Fri, Feb 03, 2012
Flight School Also Celebrates 25 Years In Business
The Chamber of Commerce for the City of Santa Paula, CA recently
named CP Aviation, Inc. its 2011 Business of the Year. Presented
annually since 1983, CP Aviation is only the second airport
business in Santa Paula to receive such recognition. The flight
school will be honored at an awards luncheon on February 7,
2012.
Started by Clay Phelps in 1987, this year also marks CP
Aviation’s 25th anniversary on the Santa Paula Airport. The
business has thrived through five U.S. Presidencies, two
significant economic downturns, the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist
attacks, and a flood that washed away one-third of the
airport’s only runway. Perhaps best known for its
world-renowned Emergency Maneuver Training and tailwheel transition
programs, CP Aviation is a full-service, Part 61 FBO and Cessna
Pilot Center.
Nowadays, Phelps manages the maintenance side of the business,
while wife Judy Phelps manages the flight school side. The
operation currently has 25 employees and 19 aircraft. Rental
aircraft range from the Cessna 162 Skycatcher to the Cessna 182RG,
and from the 7ECA Citabria to the Pitts S-2B. The fleet logs 6,000
hours annually. CP Aviation has a Designated Pilot Examiner on
staff, and is home to two National Flight Instructors of the Year:
Judy Phelps (2011) and Rich Stowell (2006), both of whom are Master
Aerobatic Instructors and Charter Members of the Society of
Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE).
“Our business is really about building relationships. We
have been privileged to operate from an historic general aviation
airport located in a scenic valley, work with a very supportive
local community, attract wonderful employees, and enjoy the best
customers a business could ask for,” said Phelps. CP Aviation
is planning a 25th anniversary celebration on Saturday, June
2nd.
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