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Official AIR COMMAND Gyro Training Centers
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The following Training Centers specialize in Gyro Training. This list is currently being reformatted and updated to better serve you, the customer. Please check back frequently for updates to this list.
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ARIZONA
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AMERICAN AUTOGYRO
3000 S. Palo Verde Rd.
Buckeye, AZ 85326
(623) 393-9451
Aircraft: Sparrow Hawk
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INSTRUCTORS
Terry Brandt, CFI-Gyro, 5209F examption.
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Jim Mayfield, CFI-Gyro, 5209F examption.
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I'M FLY'N
32240 W. Bud Rd.
Buckeye, AZ 85326
(623) 393-9451
Aircraft: Two Seat Elite Air Command with Rotax 912S
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INSTRUCTOR
Richard Ankrom, BFI
32240 W. Bud Rd.
Maricopa, Arizona 85239
(520) 568-4976
(520) 568-2842 - FAX
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Homepage: www.imflyn.com
Airport: Phoenix Regional, 35 miles S. of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Student weight limit: 260lb
Comments: Complete flight training program also Trikes and fixed wing), 7 days a week. On site lodging available and RV hookups. 10 miles to casinos, 30 miles to major restaurants, theaters and shopping. 33 miles to major shopping mall.
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Scott Tinnesand
16042 W. Lincoln St.
Goodyear, AZ 85338
(623) 451-2791
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INSTRUCTORS
Scott Tinnesand
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Total Concept Flight Inc.
85585 Leewood HC1 Box 7
Mammoth, AZ 85618
(520) 487-0142
Aircraft: Air Command Tandem with Rotax 912S
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INSTRUCTOR
Charlie Mara
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Airport: San Manuel, 40 miles from Tucson, 90 miles from Phoenix.
Comments: Gyro training with an emphasis on personal attention. All training is structured to make sure the student is prepared to fly their own gyro. Transition training in students gyro is included in course. Come train in the beautiful San Pedro River Valley, below the Galiuro Mountains, where the weather is friendly year round. Training may be scheduled 7 days a week. Experienced flight instruction since 1990.
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ARKANSAS
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AIRBORNE FLIGHT TRAINING
2313 Steep Hill Rd.
Ft. Smith, AR 72916
(501) 646-6624
Aircraft: Sparrow Hawk
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RON'S GYROS
2715 South Main
Searcy, AR 72143
(623) 393-9451
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INSTRUCTOR
Ron Menzie CFI, DE Flight Training & Check Rides
(501) 766-6456 - Mobile
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Homepage: www.ronsgyros.com
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CALIFORNIA
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Leslie A. Sanders, BFI
Marysville, CA
(916) 648-1200
(530) 741-0741
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WEST COAST GYROPLANE SERVICE
497 Edison Ct. Suite C
Suisun City, CA 94585
(707) 864-0704
(707)-864-8737 - FAX
Aircraft: RAF 2000, Private through Commercial
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INSTRUCTOR
Gary Brewer, CFI-Gyro, 5209F exemption
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Airport: Nut Tree - Vacaville, CA. South of Sacramento
Comments: $140 / hour
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FLORIDA
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Robert Martian
8011 SE Helen Terr
Hobe Sound, FL 33455
(772) 546-7335
Aircraft: Parson's Two Place
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Tom E. Adams
1855 Overlook Drive
Winter Haven, FL 33884
(813) 325-0000
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GEORGIA
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Maxie Wildes, BFI
2108 E. Blvd.
Savannah, GA 31410
(912) 897-6702 - Home
(912) 663-6640 - Cell
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INSTRUCTOR
Comments: Maxie Wildes has been flying gyros since 1986, and building them since 1990. He also put the first parachute on a gyro in 1990.
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Dan Leslie, BFI
101 Brown Avenue
Macon, GA 31220
(912) 474-6517
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ILLINOIS
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Chuck L. Roberg, BFI
614 Bunker Hill Ct.
Naperville, IL 60540
(708) 583-4320
(708) 583-4584 - Fax
Aircraft: SnoBird Tandem.
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INSTRUCTOR
Chuck L. Roberg, BFI
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Homepage: http://gyroflight.8m.com
Airport: Lansing Municipal - Lansing, IL
Student Weight Limit: 250lb
Comments: Flight training available weekends. Other hours for training can be arranged. Introductory instruction flights available. Located on the Illinois/Indiana border, just south of Chicago, with easy access to the interstate. Member of PRA chapter 18. 15 Gyro's based on airport.
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INDIANA
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Gary Goldsberry, CFI
401 S. Alabama Street
Indianapolis, IN 46225
(317) 996-2487 - Home
(317) 632-7012 - Work
(317) 632-3446 - Fax
Aircraft: Parsons tandem w/Arrow power.
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INSTRUCTOR
Gary Goldsberry, CFI
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Rick Marshall, CFI
4901 Murvihill Road, Hangar N44
Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219) 477-5332
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INSTRUCTOR
Rick Marshall, CFI
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John Snider
10000 S. Horrall Road
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 882-7515 - Home
(812) 890-8257 - Cell
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INSTRUCTOR
John Snider
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IOWA
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Joe Swanton, BFI
3739 160th Street
Goose Lake, IA 52750
(319) 577-2321 - Home
(319) 242-5759 - Work
Aircraft: Side-byside Dominator.
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INSTRUCTOR
Joe Swanton, BFI
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Airport: Clinton Municipal - Clinton, IA
Student Weight Limit: 250lb
Comments: Training under A.S.C. Exemption #6080-C Ultralight)
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LOUISIANA
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Dustin W. Howell, CFI
1359 Charles Griggs Road
West Monroe, LA 71292
(318) 791-2901
Aircraft: 2001 RAF-2000 Gyroplane
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INSTRUCTOR
Dustin W. Howell, CFI-Gyroplane, CFII-Airplane
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Homepage: www.mygyroplane.com
Airport: Monroe Regional Airport - alone the I-20 corridor
Student Weight Limit: 300lb
Comments: Airplane training is also available. Complex and High Performance Checkouts available
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MARYLAND
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Christopher R. Burgess, CFI
3117 Basford Rd.
Frederick, MD 21703
(301) 874-5251
Aircraft: Burgess simulator, tandem Snobird, or your own two-place machine
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INSTRUCTOR
Christopher R. Burgess, CFI
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Student Weight Limit: 200lb
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CONTACT US
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P.O. Box 1177
Caddo Mills Airport Building B
Caddo Mills, TX 75135
Phone: (903) 527-3335
Fax: (903) 527-3805
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Mon - Thu, 7am-4pm
Friday, 7am-1:30pm
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