Tue, Jan 25, 2011
Cub Crafters S-2 Has Joined The School's Aviation Program
Iowa Lakes Community College has purchased an LSA which will
allow the aviation program to expand its offerings. The 2008 Cub
Crafters Sport Cub S-2 was purchased with funds from the sale of
two planes from the Iowa Lakes fleet, and last week, officials from
the college flew to St. Louis to pick up the aircraft.
Aviation Program Manager Ron Duer
August A. Busch III owned the aircraft and reduced the price of
the airplane in exchange for a tax deductible donation. The college
used $100,000 from the sale of the other aircraft to pay for the
plane. The plane was valued at $120,313. After the transaction was
approved by the Iowa Lakes Board of Trustees this week, Busch III
took a tax write-off from the remainder of the appraisal.
“This option allows people to do the training for a Light
Sport Pilot Certificate in about half the time it would normally
take to become a private pilot,” said Ron Duer,
Aviation/Airport Management Co-Coordinator/Chief Flight Instructor.
“Therefore, it’s a lower cost way to get into flying
aircraft.”
Iowa Lakes Cub Crafters S-2 Cockpit
“The Federal Aviation Administration adopted the Air Corps
medical standards from World War II and those have always been very
stringent,” Duer said.
It’s believed that there will be a lot of interest in the
Light Sport Aircraft Pilot Certificate. “There are a lot of
people who found because of some small medical issues – like
high blood pressure – that they were unable to qualify for a
FAA medical certificate,” Duer said. “They now
have a path to make their dream of flying come true.”
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