San Diego Plane Rentals

DeflectionShot · Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:20 pm

Can anyone here recommend a good place to rent a C172 in San Diego? I want do an air tour for a couple of hours (with an instructor, I'm told the VFR air space is complicated).

Nark1 · Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:46 pm

I'd look at MYF schools. Better bang for your buck.
I used fly out of both MYF and SEE.

Find a CFI that has flown the VFR transition, you get close to downtown. Also be mindful of when you're doing this, if the Padres or chargers are playing, there are TFRs which shut down the transitions.

Be sure to also to include the beach route as part of your tour.

David MacRay · Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:05 pm

I would have one for LA area but sadly not Sandiego. Post a good report after. Even though I'm all washed up and should get a real job, that is one of my favorite things to do. Both times I was lucky to have great instructors with excellent local knowledge.

Google the schools and you get a bit of a feel. If they suck it usually results in lots of Internet complaining. Sometimes there will be bitching for no reason but sometimes it's because they are bluebird.