Circus! I signed my son up for the "summer camp" for 2 weeks as a tester. According to their flyer they have scheduled activities for example on Tuesday's they're supposed to work on drones and Wednesday's they go on field trips however never happened the first week.. Friday of that same week I went to pick my son, I was told that my son was not there and that he went on a "field trip". I asked the young man why wasn't I notified? He states "we called all the parents" and grabbed a sheet of paper with kids names with the parents number and emails my son's and my info were not on the sheet of paper he showed me then said Oops sorry what's your name and number so we can call when he comes back.. He then tells me that they were heading back, I called my son and tells me that they haven't left Carrillo Aquarium. Wait Aquarium?? What happened to Space X and Northrop Grumman? So nothing was done that was listed on the flyer. The teenagers that oversees the kids swear. Not adult supervision which brings me to my breaking point. The 4th of July my ex-husband was able to pick my child up without me being contacted to confirm if that it was ok.. on the forms that I signed I left 2 people who were authorized and that is not ok with me.. it does not matter if my child said Santa was picking him up.. Why wasn't that verified? No id was checked and when I arrived my child was gone AGAIN!! The only they're saying is that I should've provided court documents, to me I shouldn't have to if he was not on the list as an authorize person and if I've been the only one dropping him and picking up.. I received an email from then still stating the same that they take no responsibility in me not being informed that my child left and that I should've given them the court docs. I did not respond due to me being upset that they were so careless TWICE. I called today to see if I could get a refund for a shirt that I payed for in advance and never received Deanna Jordan who's over the camp and whom I've been dealing with during my son's stated "I'll call you back since you didn't reply to my email" HA! Now that I'm posting this 10 dollars and me pulling my son not going for the remainder of this week which was prepaid for isn't much. Please do not spend your hard earned money...
Read moreOne of the most unprofessional places I've ever been to. I live 2 minutes away from the airport and have not been able to accomplish anything at this facility. I have taken six check rides none of which have been through this program (not to a lack of trying).
I recently wanted to rent the multi engine aircraft. After calling the front desk and finding out they did not know what a multi-engine aircraft was (not kidding), I went to the airport and asked in person, to which no one except Robin knew what the plane was. Turns out no one, not even an instructor, is currently able to fly the plane, and so a completely airworthy and beautiful aircraft sits. I told the lady at the front desk "I've been trying to spend my money here for years and you guys will not let me." This is one of many examples of the incompetence this "museum" shows. I have lived in Compton for 18 years, and as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, I have not been able to rent any aircraft in the past few years and only one in my entire time living in the city.
The people who work there know nothing about aviation, there are always kids running around doing anything they please, and the flight instruction is abysmal. I am truly surprised the program has lasted as long as it has. As a kid, this is a great place to go to. As any sort of professional, I would steer very clear of this place as far as rental or training goes. Do not spend any money here on flight training or rental until they get their act together. They love breaking records to get funding but do nothing about the actual...
Read moreRobin Petgrave is not Robin Hood.. Robin Hood had morals and gave what he stole to the poor. Robin Petgrave does not give what he steals to the poor, and has no morals. The only services economically disadvantaged people here receive come from the government funds he receives for providing those services, which they paid into with their tax dollars.
Scammed out of $2000 here! The worst part is Robin asked for advanced money on my flying lessons account so he could "pay the electricity bill". I feel bad for the good kids who go here who Robin uses as bait for his scams.
Because the business is a corporation, even if you litigate and win (as I did), you will be unable to collect.
One of the women who used to work here called me and told me she was fired for confronting Robin after she discovered he was withdrawing money from people’s flying lesson accounts. When I confronted him on it, he tried discrediting the women by saying "her son still goes here".
Hats off to Robin Petgrave not Robin Hood, for being able to con so many people unrestricted for his 25+ year career on the backs of hard...
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