Just in time to beat the winter storm, Doug executed three great landings under increasing crosswinds in N55716, our PA28-140 Cherokee. After several lessons confined to the pattern, he’ll be happy to start making right turns again and get away from home base to new destinations!
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First Solo for Martin in Cessna 150
Great job by Martin to three smooth landings under low clouds in N16177, our trusty C150 trainer. Now on to bigger adventures and the cross-country trips!
Fist SOLO for Eric in Cessna C172
Great job by Eric on a hot, thermally day doing his first 3 landings solo! Now on to bigger adventures!
Cherokee 140 with G5 and IFR GPS now in fleet
Our newest airplane is a gorgeous 1973 PA28-140 with Garmin G5 glass PFD and GNS430W IFR GPS. Two more GPS and a digital engine monitor make this ideal for cross-country trips or IFR training.
Congrats to Darrin for First Solo in his Cessna 150
After fighting gusty crosswinds for the last few outings, we finally got a manageable headwind and Darrin nailed three near perfect approaches and landings on his well-deserved First Solo!
First Solo in C150 for Leo
Leo became our first student to solo N16177 on 2/28/18 at our new Southbridge location and made it look easy. With moderate winds he made three great approaches and landings, the last one so perfect you couldn’t even hear the wheels touch the runway. Great job Leo and now on to cross-country fun!
Now Offering Flight Training at Southbridge Airport
We are pleased to now offer our top-quality training at the beautiful Southbridge Municipal Airport – 3B0. The gorgeous new Administration building is now complete and has pilot’s lounge, kitchen, conference rooms, airport office, and flight school.
Southbridge has a 3,500′ runway, lights, instrument approaches and the tasty Red Baron Diner. Call us today to schedule a lesson!
Oliver Collins – Private Pilot
Oliver Collins achieved his Private Pilot Certificate on June 30, 2015 with Examiner Marc Nathanson. Oliver is putting his new license to good use as he’s completed over 30 Cross-country hours since then including a solo trip to Lake Placid to hone his mountain flying skills.
Please congratulate Oliver on his well-deserved accomplishment!
Greg Berghorn – Private Pilot
Greg Berghorn achieved his Private Pilot Certificate on August 26, 2015 with Examiner Marc Nathanson. Greg flew N19648 to Minuteman Airfield as Marc had another checkride scheduled that morning. With Greg’s training at Marlboro he never used the second half of their runway!
Please congratulate Greg on his well-earned accomplishment!
Kevin achieves Airline Transport Pilot
Kevin accomplished the pinnacle in aviation by qualifying as Airline Transport Pilot – Multi-engine. With the help of Dash Aviation in Sanford, ME he battled gusty winds in the Beech Duchess and passed his checkride on Nov. 14, 2015.