First I wanted to send a shout out to our newest Commercial Pilot, Richard M. who earned his commercial pilots license in style with DPE Andrea, Congrats Richard.
He comes from a long line of pilots and his entire family is so proud, even his extended Fly C family!
Congrats to new Private pilot Hod C. He earned his wings with DPE Andrea and in our beloved "Julie" with the G1000. He was instructed by Will and Nick. I know that he is looking forward to some long cross countries.
Congrats to new Private pilot Erich A, who also scored his wings with DPE Andrea and CFI Nick in aircraft 4DT. We have already seen him giving rides to some of his friends and family.
Congrats to Kody H, who earned his wings with DPE Andrea and instructed by Nick. Such an amazing feat for a 17 year old and most likely the coolest guy in school!
We also have some new friendly faces here on the ranch, let me introduce you to them...
Andrew K, CFI, CFII, MEI: He comes to us as a graduate from ATP and is a wealth of knowlege. You may see him helping out in the office from time to time and is available anyday of the week for flight training.
Jason S, CFI, CFII, MEI: Another graduate from ATP, he has experience flying in all parts of the country and can tell you some great stories. He is also avaialbe any day of the week for your flying pleasure.
Brian C, CFI, CFII, MEI: Yet another graduate from ATP.... I see a trend happening here! He and Jason flew together in Jacksonville, FL and found their way to us at Fly Corona! He is always willing to fly, even at the last minute.
Come by and say "Hello" to them, get acquainted and grab some sky with them, and our other CFI's on the team. Just for the records, we have 8 CFI's on staff and will be updating the website with new pictures and bios very soon. Just a rundown, this who we have on staff:
Matt C: CFI, CFII, MEI - our new chief pilot
Nick K: CFI
Asa C: CFI, CFII
Kim P: CFI, CFII, MEI
Bill S: CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP
Andrew K: CFI, CFII, MEI
Jason S: CFI, CFII, MEI
Brian C: CFI, CFII, MEI
Our friendly office staff:
Kate, Marc, Lauren and Chris G.
So, here is what has been happening in maintenanceland.....
61Q: is looking for a new engine and will be down for awhile
526: is taking over as top dog in the 150 category
68U: just came out of annual inspection with a clean bill of health
739: is going strong and enjoying all the flights
4DT: has a new 4 place intercom, great for the backseat passengers
94M: is getting a great IFR workout and flying strong!
63B: is keeping up with everyone else, she has a price drop to $119/hr
17J: is feeling a little lonely, but should go into 100 hour next week
182: is finally out of the avionics shop with a new GNS530 and Garmin 340 audio panel, new 4 place intercom and avionics master switch. She is ready to fly!
0DA: had its fuel bladder fixed and is running strong, just in time for another round multi engine students
0PA: is a very nice Piper Archer 2, fully IFR equipped with airconditioning! She is ready to go at $99 per hour.
387: is our new 1973 Piper Seneca, she comes complete with dual KNX155 radio stack, dme, Garmin 340 audio panel with 6 place intercom, can carry ~1,000 lbs. She is a great training aircraft and a long cross country hauler. She has a great fuel burn of ~9 gal per hour. Come by and check her out!
Wow, that is a long list of aircraft and instructors. We are also keeping busy with our office renovations as we added new floors and even a new sign in the office!
We will be having an IFR ground course on every Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6pm to 8pm starting on April 17. This is a great time to learn what IFR flying is all about or a great refresher course for those of you like me, who need a little brushing up now and then. The cost for the course is $495 and includes materials. To register, call the office at (951) 272-3942 or email: fly@flycorona.com
Wingfleet update.... There has been many inquiries regarding Wingfleet flying club and I am happy to say that we are relaunching the club! We are starting out with 3 great aircraft that are part of the Fly Corona fleet, the Debonair, Piper Twin Comanche and Piper Seneca. We are anticipating on adding a Cessna 182 and a Diamond DA40xls or Piper 6x in the very near future. Brochures will be at the Fly Corona office by the weekend and the website will be completed very soon as well.
Speaking of website updates, we will be updating the Fly Corona website as well with new pictures, information, aircraft rates, new courses and international multi engine program. Also, don't forget to like us on facebook as we do offer deals exclusively to our facebook friends.
Fly safe and keep your wheels towards the ground!
-- Kevin.
