Flight school near Denver?

[adamking84]

Any private pilots out there that want to share their experience with flight schools near Denver? I'm looking up schools around now and plan on making a few visits - just looking for any information you locals might have good or bad to help along my decision.

I was working on my private pilot cert back in Boston before life got in the way and I packed up and moved to Denver. Now that i'm more than well settled in and have some free time and cash i'm looking to pick it up again.

I've got 20 hours and change in a 172, but that was a few years ago. I'm open to flying pretty much anything so it's not like I have to stick with Cessna.

Cheers

[TriggerHappy]

Rocky mountain metro is north, centennial is south and front range is east. All have decent flight schools. I think there are also some guys here that are instructors. All the airports have contact info on their websites for their schools.

[Ridge]

What I did was I went to the 7th St Classroom at Auraria Campus and got some cards off the bulletin board there. The classroom is where the Aviation program is taught. Lots of students there with good rates because they get to put hours in their logbook as well.

[ColoWyo]

It's been a while since I got my private, but I recall rumors of Front Range being much cheaper than the other airports in Denver. Centennial is a friggin zoo. There is no way I'd want to do initial training there on a weekend.

[Ridge]

It's been a while since I got my private, but I recall rumors of Front Range being much cheaper than the other airports in Denver. Centennial is a friggin zoo. There is no way I'd want to do initial training there on a weekend.

Front Range sucks if the winds are westerly, though. DIA's airspace is a couple 100 yards past the edge of the runway, so you need to make a sharp descending turn to line up for approach.

[ColoWyo]

Front Range sucks if the winds are westerly, though. DIA's airspace is a couple 100 yards past the edge of the runway, so you need to make a sharp descending turn to line up for approach.

I'd much rather deal with that than wasting so much time on the Hobb's meter around APA.

[adamking84]

I work up in Westminster so Rocky Mountain is a stone's throw away for after-work flights - that being said I don't mind driving if there are better options around.

[ColoWyo]

In that case, I'd probably just go there. You'd probably just end spending more gas money for your car than you would save driving any where else.

[Hoser]

I spent a lot of time at Front Range, Centennial and JeffCo when 100-LL was much cheaper than it is now. Think $35 an hour wet....

Front Range anyday.

[adamking84]

In that case, I'd probably just go there. You'd probably just end spending more gas money for your car than you would save driving any where else.

Well obviously i'd like to save money where possible, but i'm not a super penny pincher. I mean I'm willing to drive for quality instruction if there's much better alternatives at another airport.