Any pictures of the fleet?

[slapnut]

Do you have any pictures to share of either the interior or exterior of the planes available at CPS?

[MichaelCPS]

Pictures attached are a sampling of what we have to offer. (Still trying to resize the other pics I have in order to upload.)

-Michael

[slapnut]

Michael,

I managed to locate a few pictures of my own for N5972F on the internet.

Slapnut

[MichaelCPS]

Originally Posted by slapnut

Michael,

I managed to locate a few pictures of my own for N5972F on the internet.

Slapnut

Those are old pictures from it's old flight school.....

But good research!

Michael

[ChrisL]

Not too shabby.

[MichaelCPS]

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Not too shabby.

Thanks Chris. Trying to get some of the airplanes to the paint/interior shop in February.

-Michael

[slapnut]

Originally Posted by MichaelCPS

Thanks Chris. Trying to get some of the airplanes to the paint/interior shop in February.

-Michael

I think we all know that they are training airplanes and going to have a little wear and tear. I guess we all get that new shiny plane syndrome, but need to be more realistic in the fact that they are training aircraft. Then again, no one likes to look bad in something they get out of. I've heard some of the other training places like ABA and FSA have some really beat up planes that look worse for the wear, although I have not visited their schools to confirm this. The most important aspect in my opinion is the maintenance and upkeep in terms of safety and sometimes how a plane looks MAY speak volumes about that. Then again, just because a plane looks great cosmetically does not necessary mean that it was maintained well.

Slapnut

[MichaelCPS]

Originally Posted by slapnut

I think we all know that they are training airplanes and going to have a little wear and tear. I guess we all get that new shiny plane syndrome, but need to be more realistic in the fact that they are training aircraft. Then again, no one likes to look bad in something they get out of. I've heard some of the other training places like ABA and FSA have some really beat up planes that look worse for the wear, although I have not visited their schools to confirm this. The most important aspect in my opinion is the maintenance and upkeep in terms of safety and sometimes how a plane looks MAY speak volumes about that. Then again, just because a plane looks great cosmetically does not necessary mean that it was maintained well.

Slapnut

Our aircraft are meticulously maintained. I also feel it is important to keep older aircraft looking fresh.

[NotCoolEnufToFly]

Wow, you guys would laugh at what I'm training in. She's a 1974 and she's got more than a few wrinkles but she's safe and well maintained.

[slapnut]

Originally Posted by MichaelCPS

Our aircraft are meticulously maintained. I also feel it is important to keep older aircraft looking fresh.

I agree with you. I was not implying that your aircraft were not maintained well. I was, however, just making general statements about "training aircraft" in the flight training sector as a whole.

It is good to hear that you like to keep older planes looking fresh.

[MichaelCPS]

Originally Posted by slapnut

I agree with you. I was not implying that your aircraft were not maintained well. I was, however, just making general statements about "training aircraft" in the flight training sector as a whole.

It is good to hear that you like to keep older planes looking fresh.

Oh, I totally knew where you were coming from. Just wanted to say that our mtx standards are pretty darn high.

[slapnut]

Michael,

If you have more pictures you would like to post for all to see you could just send them to my email and I will reformat them to work here under the guidelines of the jetcareer forums.

Slapnut

[MichaelCPS]

Another pic below.

[slapnut]

Originally Posted by MichaelCPS

Another pic below.

Thanks Michael. All the planes look great to me.

[PatrickCPS]

Just to add a comment to this thread, I will personally vouch for the meticulous nature of the MX these aircraft will receive. In the course of a week flying the Twin Comanche, it was in the hanger multiple times for the most insignificant of squawks, and every time the aircraft was back on line within an hour, and these were all things most operators would say "eh, I'll wait til the next hundred hour to take care of this" for.

It is truly a reassuring feeling to fly aircraft you can trust.

[Chewie von Nubbins]

Whichever plane has the Sandel EHSI slaved to the GNS 430.....the students learning the IR in that plane are EXTREMELY LUCKY. Nothing like having almost every LPV approach look like an ILS approach when you are shooting. I got my IR in a 172 with early 80's technology. But, as soon as I got the IR, I 'learned' how to use the IR in a Seneca I with that same setup. Big difference in getting the IR and learning how to use it. Especially, when you have the best tools available...which in my opinion, is a Sandel EHSI and GNS 430 together.

Nice configuration.

[wildwezul1]

Originally Posted by Chewie von Nubbins

Whichever plane has the Sandel EHSI slaved to the GNS 430.....the students learning the IR in that plane are EXTREMELY LUCKY. Nothing like having almost every LPV approach look like an ILS approach when you are shooting. I got my IR in a 172 with early 80's technology. But, as soon as I got the IR, I 'learned' how to use the IR in a Seneca I with that same setup. Big difference in getting the IR and learning how to use it. Especially, when you have the best tools available...which in my opinion, is a Sandel EHSI and GNS 430 together.

Nice configuration.

Thats in our Arrow, that we use mainly for Commercial SEL rating. We do use it for some IFR training sometimes.. like for instance the 250 mile cross country. ( but only sometimes)

[MichaelCPS]

Originally Posted by Chewie von Nubbins

Whichever plane has the Sandel EHSI slaved to the GNS 430.....the students learning the IR in that plane are EXTREMELY LUCKY. Nothing like having almost every LPV approach look like an ILS approach when you are shooting. I got my IR in a 172 with early 80's technology. But, as soon as I got the IR, I 'learned' how to use the IR in a Seneca I with that same setup. Big difference in getting the IR and learning how to use it. Especially, when you have the best tools available...which in my opinion, is a Sandel EHSI and GNS 430 together.

Nice configuration.

It is getting upgraded to WAAS rhis week!

Michael

[PatrickCPS]

There will soon be a new page to the site, which lists the fleet, along with pictures of the exterior and panel, with a full description of the avionics. Check back soon!

[nkoenig]

Originally Posted by bmwm750

There will soon be a new page to the site, which lists the fleet, along with pictures of the exterior and panel, with a full description of the avionics. Check back soon!

When is the fleet page coming?

[MichaelCPS]

Originally Posted by nkoenig

When is the fleet page coming?

We are just about ready to update the site this week.

-Michael

[PatrickCPS]

Been a bit of a longer process than I hoped for, but the fleet page is about done now. Feel free to check out the images (finally) and be on the lookout for pics of our new Twin Comanche coming (with WAAS and TAWS enabled 530, HSI, 330, 340 and a gorgeous exterior/interior)!