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Fly Bay Area

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Fly Bay Area is a flight school and air tour operator located in San Carlos, California. They offer flight training through the Cessna Flight Training System with dedicated training aircraft and professional instructors. The school provides Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and CFI training, as well as air tours of the San Francisco Bay Area.

PPL from
$100
Fleet
1aircraft
VFR days
~305/yr
Est.
2006

Programs & Services

Training

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.

CFII

Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII) rating preparation for teaching instrument students, including advanced IFR procedures and instructional techniques.

IPC

Instrument proficiency check to regain IFR currency, covering approaches, holds, intercepting and tracking courses.

Rental

Aircraft Rental

Rent aircraft for solo flights after completing a checkout with one of our instructors. Wet and dry rates available.

Career Pathway

The path to the airlines — highlighted steps are available here

PPL
IR
CPL
CFI
CFII
ME
MEI
ATP
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Pilot
Flight Instructor
Instrument Instructor
Multi-Engine
Multi-Engine Instructor
Airline Transport Pilot

Pricing

as of Feb 2026
Instruction - Professional
$100-$115
Instruction - Advanced
$110-$125
Instruction - Master
$120-$135
Instruction - Gold Seal
$130-$145
Flight and Ground Instruction
$100-$145
Basic Introductory Flight Lesson
$349.00
Deluxe Introductory Flight Lesson
$599.00
Cessna Private Pilot Course
$364.00
King Schools G1000 Pilot Course
$179.00
Peninsula Air Tour
$149.00
Pacific Coast Air Tour
$199.00
Golden Gate Air Tour
$249.00
Ultimate Air Tour
$299.00
Sunset Golden Gate SkyTour
$299.00
City Lights Night SkyTour
$299.00

Fleet

1

172S G1000

172S G1000

Team

10 members
MV
Mike Venturino
Flight Instructor · Master level instructor with more than 10, 000 total flight hours and more than 2, 500 instruction hours. Flying since 1968.
OJ
Oscar Joel Martinez
Flight Instructor · Master level instructor with more than 1, 000 total flight hours and more than 1, 000 dual instruction hours. Flying since 2011
AL
Andrew Low
Flight Instructor · Professional level instructor with more than 1, 000 total flight hours and less than 400 dual instruction hours. Flying since 2020, teaching since 2025.
MD
Mike Dart
Flight Instructor · Professional level instructor with more than 400 total flight hours and less than 400 dual instruction hours. Flying since 2018, teaching since 2025.
AD
Alli Dickey
Flight Instructor · Master level instructor with more than 1, 000 total flight hours and less than 400 dual instruction hours. Flying since 2022, teaching since 2024.
SM
Shamim Mohamed
Flight Instructor · Professional level instructor with more than 2, 000 total flight hours and less than 400 dual instruction hours. Flying since 1994, teaching since 2023.
FC
Faan Chan
Flight Instructor · Professional level instructor with more than 400 total flight hours and less than 400 dual instruction hours. Flying since 2014, teaching since 2025.
NS
Nakela Snyder
Tour Pilot
AC
Alexis Calderon
Tour Pilot
KC
Kevin Castellanos
Front Desk Staff

FAQ

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