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Originally Posted by TXaviator  alright well likely it will be a sunday excursion, weather permitting. im open to votes for which place to check out.
...and still need some SA on where to rent from in the austin area. |
Good luck....in Austin proper I guess the only choice now is Austin Academy of Aviation. They were expensive back in the early part of the decade, I can only imagine what they're charging per hour with the fuel prices like they are now. I heard rumblings that the remnants of alliance/lonestar/cannales were going to reorganize into a new school, but have no idea if that ever materialized.
In Georgetown I guess it's down to Wright aviation and Pilot's Choice. I have had good experiences at wright aviation, but again, it's kind of pricey. Never flown anything at pilot's choice.
I have no idea if Stenger (sp?) in lockhart is still doing business, but I seem to remember hearing nothing but good things about them if driving south is more convenient than GTU for you.
It's really kind of sad what General Aviation has come to in the Austin area. When you have a city that couldn't care less I guess that's what happens. Personally I haven't flown GA in almost two years. I honestly cannot afford to rent planes around here to fly for fun. I did all my training and instructing out of AUS and to be honest it was never really a thriving hub of GA, although at least we had more than one school to choose from back when I was hanging around.
Supposedly an investor is interested in turning bird's nest into a viable GA airport.
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/s...l?ana=from_rss
If that happens maybe some new opportunities will pop up over there, but I'll believe when I see it. We have an unbelievable amount of Nimby-ism around here, even in the sticks, so I still have my doubts.