languages:   French, Russian, Croatian, German, Lithuanian, Bulgarian  



Weather:   Mild climate - sunny year round  



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Photo Gallery




Citabria Sunset

Which way is up?

Zlin Savage Cub

Cessna 172 over fog

Citabria Shadow