The FAS PILOT ACADEMY aircraft fleet consists of modern, new generation aircraft as well as former ones with upgraded equipment and aids. All aircraft are in excellent condition and maintained by our own maintenance organization.
Our aircraft fleet consists of:
- 3 Aerospatiale-Socata TB09 Tampico
- 1 Aerospatiale-Socata TB10 Tobago
- 1 Diamond DA40NG
- 1 Diamond DA20-C1
- 1 Piper SENECA II – PA34-220T Twin-Engine
The specific types of aircraft have been selected to enable the most appropriate aircraft to be used for each phase or type of training, offering a higher level of safety, comfort and training performance to the students, allowing them to take full advantage of their potential.
Diamond DA40NG
The Diamond DA40NG, is a low-wing 4-seat composite airplane that is ideally suitable for primary flight training and especially for IR training. The airplane is equipped with the 4-cylinder liquid-cooled fuel-injected Austro E4-A engine with constant speed 3-bladed propeller, and with extended range fuel tanks. The engine performance is controlled by the power lever through a digital engine control (EECU) following and simulating the modern airline airplanes philosophy.
Our Diamond is equipped with the incredible Garmin G-1000, making the DA40 NG the most advanced, high-tech plane in its category. The fully integrated G1000 cockpit in our DA40 NG with the latest features and the two 10-inch Flight Displays (Primary Flight Display and Multi-Function Flight Display) NXI GLASS PANEL, provides superior situational awareness, comfort and safety. A continuously updated database supports on-screen navigation, communication and mapping functions, ensuring safer approaches and departures.
Since IR rating is a prerequisite for many training courses and especially for acquiring professional licenses, DA40 NG is the ideal aircraft to take both initial and advanced IR training, either as a competency-based or as full IR course. This modern electronic environment, gives the opportunity to the trainees to be familiarized with their future working environment in the airlines and that is why FAS Academy selected and decided to integrate DA40 NG in its fleet and mainly in its IR training courses.
The DIAMOND DA40NG aircraft is designed specifically for training with a modern Full Glass Cockpit Version, Full IFR Equipped. Its engine also equipped with Full Authorized Digital Electronic Control (FADEC), Engine Control Unit (ECU), systems similar to big airlines aircrafts so they give students everything they need in the training program for airline pilots in the training phases that will be used. The first DIAMOND DA40 NG New Generation has already arrived at our facilities, while the next one will arrive at the beginning of the year.
Diamond DA20-C1 Katana
The Diamond DA20 C1 is a sporty, elegant two-seat aircraft intended for training. It is equipped with a fuel injected 125 hp Continental Motors IO-240 engine with a two bladed foxed-pitch propeller, which offers outstanding climb and cruise performance. Certified in the “Utility” category, it is approved among others for spinning and flight maneuvers with angle of bank up to 60°.
The sporty cockpit is one of the most comfortable and intuitive in its class thanks to ergonomically designed seats, and the professional instrument panel. The DA20's instrumentation is designed for safety, a positive learning transfer, reliability and value. The DA20 is EASA certified for Night VFR (Night Visual Flight Rules), and therefore is the ideal trainer from first flight through night VFR.
All the above features and characteristics make Diamond DA20-C1 Katana the ideal trainer for A-UPRT (Advanced UPRT), IR (Instrument Rating) and Night Rating courses.
Socata TB-9 Tampico
The SOCATA TB9 Tampico is a fixed-gear four seat single-engine airplane with convenient cockpit layout. With its 40 gallons of usable fuel is capable of more than 4 hours flying and is equipped with day/night VFR equipment.
The spacious cockpit is one of the most comfortable in its class equipped with analog instruments and Garmin GPS receiver. The TB9's flight characteristics and instrumentation, offer safety and positive learning transfer. The TB9 is EASA certified for Night VFR (Night Visual Flight Rules), and therefore is the ideal trainer from first flight through night VFR.
The Tampico is known to be a friendly, docile and comfortable aircraft. Having a good headroom and visibility, the airplane is ideal for primary and instrument training.
Socata TB-10 Tobago
Our Socata TB10 Tobago is a fixed-gear four to five seat single-engine touring aircraft produced by the French manufacturer SOCATA (Societe de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires). It belongs to the SOCATA TB (Caribbean) series of light touring aircrafts, together with the TB9 Tampico and the TB20 Trinidad.
The Socata TB-10 Tobago has been built for those looking for a comfortable training/cross-country airplane. It offers a good combination of speed and economy, allied with nice handling and a fine balance between control and stability, all wrapped up in a large, comfortable cabin. Looking similar to its “cousin” TB9, is equipped with a three blade variable speed propeller, which gives more speed and improved flight characteristics.
The TB-10 is speed-stable, very smooth, quiet and easy to land. The cockpit is spacious, with analog instruments and Garmin GPS receiver. The TB10 is EASA certified for Night VFR (Night Visual Flight Rules), and therefore is the ideal trainer from first flight through night VFR.
Piper SENECA II – PA34-200T
The The Piper PA-34 Seneca is a twin-engined light aircraft, produced in the United States by Piper Aircraft. It has been in non-continuous production since 1971. The Seneca is primarily used for personal and business flying as well as multi-engine class rating flight training.
Responding to complaints about the aircraft's handling qualities, Piper introduced the PA-34-200T Seneca II. The aircraft was certified on 18 July 1974 and introduced as a 1975 model.
The new model incorporated changes in the aircraft's control surfaces, including enlarged and balanced ailerons, the addition of a rudder anti-servo tab, and a stabilator bobweight.
The "T" in the new model designation reflected a change to turbocharged, six-cylinder Continental TSIO-360E or EB engines for improved performance, particularly at higher altitudes. The Seneca II retained the counter-rotating engine arrangement of the earlier Seneca I.
The Seneca II also introduced optional "club seating" whereby the two center-row seats face rearwards and the two back seats face forward allowing more legroom in the passenger cabin. A total of 2,588 Seneca IIs were built.
Gross weights are 4,570lb (2,070kg) for takeoff and 4,342lb (1,969kg) for landing, with all weight in excess of 4,000lb (1,800kg) required to be fuel.