Rainbow Air Academy?

lapilot · January 28th, 2004, 09:24

Anyone got any information about Rainbow Air?

Aircraft
Rental/Instruction rates compared to others
Quality of Instruction
Prospects of Instructing with them if you train with them

Anything......

Thanks

lapilot · January 28th, 2004, 10:21

BTW.....it is located at Long Beach Airport just to let ya know.

montanapilot · January 28th, 2004, 17:07

From their website it looks like they have a regular flight school but also a PFT thing goin on.

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This program is geared towards Commercial Pilots with a current Instrument-Multiengine rating.
Candidates will go through first officer training on Turboprops or in Turbojets, under US FAR 135 flight operations with passenger and/or cargo.

This program is amongst the least expensive and highest value programs on the global flight training market today. It is also one of the most versatile, offering several types of aircraft to choose from. From piston twins like the C-402 or PA-31, to turboprop twins like the Beech 99, Beech 1900, and Metroliner, or twin turbojets like the Learjet 24, 25 and 35.

We also feature DC-3 time building for those who love vintage flight providing an extraordinary experience flying a DC-3 cargo plane daily across the border to Mexico.

The Candidate may purchase a minimum time block of 250 hours. The more time blocks are purchased in advance and the lower the hourly price will be. Rainbow Air Academy offers blocks of 250, 500, 1000, or 1250 hour of time building. Entry requirements for Turbojet aircraft are Total Time 500 hours of which 250 in turboprop or Total Time 1000 hours and 200 in Multi Engine aircraft.

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JDMcFly · February 29th, 2004, 15:36

And people don't realize how there are quite a few of these companies doing the exact same thing, it's just that Gulfstream gets a lot of talk

E_Dawg · March 8th, 2004, 00:06

I almost got checked out at Rainbow... glad I didn't, didn't know they had that program going on.

Anyway lapilot if you're still around check out Long Beach Flight Club right next door

January 28th, 2004, 09:24	#1
lapilot Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 24	Rainbow Air Academy? Anyone got any information about Rainbow Air? Aircraft Rental/Instruction rates compared to others Quality of Instruction Prospects of Instructing with them if you train with them Anything...... Thanks

January 28th, 2004, 10:21	#2
lapilot Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 24	Re: Rainbow Air Academy? BTW.....it is located at Long Beach Airport just to let ya know.

January 28th, 2004, 17:07	#3
montanapilot Old Skool Join Date: May 2003 Location: Portland, Orygun Posts: 1,640	Re: Rainbow Air Academy? From their website it looks like they have a regular flight school but also a PFT thing goin on. [ QUOTE ] This program is geared towards Commercial Pilots with a current Instrument-Multiengine rating. Candidates will go through first officer training on Turboprops or in Turbojets, under US FAR 135 flight operations with passenger and/or cargo. This program is amongst the least expensive and highest value programs on the global flight training market today. It is also one of the most versatile, offering several types of aircraft to choose from. From piston twins like the C-402 or PA-31, to turboprop twins like the Beech 99, Beech 1900, and Metroliner, or twin turbojets like the Learjet 24, 25 and 35. We also feature DC-3 time building for those who love vintage flight providing an extraordinary experience flying a DC-3 cargo plane daily across the border to Mexico. The Candidate may purchase a minimum time block of 250 hours. The more time blocks are purchased in advance and the lower the hourly price will be. Rainbow Air Academy offers blocks of 250, 500, 1000, or 1250 hour of time building. Entry requirements for Turbojet aircraft are Total Time 500 hours of which 250 in turboprop or Total Time 1000 hours and 200 in Multi Engine aircraft. [/ QUOTE ]

February 29th, 2004, 15:36	#4
JDMcFly Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York Posts: 1,664	Re: Rainbow Air Academy? And people don't realize how there are quite a few of these companies doing the exact same thing, it's just that Gulfstream gets a lot of talk

March 8th, 2004, 00:06	#5
E_Dawg Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 4,171	Re: Rainbow Air Academy? I almost got checked out at Rainbow... glad I didn't, didn't know they had that program going on. Anyway lapilot if you're still around check out Long Beach Flight Club right next door

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