Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Los Angeles' Cirrus Simulator Center

Introducing the only Cirrus Simulator in Los Angeles and its based at CalAir. Not only are we one of few flight schools in Los Angeles that have a simulator, but a Cirrus simulator at that. Cirrus owners through out Los Angeles are urged to come in and keep current and all students seeking affordable glass cockpit training should look no further. It's yet another tool making us the best equipped flight school in Los Angeles.

Our Cirrus simulator allows Los Angeles pilots to practice low IFR procedures much like encountered in the Los Angeles basin. It allows our Cirrus owners to practice currency or even iron out anything that they might still be having issues with. The simulator allows all pilots to become comfortable and proficient with emergency procedures.

GPS usage is always an issue. They can be complicated and a pain for those who don't spend more time with them then just their weekly flight. Our simulator makes us the place to train on those Garmin GPS units in our Cirrus simulator. For those of you that are on the fence about jumping into the Cirrus for one reason or another our simulator is a great place to start.

For more information or to schedule a lesson in Los Angeles' only Cirrus simulator, contact us at www.calaironline.com

Los Angeles's Premiere Flight Simulator

Looking for a flight school in Los Angeles with a flight simulator can prove to be difficult at times; and with all the flight schools in Los Angeles that can be like looking for the proverbial needle in a hay stack. Most flight schools in Los Angeles don't understand the importance of a flight simulator and the quality of training that it affords students. At CalAir, we do, and that's why we have acquired our own advanced flight simulator for our students and pilots.

There's many benefits to having a simulator based out of a Los Angeles area flight school. One subject area that every single pilot can vague for is being able to practice emergency procedures and actually becoming proficient at such. There's only so much you can simulate in flight, especially when flying around a busy Los Angeles practice areas. It's not uncommon to have to cancel a simulated engine failure due to traffic, or have to be mindful of equipment failures due to Los Angeles airspace requirements.

Another perk, is being able to simulate those Los Angeles low IFR ceilings and abnormal IFR scenarios. All our IFR pilots are taking advantage of being able to shoot approaches to minimums, exercise lost communication procedures, or even cope with emergency procedures in IFR. What's makes everything all the more meaningful, is that our flight simulator is advanced enough that is has an accurate database to also test your knowledge of the Los Angeles area as too see what you might actually do when flying in your usual surroundings.

We're also happy to do what we can to keep training costs down with the use of our flight simulator. If students find themselves stuck or plateauing in certain areas, we can execute training in that specific area in the simulator without the cost of a running airplane. And we're glad to do such. We understand that flight training is a valuable investment and understand that it's not the cheapest hobby one can indulge in. A flight school just isn't a properly equipped flight school without the use of a flight simulator.


For more information on Los Angeles' only Cirrus specific flight simulator, please contact us at www.calaironline.com  

Monday, December 12, 2011

Flight Training in Cirrus Aircraft

Flight training is always a commitment that bewilders people in attempts to make the right choice of what to fly. We'll pride ourselves in making that decision a snap. Flight training in the Cirrus through the Los Angeles area is an easy choice to make.

Flight training in the Los Angeles area poses a lot of hazards and can be a very challenging environment. Not to deter anyone from training in the Los Angeles basin, as a matter of fact it's the best training environment you can find yourself in, but deciding to make the decision of flight training in a Cirrus can make these challenges and hazards a much more wholesome and enjoyable experience.

Of the many attributes that make the decision to flight train in a Cirrus an easy decision, the first that should standout is the on-board parachute designed for the entire aircraft. When designers complied the aspects that would later turn into Cirrus Aircraft, they took an uncanny approach and envisioned designing an airplane around a parachute. In the event of catastrophic circumstances, the parachute is designed to safely bring the entire airplane, including occupants, to the ground. This usually is a quick sale for potential students when determining to flight train in Cirrus aircraft.

Another major commodity for potential students who are on the fence when determining whether or not to train in Cirrus aircraft is the on board avionics. The first and most electronic companion that we all enjoy is the on board traffic advisories. When training in the Los Angeles area we all find that we're constantly contending with traffic from international departures to local flight training traffic from one of the many flight schools that inhabit the Los Angeles basin. When resting on the wings of a Cirrus, you'll quickly learn that your well ahead of the game usually able to spot and make traffic resolutions even before ATC can get to it. A major perk while training in Cirrus aircraft.

Something else that students of a Cirrus training center will enjoy, although not recognized at first, are the sights and distances travelled in a Cirrus. Students who chose Cirrus get to experience and see much more of Southern California than those who train on other aircraft. With the complex composites, efficient engine, and aerodynamic design students are able to travel further, safer. I'll send students into the depths of Central California just to meet FAA requirements because we can. And it's great. A luxury that pilots have is the things we can accomplish in a day, especially considering the distances we are able to cover. Might as well get a taste as a student pilot.

For more information on flight training in Cirrus Aircraft, check out our website: www.calaironline.com

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Flight Train in Los Angeles

Flight training in Los Angeles can be a hard commitment to follow through with for some people. And who can blame them? With a slew of flight schools all making the same empty promises, a large variety of aircraft types and what to fly, and for some, where to fly. No matter your course of action, flight training is expensive and it can be difficult to make the investment.

As far as where to train at, don't worry, your kind of forced into the proper environment flying out of Torrance. Flight training in Los Angeles will ensure that your learning with the most variety of tools and resources available. Flight training in Los Angeles will force you to certainly contend with airspace, traffic, and various terrain features. Training anywhere else outside Los Angeles students may never have the opportunity to learn to the scope that students flying out of Los Angeles get to.

Students flying out of Los Angeles must learn, quickly, that airspace reigns king around the area. Los Angeles is smothered with complex airspace, varying procedures, and seeded with airports. In Los Angeles, each airport although right next to one another can have completely different operating characteristics. One airport might be a simple Class D airport where the one next door is a Class C airport with a complex structure and sometimes not so simple procedures. Might sound intimidating, but with proper instruction, should make you appreciate flight training in Los Angeles.

Another perk to flight training in Los Angeles is our wide variety of terrain features and weather. Within a 45 minute flight outside the Los Angeles basin, any student can find themselves either in mountainous terrain, dessert landscape, or along the coast dodging fog and low ceilings. Students in Los Angeles learn how to flight plan for several scenarios all in one simple flight and their weather procurement should be very detailed.

No matter where you decide to train, be confident, assuming the proper instruction that you be learning a plethora of tools and have wide variety of exposure flight training out of the Los Angeles area.  

For more information on flying in Los Angeles, contact us at www.calaironline.com