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Flying Club

Your favorite San Diego based Flying Club, now located at  Montgomery & Gillespie Field!  We have an additional location in North Idaho as well, please see the contact information below if you happen to go between both locations!

Fly San Diego is a hybrid flight training option, set up as a Flying Club vs a Flight School.  Like a Flight School, we offer a more organized approach, with oversight of the Instruction,  Training Resources, Aircraft management as well as mentoring for the students and Instructors from an experienced owner.  However, choosing to operate as a Flying Club, offers the ability to rent the aircraft to its members, as well as provide an aircraft for Independent Flight Instructors  for Flight Instruction.

Insurance is a huge cost in aviation, which drives up the price of rentals and Instruction rates for Flight Schools as well as Flying Clubs.  As a Flying Club Member, you share the expense of the insurance by paying monthly dues.  As a Flying Club grows, and the dues cover the insurance cost, there are fun ways to connect to the aviation community by using some of the dues for social events, fundraisers, or scholarships.  This is the future vision for Fly San Diego.  We do enjoy a few social gatherings to celebrate newly rate Pilots and new additions to the team, another perk of having a social type club as part of the flying experience. 🙂

For a complete breakdown see  Flying Clubs Vs  Flight Schools

Please email jamiedockins@gmail.com for more information, or call 858-414-9155. We look forward to getting you signed up with the Flying Club!

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Flying Is Fun

Arriving at the airport on a beautiful sunny day, preflighting the plane and going out for a flight is a thrill! Once in the air all your worries and cares fly away and you are above it all. The views are breathtaking and each flight offers new challenges and excitement.

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Travel

Flying makes the trip as fun as the destination! There are so many fun destinations and so much to see along the way! Take a weekend ski trip to Big Bear and fly into the snow covered mountains, or fly to Catalina for a weekend camping trip. Many people find that flying can also be very convenient for business trips as well.

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Career

Flying is an exciting career with many opportunities. Air travel is constantly growing and so is private air travel. In the coming years there will be a huge demand for pilots as the pilots now begin to retire. From flying small commuter planes, charter services to flying the big commercial jets, there are many different types of flying opportunities depending on what fits you best. Instructing can also be a very rewarding job and a lot of fun!

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Community

The aviation community is a small group of tight knit people. The airport is a great place to meet new people that also have a passion for flying. There are also many fun flying events and all kinds of meetings for pilots that want to continue their education. "Hangar talk" at the airport is always fun where pilots of all backgrounds share their fun or exciting flying stories.