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THE UP AND COMER

SportCruiser: Gaining fast
Now known as the Czech Aircraft Works SportCruiser, this bubble-canopy fun machine got a boost in sales last year thanks to an agreement with Piper to import and brand it. Then Piper and the European arm of the company had a falling out. This is a cool little airplane. It looks and feels more like a 235-knot Cessna Corvalis than a 120-knot LSA. And if you're not going fast you might as well look cool. Thankfully, these aircraft are becoming more common. The SportCruiser cruised into the second-place slot in sales at the end of last year, so you should be able to find one to rent if you do some sleuthing. FUN FACT: The SportCruiser has wing lockers, baggage areas just outside the wing walk on each side.

MODEL: Czech Aircraft Works SportCruiser WHERE IT'S MADE: Czech Republic CONSTRUCTION: Metal ENGINE: Rotax 912 ULS, 100 horsepower CABIN WIDTH: 48 inches AIRFRAME PARACHUTE: Option

THE RIGHT TRAINING. Menough’s suc-

cess isn’t simply attributable to his focused determination. It is also a testament to the training he received. Joe Crocker is a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating, not a traditional certificated flight instructor. Crocker’s success, as well as that of his students, is the result of a solid training program designed by professionals who put customer service and quality instruction at the top of their priority list. “Most of our students aren’t local,” admits Crocker. “We get a lot of accelerated training, and finish-ups.”
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What Crocker is referring to is the sad reality of the flight training industry. Not all flight schools are exceptional, and not all flight instructors are dedicated to helping their students achieve their goals. Students committed to completing their training, but frustrated with their local school, will seek other facilities for completing their training—even if it means traveling to, in some cases, another state. “They come here and they’re focused on doing it,” says Crocker. His students often view their flight training as a full-time effort, actually living and training on the field in order to compress their training

time and minimize costs while still meeting the FAA’s standards. Designated Pilot Examiner Janeen Kochan conducted Menough’s practical test. She’s doing an increasing number of sport pilot checkrides and openly admits that she’s impressed with the quality of the sport pilot applicants she sees. “They are, in general, exceptionally well prepared and exceptionally astute pilots.” Menough was no exception. Not only did he successfully complete his practical test—he did it in two sittings. The first allowed him to get through the oral portion, but high winds convinced the

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Flight Training - August 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - August 2011

Flight Training - August 2011
Contents
President’s Perspective
Right Seat
Letters
Going Places
This Weekend
ASI News AOPA Summit
Since You Asked
Tech Tip AOPA Action
Final Exam
Training Products
Insights
Flying Carpet
Accident Report
Flight Lesson
Sport Pilot From Start to Finish
Nose In the Air
Say the Magic Words
Technique
Weather
Crying Wolf
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Solo Time
Flight Instructor Employment
Which Would Be Worse?
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - August 2011 - Flight Training - August 2011
Flight Training - August 2011 - Cover2
Flight Training - August 2011 - 1
Flight Training - August 2011 - Contents
Flight Training - August 2011 - 3
Flight Training - August 2011 - President’s Perspective
Flight Training - August 2011 - 5
Flight Training - August 2011 - Right Seat
Flight Training - August 2011 - 7
Flight Training - August 2011 - Letters
Flight Training - August 2011 - 9
Flight Training - August 2011 - 10
Flight Training - August 2011 - 11
Flight Training - August 2011 - Going Places
Flight Training - August 2011 - 13
Flight Training - August 2011 - This Weekend
Flight Training - August 2011 - ASI News AOPA Summit
Flight Training - August 2011 - Since You Asked
Flight Training - August 2011 - 17
Flight Training - August 2011 - Tech Tip AOPA Action
Flight Training - August 2011 - Final Exam
Flight Training - August 2011 - Training Products
Flight Training - August 2011 - Insights
Flight Training - August 2011 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - August 2011 - 23
Flight Training - August 2011 - Accident Report
Flight Training - August 2011 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - August 2011 - Sport Pilot From Start to Finish
Flight Training - August 2011 - 27
Flight Training - August 2011 - 28
Flight Training - August 2011 - 29
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Flight Training - August 2011 - 32
Flight Training - August 2011 - 33
Flight Training - August 2011 - Nose In the Air
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Flight Training - August 2011 - 37
Flight Training - August 2011 - Say the Magic Words
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Flight Training - August 2011 - 40
Flight Training - August 2011 - 41
Flight Training - August 2011 - Technique
Flight Training - August 2011 - 43
Flight Training - August 2011 - Weather
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Flight Training - August 2011 - 46
Flight Training - August 2011 - Crying Wolf
Flight Training - August 2011 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - August 2011 - 49
Flight Training - August 2011 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - August 2011 - Solo Time
Flight Training - August 2011 - Which Would Be Worse?
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Flight Training - August 2011 - Advertiser Index
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Flight Training - August 2011 - Debrief
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