Lessons

Ken and I have a great group of students going now. All three are exhibiting excellent potential, and if all goes well, we hope to have them flying at altitude before the close of the season.

Justin has been with us off and on for over a year, and now that we've got more or less regular classes, he's really starting to bring it all together. He came to us with a practically new Falcon 2 170 which he 'inherited' from a friend who left it with him to use while he is overseas. It's turned out to be an excellent trainer, and I wish we had a couple more of them to train with. After flying it down the training hill last Sunday for a little demo flight I was sold on this wing! Justin is also helping us with putting our website together and other business-related tasks.

David is a real go-getter with no fear, but at the same time he's got a good head on his shoulders. I think it's the right combination to make for a great pilot. Both Justin and David are getting very close to launching from the top of the training hill. They've had their first taste of flight and are hungry for more.

JJ started a lesson behind the other two, but he's hot on their heels. I would expect him to be working his way to the top in the next lesson.

We had another student, Krista, with whom we had high hopes. She was a dj with a couple of local radio stations. Her first lesson went very well, but unfortunately her work situation took a turn for the worse and she has to postpone for now. It's a real shame, not only because of her energy, but also because we were exchanging training for advertising, so we'll have to rely on word of mouth for now.

After a couple of false starts, things are coming together for the school, and we're anxious to get the new fledglings in the air with us soon.