Prevailance Aerospace

I had a fantastic experience at Prevailance Aerospace. From the moment I first called to schedule training, I thought they were super professionals that truly cared about making the training a top-notch experience. Despite having a full schedule, they quickly found a training slot for me. Vanessa and Mark clearly explained how to prepare for the training and what to expect. Mark (the chief pilot) patiently and professionally took me through more than an hour of classroom training with plenty of examples, in depth explanations and videos to explain the physics of the flights and maneuvers. He willingly and patiently answered all my questions - even when I sometimes "lost the SA". When it was time to go fly, I was extremely impressed with the Extra 300 that included three cameras to record my experience. It is a modern, high-performance airplane that is perfectly suited for spin recovery training. We climbed to five thousand feet and began a sequence of stalls and recoveries. Mark demonstrated each one and then had me fly them. The key here is he allowed me to make mistakes and then offered suggestions on how to improve my recoveries. We then climbed to over eight thousand feet to work on spins. This was the best part of the training because it gave us plenty of altitude to get into a fully developed spin but still work through the recovery techniques safely. Multiple spins in each direction followed - and this is important - Mark allowed me to try the wrong recovery technique and see the result (typically a tighter spin). We then did an inverted spin and a steep spiral and executed the proper recovery. Because this was part of my effort to become a flight instructor, Mark purposely explained lots of the things students typically do that can cause unusual attitudes or upsets. The cherry on top was being met on the ground by the CEO (Vanessa) who helped me out of my parachute and wanted my immediate feedback. Clearly this is an organization that is totally committed to making pilots safer! This training was simply fantastic - perhaps the best I have ever had in a light airplane. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

I had an excellent time flying with Prevailance Aerospace. The staff there are phenomenal and are willing to help you with anything you need. The flying was excellent and I learned a lot from their highly experienced team of pilots. I would highly encourage working with Prevailance Aerospace for anyone looking to get a taste of flight or UPRT training. The bottom line is that Prevailance Aerospace provides some of the best aviation services in Hampton Roads!

We are a busy and growing flight department. We always wanted our group to have the experience and benefit from an upset and recovery course. With our bust schedule, it was nearly impossible to get our entire group to be able to travel somewhere to accomplish this. At Prevailance Aerospace, they come to you which was not only convenient, but made it more comfortable for our pilots. The entire staff were very accommodating and professional. Our instructor was an amazing wealth of knowledge and gave us the opportunity to learn from a true professional.

Great upset training! The instructors and staff are absolute professionals. They tailor the training to the type of flying you do. Couldn’t recommend them any higher

This was an outstanding experience from start to finish. The Extra 300L was incredible to fly, the training plan was organized and executed efficiently, and you're not going find a more high-caliber, inspiring group of professionals: Vanessa was super kind and responsive, COB was a blast to train and fly with, Mary went above and beyond to facilitate our visit to the area from out of town, and everyone else I interacted with around the office was professional and made me feel welcome. I can't recommend this group enough and I'm trying to figure out how to make training with Prevailance a recurring event!