Aerodynamic Aviation (formerly Amelia Reid Aviation) has provided flight training since 1960, with offices at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose and Monterey Airport in California. The school offers Sport through ATP certificates plus tailwheel, aerobatic, and mountain flying training, and rents a fleet of Citabrias, Cessnas, Maules, and a Piper Twin Comanche. It is set up to train TSA-approved international students and lists several flight-training financing options.
Sport Pilot
Light sport aircraft training program for flying LSA aircraft under sport pilot privileges with a streamlined path to the skies.
Private Pilot
Private pilot certificate program from zero experience through checkride, including ground school and flight training.
Instrument Rating
IFR training covering precision and non-precision approaches, holds, cross-country flight planning, and partial-panel work.
Commercial Pilot
Commercial certificate training including complex and high-performance aircraft time, maneuvers, and cross-country requirements.
CFI
Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training covering fundamentals of instruction, lesson planning, and flight teaching techniques for single-engine aircraft.
Multi-Engine Rating
Multi-engine add-on rating with training in engine-out procedures, Vmc demonstrations, and systems management.
ATP
Airline Transport Pilot certificate preparation covering airline-level operations, crew resource management, and ATP knowledge test prep.
Aerobatic Training
Aerobatic flight training covering loops, rolls, spins, hammerheads, and inverted flight in purpose-built aerobatic aircraft.
Ground School
FAA knowledge test preparation covering aerodynamics, weather, navigation, regulations, and aircraft systems.
Flight Review
Biennial flight review including a ground session on regulations and aeronautical knowledge plus a flight portion with maneuvers.
IPC
Instrument proficiency check to regain IFR currency, covering approaches, holds, intercepting and tracking courses.
Transition Training
Aircraft-specific checkout and transition training for pilots moving to a new make, model, or avionics suite.
Tailwheel
Conventional gear endorsement covering ground handling, crosswind technique, and three-point and wheel landings.
Spin Training
Spin entry recognition, developed spin characteristics, and recovery techniques with emphasis on awareness and prevention.
Aircraft Rental
Rent aircraft for solo flights after completing a checkout with one of our instructors. Wet and dry rates available.
Block Time
Pre-purchase flight hours in bulk at a discounted rate. Blocks are non-expiring and transferable between aircraft.
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Citabria 7ECA
American Champion
American Champion Citabria 7ECA
Citabria 7GCAA
American Champion
American Champion Citabria 7GCAA
Decathlon 8KCAB
American Champion
American Champion Decathlon 8KCAB
M5
Maule
Maule M5
M7
Maule
Maule M7
150
Cessna
Cessna 150
172M
Cessna
Cessna 172M
172P
Cessna
Cessna 172P
172L Superhawk
Cessna
Cessna 172L Superhawk
172RG (Cutlass)
Cessna
Cessna 172RG (Cutlass)
182 (Skylane)
Cessna
Cessna 182 (Skylane)
Twin Comanche
Piper
Piper Twin Comanche
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