GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOL
A closer look.
American Air Flight Training is an instructor-led school at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta. Steve Shaner conducts the published ground and flight instruction, with private, instrument, commercial, and instructor courses using a Piper Archer LX with G1000 NXi avionics and a simulator. The school emphasizes substantial one-to-one ground instruction, practice teaching, and proficiency evaluations. Live online ground sessions are available by Zoom. Owner-aircraft services include Piper PA-46 initial and recurrent training and aerobatic, tailwheel, and upset-recovery instruction. Multiengine instructor training requires a customer-provided airplane because the school states it has no twin of its own.
Single-instructor teaching model
The school states that Steve Shaner conducts all ground and flight instruction and offers personal ground sessions online using Zoom.
Current Archer equipment
The aircraft page now describes a Piper Archer LX with G1000 NXi, used for private, instrument, commercial, CFI, CFII, and glass-cockpit courses despite an older Cessna URL.
Instructor-course depth
The instructor page describes extensive ground teaching and practice evaluations; its MEI course requires an airplane supplied by the student.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
Discovery flight
An introductory lesson to explore the aircraft and teaching approach. Ask about flight time, who will instruct you and what the quoted price includes.
Private pilot
A private-pilot training path. Compare the aircraft used, ground-school arrangements and how lessons progress from initial skills to practical-test preparation.
Instrument rating
Training focused on instrument flying, procedures and planning. Compare aircraft and simulator use, scheduling and the preparation expected before flight lessons.
Commercial pilot
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Flight instructor training
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
Instrument instructor training
Preparation for instrument-instruction responsibilities. Confirm the required existing instructor qualification and whether simulator work is part of the course.
Multiengine instructor training in customer aircraft
Preparation to teach in multiengine aircraft. Ask about entry qualifications, aircraft availability and the ground and flight preparation included.
Airline transport pilot preparation
Advanced preparation for pilots pursuing an airline transport qualification. Establish entry experience, aircraft category and the exact course scope before comparing packages.
Ground school
Study and knowledge preparation. Confirm the delivery format, included materials, instructor support and any separate flight-training requirement.
Live online ground instruction
Study and knowledge preparation. Confirm the delivery format, included materials, instructor support and any separate flight-training requirement.
Simulator training
Practice using a training device. Ask which device is used, whether an instructor is included and how the sessions support your particular course.
Glass cockpit transition
Preparation for a particular aircraft or operating configuration. Confirm the model, avionics, entry experience and qualification or checkout the course provides.
Tailwheel training in customer aircraft
Training in tailwheel aircraft handling. Confirm the aircraft, entry experience and whether the course includes an endorsement, checkout or additional proficiency work.
Aerobatics in customer aircraft
Training in aircraft control and unusual flight attitudes. Clarify the course objectives, entry experience, aircraft and whether aerobatics are included.
Upset recovery training
Training in aircraft control and unusual flight attitudes. Clarify the course objectives, entry experience, aircraft and whether aerobatics are included.
Piper PA-46 initial and recurrent training
Training to refresh or maintain existing skills. Agree on the aircraft, objectives and expected preparation for your current experience level.
The published options below are supported by the linked school sources.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Published aircraft models: Piper Archer LX
This profile describes the named school and location; advertised services are subject to current availability.
The school does not currently provide a multiengine airplane or the former Super Decathlon. Published specialist instruction in customer aircraft is distinct from rental-fleet availability.
Training framework & verification
Part 61: Part 61 inferred in supplied source; not independently confirmed. A source listing is not a current FAA approval check or a quality rating.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. Part 61 describes training rules; it does not itself identify an FAA-certificated school.
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
American Air is most relevant to learners who prefer sustained work with one instructor and extensive ground teaching. Its published instructor courses are deliberately much longer than typical accelerated programs, so prospective students should compare the expected time and total instruction cost with their goals. Experienced owners may find the model-specific and recurrent offerings useful. Equipment scope matters: the current Archer is documented, while the former Super Decathlon is no longer on the school’s flight line.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
Atlanta Google reviews via FlightSchools.aero evidence: Atlanta accounts discuss initial training, returning to flying, tailwheel and aerobatic work, and aircraft-transition courses. Reviewers repeatedly praise patient, thorough instruction. These are course-specific experiences, so the instruction described for a transition or endorsement should not automatically be taken as evidence of a complete career-training pathway. Five Google-selected comments, cached July 31, 2026; this is not the complete profile or a representative student sample. Confirm current scheduling, total costs, and course completion expectations with recent students at this location.
4.9 / 516 reviews
This location
Google snapshot collected July 31, 2026; page checked October 23, 2026. Individual reviews may be older.
Source snapshot: 2026-07-31What reviewers appreciated
- Pilots praise patient, thorough instruction across several course types. [1]
How to read this evidence
Five Google-selected comments, cached July 31, 2026; this is not the complete profile or a representative student sample.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with recent students who completed this course at this location?
- What are the current booking delays, instructor continuity arrangements, and typical total completion costs?
Read the review sources
- American Air Flight Training: Flight School in Atlanta, GA Third-party source
Five Google-selected comments, cached July 31, 2026; this is not the complete profile or a representative student sample.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for American Air Flight Training.
- What lesson frequency can the single-instructor schedule support for my planned completion date?
- What total ground, briefing, flight, and simulator budget fits my proficiency and chosen course?
- For MEI or aerobatic training, what owner-aircraft and insurance arrangements must I provide?
- Which parts of my ground instruction can be completed live online and which require attendance at PDK?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- Official American Air Flight Training information
- Commercial Pilot Flight Training Course : American Air Flight Training
- Becoming A Private Pilot Flight Training : American Air Flight Training
- Comprehensive Programs and Services - American Air Flight Training : American Air Flight Training
- Instrument Rating Pilot Flight Training : American Air Flight Training
- Official American Air Flight Training information
- Official American Air Flight Training information
- Tailwheel Airplane Pilot Course - American Air Flight Training : American Air Flight Training
- Official American Air Flight Training information
- Private Pilot Flight Training Ground School : American Air Flight Training
- Source-record reference: bestaviation.netReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Pilot Schools InformationFAA guidance on certificated schools and other flight-training providers.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
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