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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