Aircraft
A small fleet, kept well.
Three airplanes that cover the path from your first hour to high- performance cross-country flying — every panel recently refreshed, supported by an onsite maintenance hangar at 1L8.
Primary trainer · 2 seats
Cessna 152
The airplane more pilots have soloed in than any other. Honest, forgiving, and built for learning.
If you have never flown before, this is where most students start. The 152 is straightforward to fly, cheap to operate, and the same airframe more than a million pilots have trained in. Refreshed with a pair of Garmin G5 EFIS displays for primary and backup attitude — modern instruments without losing the simple, honest feel of the original.
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 · 110 hp
- Cruise
- 107 kts (123 mph)
- Range
- ~415 nm
- Useful load
- ~535 lbs
- Fuel
- 24.5 gal usable
- Ceiling
- 14,700 ft
Avionics
Dual Garmin G5
Two G5 EFIS displays — primary and backup. Modern attitude, heading, and airspeed in a familiar trainer.
Light sport · IFR-equipped · 2 seats
TL-3000 Sirius
A modern composite high-wing LSA — recently upgraded to a full Garmin glass panel and IFR-rated.
Built in the Czech Republic and certified as a Special Light-Sport. Pairs a Rotax 912 with a Garmin G3X, dual G5s, and a GNS 530W navigator — a serious instrument-capable panel in a comfortable, efficient two-seat airframe. Excellent for Sport Pilot students, time-building, instrument proficiency work, and cross-country trips that don't need a four-seat trainer.
- Engine
- Rotax 912 ULS · 100 hp
- Cruise
- 115 kts (132 mph)
- Range
- ~840 nm
- Useful load
- ~600 lbs
- Fuel
- 21 gal usable
- Ceiling
- 15,000 ft
Avionics
Garmin G3X · Dual G5 · GNS 530W
Full glass primary, dual G5 backups, and a 530W WAAS navigator. IFR-rated and approach-capable.
High-performance · complex · 6 seats
Beechcraft Bonanza A36TC
Six seats, retractable gear, constant-speed prop, turbocharged 300-hp Continental — and a brand-new Garmin glass panel with full autopilot.
The Bonanza A36TC is a serious cross-country airplane — fast, comfortable, and capable of operating well into the flight levels. Recently refit with a top-of-the-line Garmin glass cockpit built around the G3X system and a complete Garmin autopilot. Ideal for high-performance and complex endorsements, commercial training, transition training, and trips where you actually want to be somewhere.
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520 · 300 hp turbo
- Cruise
- 190 kts (219 mph)
- Range
- ~700 nm
- Useful load
- ~1,200 lbs
- Fuel
- 74 gal usable
- Ceiling
- 25,000 ft
Avionics
Full Garmin glass · Garmin autopilot
All-new G3X-based panel with a complete Garmin autopilot suite. Top-of-the-line.
Ready to climb out?
The best way to know a plane is to fly it.
Book a discovery flight in the 152 or Sirius, or call about transition training and time in the Bonanza.