Fri, Nov 12, 2010
Ocean Air Flight Services To Take Delivery Of A Tecnam P2006t
Light Twin Next Week
Ocean Air Flight Services, a Tecnam Flight Center located at the
Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) south of San Francisco, CA,
announced Thursday that it will take delivery of the first Rotax
powered P2006T in the U.S.
Tecnam P2006T
With the addition of the P2006T to its training fleet, Ocean Air
hopes to attract pilots looking to build multi-engine time at an
affordable price per hour, without having to fly 30 to 40 year old
aircraft. The Rotax 912S engines in the Italian made P2006T have a
combined fuel burn of around nine gallons an hour, providing a
significant savings in fuel cost. The aircraft will rent for an
introductory rate of "under $200 per hour."
"Our previous twin trainer was a Duchess," says Dudley Clark,
Director of Maintenance at Ocean Air Flight Services, "but the
operating expenses for fuel and ongoing maintenance became cost
prohibitive."
"The Tecnam twin has already become the training twin of choice
throughout Europe since its EASA certification in July 2009," says
Phil Solomon, CEO of Tecnam North America. "More and more flight
schools are analyzing the acquisition and operating costs of the
Tecnam P2006T versus its legacy competition, such as the Piper
Seminole and Diamond DA-42, and are impressed with the reduced
costs associated with Tecnam's twin," Solomon continued.
Ocean Air Flight Services is a flight school and aircraft
maintenance facility featuring new light sport aircraft (LSA) and
offering training toward both the traditional FAA Private Pilot
certificate and the newer and more affordable Sport Pilot
certification. With the acquisition of the P2006T, Ocean Air will
add affordable multi-engine instruction to its existing flight
training offerings.
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