New LSA flight school in Santa Monica

Charles Thomson · Post by **Charles Thomson** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:11 am

Hello Everyone, My name is Charlie and I've just started a Light Sport Flight School in Santa Monica, I'm training people in the SportCruiser (Pipersport) and I wanted to come on here and say hello.

I'm going to need a lot of help from your guys over the coming months to make sure that the school is as good as it can be.

I'm not starting this school this to make money (I'd be mad right), I'm doing it because I was so disillusioned with the cost of training I had to pay and and the poor quality of the aircraft I trained in (old 172s).

So lets do this, lets make a flight school that is genuinely affordable, run by pilots, and marketed by satisfied customers.

ANY help, advise, or just kind words, would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

Charlie

310 800-8050
Santa Monica Flyers
www.santamonicaflyers.com - ***Still very much under construction***

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:27 pm

Hey, Charlie. Nice site you've got underway there. Sure wish you were doing this on the "other coast" - Maryland to be more precise. I really want to try one of those planes to compare with a Tecnam Sierra. One day I will get a brand new LSA but will likely be keeping my Ercoupe for another year.

Good luck with the school.

Charles Thomson · Post by **Charles Thomson** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:08 am

Hi Bill,

Yeah we had a look into the database for you to see what we could come up with and it turns out that Maryland is indeed on the wrong coast. However do not fear, there are a few of these awesome birds round your neck of the woods (although sadly none in Maryland itself)

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... R&PageNo=1

Have a look and see if any of these are in a State near you and registered to a school or sales company. Good luck.

Santa Monica Flyers

drseti · Post by **drseti** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:53 am

Bill wrote: One day I will get a brand new LSA but will likely be keeping my Ercoupe for another year.

Bill, in case you have any interest in the Evektor SportStar (or would just like to fly one for the heck of it), feel free to fly your 'Coupe up to Lock Haven. I'm a reasonably close flight from MD.

Safe skies,
Paul

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:28 pm

drseti wrote:
Bill wrote: One day I will get a brand new LSA but will likely be keeping my Ercoupe for another year.
Bill, in case you have any interest in the Evektor SportStar (or would just like to fly one for the heck of it), feel free to fly your 'Coupe up to Lock Haven. I'm a reasonably close flight from MD.

Safe skies,
Paul

Thank you, Paul. If this snow ever melts and the temperatures move above frozen daiquiri level, I may just take you up on that offer. I would definitely like to try on a SportStar for size sometime in the late Spring.

Cheers,
- Bill