Couldn't say any more nice things about this place
The manager of the airport, whom I cc-ed, ignored the event, and when I called him brushed me off. I went to the FAA safety office, and after their inspector got involved, I got a note of apology from the airport owner’s clerk and a promise of a refund for that last ‘lesson’ – that dragged on for over a month.
This airport has “the home of friendly flying” painted on the office wall, but that’s a lie.
One of the small airports with friendly service that need to be supported.
I decided to learn to fly and signed up for lessons there. They set me up with Mike K, one of their instructors. He is a sarcastic guy from Germany, and while I thought his cutting remarks may help me become a safer pilot, the fun ended one day when Mike told me to perform a maneuver he never explained – to reduce both speed and altitude. When I fumbled, he took over the controls and threw the plane into a violent dive, then just as violently pulled it up. “If you stare at instruments, that’s how you’ll end up flying” he said, but I could not respond because my lunch was in my throat. I could not fly and continued to feel sick for the rest of the day and the next morning.
A nasty place
Mike was casually apologetic and wanted to schedule the next lesson, but I wrote back that I would never get in a plane with him again. I felt he physically roughed me up, only not with his hands but using an airplane.
I bought a Groupon for flight lessons here and the experience was INCREDIBLE! They had to reschedule due to weather and I initially was concerned that they were blowing me off but when I got there I realized how legitimate this place is and how serious they take their business; which made me feel safe. I would recommend this place to anyone. Which, in fact, I did and now my friend is taking classes here for his pilots license.
Northampton Airport is a US Airport based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Northampton Airport is located at 160 Old Ferry Rd, Northampton, MA 01060, USA.
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