FLIGHTEACHERS - BEST INDIVIDUALIZED FLIGHT TRAINING In SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Long Beach, California

Real Estate Oscar

I have trained a few times with Max and he has been the best flight instructor I have ever had. His patience and style of teaching is superior. He is highly recommend.

Daniel Lepore

I was in desperate need of a flight school who had competent instructors who could teach IFR. I highly recommend this school. Between Max (owner) and Ethan we were able to get it done.

I tell people who are interested in learning to fly, find a CFI that is not in their twenties, a CFI that is not trying to build time, and a CFI that has experience. “Age before beauty.” I unfortunately learned the hard way with instructors who did not fit the above criteria. By the way, I am in my mid twenties.

I recommend going to all the flight schools in the area talk to the instructor you will be flying with and ask these simple questions:

1. How many hours do you have? (400 may sound like a lot but it’s not)
2. What is your goal after being a CFI?
3. How long have you been an instructor?
4. What is your availability?

What Max will say:

1. Over 5,000 (so will Ethan)
2. “This is it, not going to run off to the airlines.”
3. 30 years
4. You tell me!

The main goal of this school is to make safe pilots. The goal of some other places is to make a pilot who can pass a check ride and move on. When I found Flight Teachers, I already had my private pilot license with some instrument training. Throughout instrument training here, Max and Ethan definitely found some holes in my private training and they made me a safer and more confident pilot. When you are learning to fly you need instructors that make you think, that make you ask questions, and instructors that throw you in real world scenarios that you may encounter.

I tried to keep costs down with other schools who were a tad bit cheaper but in the end, I wasted a lot of time and money because these other CFI’s had their ulterior motives of time building and did not know how to teach. Trust me when I say this “you get what you pay for” when it comes to flight training. In the long run if I spent a little bit more on better CFI’s who cared. I would have been done a long time ago and would have saved a lot more!

In conclusion, even if you do not end up here at this school; you are investing in yourself. Find a school and a career flight instructor who can actually teach and doesn’t need your hours.

I wish I found Flight Teachers sooner!

Now onto the commercial…

Isaiah Garcia

I came to this flight school with little instrument knowledge. I was prepped at his school for my instrument check ride and passed. One month later I took my commercial check ride and passed that as well. This is a great school with great instruction.

Cj Goodyear

I started flight training knowing nothing about aviation, but through the guidance from Max and Thomas, I just completed my first solo. It has been a challenging journey so far, but Max and Thomas have been supportive and patient. I cannot believe how far I’ve come since my first day. I’m looking forward to continuing to learn and grow. Max and Thomas have many years of experience and knowledge that is molding me into a confident pilot. I’m thankful for them and everything they have taught me.

Kelly M

I’m so happy to have found Max and Flight Teachers before beginning my CFI training! I’d heard the usual rumors that CFI is the toughest rating to accomplish, but Max made that tough workload not only manageable, but often fun! He’s a wealth of information, with real life examples for every scenario. His positive and flexible approach to training make it the ideal place to learn! I’ll certainly be returning to add additional ratings in the future!

Timothy -

Max is awesome. While I have not yet had flight lessons with him, I am currently preparing to take flight lessons with him to become a commercial pilot. He's been a pleasure to work with so far, and he has been very helpful, responsive, respectful, forthcoming, and transparent in his actions.

Gustavo Velasco

My wife and I had the pleasure of taking flight lessons with Max Costanza. Max is a consummate professional. If you want to learn from the best and be challenged to be the best you need to reach out Max no matter where you are on your path to becoming a pilot.

Philip Giron

I just passed my PPL checkride this past week and I couldn’t have done it without the great instruction and guidance of Max at Flighteachers. He adapts his style and pace to every student so that you can learn efficiently and effectively. He shared his vast aviation knowledge with me, instilled confidence, and guided me through all the milestones on my way to becoming a pilot. I highly recommend Flighteachers if you want to begin your PPL journey and/or you want go even further in your pilot career.