The Right Flight School

Very discouraging experience at TRFS. I have years of aviation experience and a commercial pilot. This company is simply lacking in professionalism and competitive prices at Honolulu airport. I was simply «nickel and dimed» by this company. There are several other better flight training schools including George’s, Anderson, and Moore. The instructor seemed rather unprofessional and discouraging. I would HIGHLY recommend doing more research at HNL and compare prices and instructors. Also, make sure you have a full comprehension of company prices before flying. Other flight schools are clearer with pricing, for example charging for a headset rental, or fuel not being included in the aircraft rental price like the other organizations. Or being charged a 0.5 ground instruction for a simple preflight check on a Cessna… Check in with other flight schools that are more willing to accommodate and truly care about a student’s progression.

Great family business and well maintained by top mechanic but strange practices from owner. Discouraging.

Dream of flying? This IS the right flight school as the name says. The instructors are flexible and the aircraft fleet is more varied than others while managing to maintain a cost efficiency.
I started trying to fly in 13 with a different school and made no progress till I took a year off (forced due to deployment) and started back up with TRFS. The rapid progress and sense of accomplishment is indescribable.
I couldn’t have asked for a better school that wants to work with you and get you into the general aviation community.

We had the best experience. my girlfriend and I did the flight around the island. it was amazing views and had a great instructor.
thank you very much for a wonderful experience
Jay

I was visiting Hawaii on a one week vacation and I wanted to check out the possibility of renting an airplane for a sightseeing flight. I contacted The Right Flight School and they told me they could accommodate my wishes. Now I am a private pilot who has been flying 30 years and have accumulated a couple thousand flight hours experience and I took a check ride with CFII Tim. We took one of the C-172’s for a spin around the Eastside of the island. It was a fun, delightful, informative hour and gave me an opportunity to see the sights of the island from the air. I recommend the experience for visiting pilots who want an alternative to the expensive helicopter tours.
The FBO’s fleet is several older Cessna 150’s and Cessna 172’s. The aircraft are well worn but appear to be well maintained and are fully functional. The C-​172 I rented goes for $ 102 an hour dry and AV Gas goes for about $ 7.50 a gallon on the island. The CFII get $ 50 an hour but after your checkout you can rent the aircraft solo. The airport is a Class B facility, but the controllers do a good job of wedging in the general aviation traffic among the numerous airline arrivals and departures. Be careful taxing in the vicinity of airline traffic as their wake can bite you!

I’ve flown with a few different instructors at other schools and by far Grant at TRFS is the cream of the crop. Grant is a very experienced, personable instructor who has developed his own easy to understand teaching principles and techniques. What I appreciate most about flying with Grant is his approach to teaching and problem solving. He’ll find a simple way to teach you something you’ve been struggling with. The planes are well maintained and you become part of the family. Highly recommended.

If you want to be a good pilot fly here. Owners make sure things run smoothly. Maintenance is also top notch. No fancy gimmicks or distractions just flying! Very refreshing!