Thu, Mar 03, 2005
A New Generation in Flight Training Has Begun
Air Safety Flight Academy today announced that Air Safety
student Nathan Kimborowicz of Hingham, MA completed his first solo
flight in a Cirrus SR20-G2. With only 19 hours of flight time,
Nathan Kimborowicz becomes one of the first primary flight students
ever to solo the Cirrus. This solo flight marks the beginning of a
new generation in professional pilot training. The Cirrus SR20-G2
has now proven itself to be an excellent aircraft for both primary
and advanced flight instruction.
Located in Arizona, Air Safety Flight Academy is the first
flight school in the United States to utilize glass cockpit
equipped aircraft as primary training aircraft for professional
pilot training. Air Safety Flight Academy, well known for their
Airline Preparation Program™, selected Cirrus from a field of
worthy competitors primarily due to the advanced engineering and
safety features that only Cirrus offers.
According to Air Safety president Dee Pinkston, "Our mission is
to provide students exceptional flight training while focusing on
safety, quality and customer service through the use of technically
advanced aircraft. I feel the advanced systems on the Cirrus, such
as Ground Proximity Warning, XM Satellite Weather, and Skywatch
offer Air Safety students a large technological edge over other
flight academies. Since the avionics platform used in the Cirrus is
identical to most commercial aircraft, Air Safety students are able
to train in real-world aircraft from day one of their program. As a
former airline pilot I can tell you first-hand that Cirrus has more
technology built into it than any of the aircraft I used to fly for
the airlines."
John M. Bingham, executive vice president of sales for Cirrus
believes that Air Safety Flight Academy is just the first of more
progressive flight training institutions who realize the value of
safety and glass cockpits in primary trainers. "It seems logical
that students train on the modern aircraft systems they will
eventually fly commercially. Training on technologically advanced
aircraft will help create a safer pilot", Bingham concluded.
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