Welcome to Classic Aviation, Inc!
Classic Aviation,
Inc. is your source for professional flight instruction, aircraft
maintenance and corporate flight department support in central Iowa.
Classic Aviation,
Inc. has been the fixed based operator of the Pella Municipal Airport
since 1988. We are a professional aviation services company dedicated
to providing quality service to our customers. Pella is a fast growing
city with a rich aviation heritage in which we would like you to become
a part of. Please consider Classic Aviation, Inc. for local efficient
and personal service.
Our services include:
Flight
Instruction
- Four FAA certified Flight Instructors are
available to provide instruction from private to advanced pilot training.
Operating under 14 CFR Part 61 provides the flexibility and personal
attention you deserve in your flight training.
Aircraft
Rental- Our two Cessna 172's
and Cirrus SR20 GTS are maintained to the highest standards and are
available for your training and rental needs. Please click on "Aircraft
Rental" to find out more.
Maintenance-
Our FAA certified technicians are available full-time to provide maintenance
on a variety of single and multi-engine aircraft. Whether your aircraft
is in need of an annual inspection or a major repair, what ever it is,
let us know how we can help.
Pilot
Service- Our staff includes both commercial and Airline
Transport Pilots who provide pilot service in single engine aircraft
to multi-engine-turbine powered aircraft.
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Fuel Prices |
As of
April 18, 2008:
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We
proudly sell
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| 100LL |
$4.75
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| Jet A |
$4.70
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**** Fuel
Prices are not guaranteed
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Regular
Hours of Operation
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| Monday-Saturday: |
7:00AM
- Dusk |
| Sunday |
Noon
- 5PM |
Airport:
Runway 16/34: 5400ft. x 75ft. Concrete
Lights: MIRL, REIL, P2L
Pattern: 800 Left
Communications:
CTAF: 122.8
UNICOM: 122.8
Lights: 122.8
AWOS: 118.875
More information including downloadable approach plates available at:
www.airnav.com/airport/kpea
Events
Annual Tulip Time Flight Breakfast
Tulip Time is May 1, 2, & 3
in Pella. Our annual flight breakfast will be held at the airport from
8am to noon on Saturday, May 3. PIC's eat free and a free shuttle to
downtown Pella will be provided. For more information regarding Tulip Time activities, visit
www.pellatuliptime.com and the
City of Pella website.
Cirrus Open House
Thursday, May 15 from noon to 7:00 PM, the
airport will host a
Cirrus open house for customers and enthusiasts.
Stop by and see what these machines can really do.
FAA Safety Seminar
Following the Cirrus open house, there will be a Safety Seminar at the airport terminal.
Beginning at 7:00 PM, the program will feature Cirrus’ “The Development
of ‘The Jet’ Presentation” and safety speaker Mr. Paul Berge.
| Paul Berge is a flight instructor who
writes or a writer who teaches others to fly; he’s still deciding
which. Berge learned to fly 35 years ago while stationed in Hawaii
and assumed that all aerial navigation consisted of flying from
island to island. Upon returning to the mainland (Lower 48) he
immediately found himself lost and confused when airports weren’t
conveniently located on islands. So, he became an FAA air traffic
controller and eventually a flight instructor, which gradually
allowed him to figure out how to navigate properly. Berge left the
FAA in 1997 to pursue a career in radio and TV as host of WHO
Radio’s, Rejection Slip Theater and Iowa Public TV’s Side Roads.
He’s the author of the aviation novel, Bootleg Skies and short story
collection, Ailerona (for sale in the Classic Aviation lobby). Berge
was the editor of IFR magazine from 1999 to 2005 and writes the
monthly column “Flights of Fancy” for Pacific Flyer magazine. He
also writes AVWeb’s Brainteaser quizzes.
Paul Berge lives somewhere near
Indianola, Iowa and teaches ground school at Southwestern Community
College and tailwheel flying in his 1946 Aeronca Champ. Paul Berge
is on the Board of Directors of the Antique Airplane Association and
vice-president of the Iowa Aviation Promotion Group. |
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Discussion topics for the evening:Airspace—how IFR and VFR mix in “uncontrolled” environments.
The IFR importance of the phrase “Cleared To.”
Five Communication Steps to perfect on-air performance—VFR and IFR.
Stick-and-Rudder skills for the technically advanced pilot. |
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