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Student Reviews

Hear from students who chose Magnolia Aviation Academy for structured flight training, professional instruction, and a clear path from first lesson to the next certificate.

Proven Student Success
In Every Cockpit

Hear from the pilots training at Magnolia Aviation Academy every day. From first flight to commercial flight instructor certification, see what makes our airline-modeled environment different.

5.0

"This school is so professionally run. They currently fly modern, glass cockpit RV-12’s. Training out of a towered airport like LZU provides a lot of great experience communicating with ATC and you won’t burn as much Hobbs time as at PDK. This school is new and growing quickly. You can be everything from a sport pilot to a commercial pilot with this program.
I highly recommend it."

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5.0

"Great customer service, knowledgeable and capable instructors. Focus not just on passing the test but also being a professional in the aviation community. Modern equipment with an emphasis on consistency of training and leveraging tech to be better aviators. Also dog friendly."

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Steven Wood

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5.0

"Love the instructors and the staff, came out to meet some of the instructors and ended up talking to the owner, and seeing their top of the line planes."

5.0

"Ive been to a lot of flight schools and this is the most professional and well developed I've seen yet. they had a full program to start me off from zero experience to airline ready. they were all so warm and welcoming. I went up on a discovery flight and it was so amazing over lake Lanier. Bud one of the owner took so much time explaining the programs to me and put me at ease that anyone could do it. I couldn't recommend another flight school more."

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Philip Montalvo

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5.0

"The Magnolia team is elite! They have a phenomenal instructor team and utilize state of the art technology to run the business which is very unique to them. In addition to being professionals, they’re great with kids! My 11 year old just started his pilot track and they’re great with him. Very satisfied!"

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Justin Gillispie

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5.0

"I love this flight school. The staff and instructors are awsome. And they genuinely invested in student sucess. They don't just teach you to become a pilot, but they also teach you how to become a safe pilot. The environment is very welcoming, especially for students and anyone who is new to aviation. I would definitely recommend this school for anyone considering flight training."

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Launch Your CFI Career
With Our Elite CFI Academy

Teaching is the ultimate masterclass in aviation, the bridge between holding a commercial pilot license and landing a professional airline job. Our intensive, cohort-based CFI & CFII course at Magnolia Aviation Academy develops the exact mentorship, flight precision, and systems command required to lead future pilots and build ATP hours with confidence.

  • 50 hours of intensive, in-person ground instruction specifically structured to conquer the FAA oral exam
  • 18 flight hours in standardized, modern glass-cockpit aircraft (with additional hours available at market rates)
  • All study resources, FAA textbooks, and standardized lesson plan outlines fully provided on arrival by Magnolia
  • FAA checkrides coordinated and scheduled by our team to avoid examiner delay friction