Company Says 2020 Looks to Be Even More Promising

The Sling Pilot Academy came on the flight training scene with great hopes, even greater ambitions, and a lot of expertise…

It seems to have paid off.

A quick look over the accomplishments of the first full year of operations shows that SPA created a juggernaut in terms of its attempt to bring flight training firmly into the 21st century.

Much has happened, but the numbers do the real talking in this story. Currently flying over 700 hours a month (independent of the full-time simulator training that goes on, 7 days a week), utilizing 7 Sling Training aircraft (including the new Sling NGT, Next-Generation Trainer), two Tecnam P2006T twins, and two Redbird simulators.

Fourteen CFIs support the Sling program, providing plenty of instructors to fill the needs of a growing student base. Five of those CFIs are recent hires, from SPA’s own flight training operations… as recent graduates of the SPA program.

The full-time Professional Pilot Course currently hosts 31 full-time students who are on their way from zero- or near-zero time to all three CFI airplane ratings. Four new classes are on the schedule with nearly a dozen approved up for the upcoming February 15th, 2020, SPA-PPC class… with other inductions planned for May 15th, Aug 15th, and Nov 15th, 2020.

When asked to describe SPA’s 2019 events, in only a few words, SPA’s three principal partners responded succinctly…

SPA’s Wayne Toddun notes that, “This is how we REALLY grow aviation! 2020 looks even more promising!”

Jean D'Assonville responded that he was, “…tremendously pleased with the results we’re seeing in such a short time.”

And Matt Liknaitzky describes it as, “Intensely gratifying, really exciting, and a powerful validation of what we hoped for.”

(Images provided with Sling Pilot Academy news release)

FMI: www.slingpilotacademy.com