Flight Training

Aerobatics, Spins & Upset Recovery

Aerobatic Pilot Training

Expand your horizons, improve your skills and confidence, and learn how to fly in any attitude. Basic aerobatic maneuvers taught include: spins, loops, rolls, hammerheads, immelmans, and cuban eights. For advanced instruction, including competition aerobatics, we recommend training in the Bellanca Decathlon we have available at Reid-Hillview.

Time: 10 hrs dual minimum required by AeroDynamic Aviation, plus final check with Chief Instructor before solo.

Cost: Approximately $2000-$2500

Gift Certificate available for Introductory Aerobatic Flight

Citabria, aerobatics, 7KCAB

Upset/Unusual Attitude Recovery & Spin Training

We will fly a fully aerobatic Citabria, tailwheel, tandem seating, stick control aircraft. Your training will include ground instruction on the maneuvers we will perform, safety procedures, recognition and avoidance of upsets, stalls and spins. We will perform stalls, spins and recovery from accidental upsets and unusual attitudes that could be caused by, for example, wake turbulence.

A Gift Certificate is available to purchase the course. Cost is $749 and includes the full syllabus with 3 hours’ ground and 3 hours’ flight in our fully aerobatic Citabria 7KCAB.

Course Outline & Cost
The Upset Recovery & Spin course is estimated to be 3 hours of ground instruction and 3 hours of flight time. If you would like to extend beyond the allotted time for the course, our instructor rates are $69/hour and the Citabria 7KCAB is $117/hour with parachutes.

The ground portion of the training will include a classroom discussion of topics including:
– Forces of Flight
– Aerodynamics
– Angle of Attack
– How a wing stalls
– Adverse yaw
– Wing Loading
– Stall entry and recovery
– Spin entry and recovery
– Aircraft limitations and performance
– AC 61-67C (click for link)

The flight portion will include an introduction to the airplane and practicing specific maneuvers including:
– Coordination exercises
– Slow flight
– Power-off stall recognition and recovery
– Power-on stall recognition and recovery
– Improper stall recovery, secondary stalls, slipping and skidding stalls.
– Incipient spin entries and recoveries
– Developed spins and P-A-R-E techniques
– Unusual attitude recoveries

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Flight Instructor Spin Training & Endorsement

For years CFI applicants in the Bay Area having been coming to AeroDynamic Aviation for their spin training endorsement. Our instructors are highly skilled in teaching you spin & upset recovery and transferring that knowledge to make you comfortable in recovering from stall/spins. The course and cost are similar to the Upset/Unusual Attitude & Spin Training (see above), but with an emphasis on how to effectively teach your students stall/spin awareness and how to recover from anything a student might surprise you with.

Prices and rates are subject to change without notice. All training and rentals are subject to the terms and conditions in the Renter’s Agreement. Minimum 24 hours’ notice required for cancellation or you may be charged for the rental time.

C Flight training, california, pilot, monterey, san jose, salinas, private pilot, tailwheelome fly with us in the beautiful San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas of California. Our flight school facilities are located at Reid Hillview airport in San Jose (KRHV), at the south end of San Francisco Bay, Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS), and Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY). We offer ground and flight training for sport pilot, private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, multi-engine, ATP, CFI, tailwheel, aerobatics, and mountain flying.

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San Jose (408) 320-9614

Monterey/Salinas (831) 373-8320

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