Northeast Philadelphia Airport
9800 Ashton Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Flying Lessons in Philadelphia
Phone: 215-677-1240
Email: info@flytailwinds.com
Northeast Philadelphia Airport
9800 Ashton Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Flying Lessons in Philadelphia
Phone: 215-677-1240
Email: info@flytailwinds.com
Please review our aircraft rental fleet below and contact us for additional information or to get started with your rental.
Rate: $189/hour (including fuel)
If you’re going to start with just one airplane, you really can’t do much better than a Cessna 172, the most manufactured airplane in history – and it’s still being produced. That’s right, more 172s have been built (50,000+ since it was first introduced in 1956) than any other aircraft of any type – civilian or military. That qualifies as a proven design.
While technological advances have brought amazing changes to the instrument panel, structurally, very little has changed over the years. Many consider the 172 to be the best trainer ever built.
860TW rolled off the line in 2002. In airplane years, that makes it on the newer side. Given the meticulous maintenance requirements, airplanes can safely fly for decades.
860TW also qualifies as a Technically Advanced Airplane (TAA) per FAR §61.129(j). This allows us to use it for both commercial and CFI training.
V-Speed
Desc
KTS
X-WIND
Max Dem
15
Vr
Rotation
55
Vy
Best Rate
74
Vx
Best Angle
62
Vso
Stall w/ Flaps
40
Vs
Stall w/o Flaps
48
Best Glide
1900 LBS
59
Best Glide
Max Gross
68
Va
Abrupt 1900 LBS
90
Va
Abrupt Full Gross
105
Vno
Max Structural
129
Vne
Never Exceed
163
Vfe
10º Flaps
110
Vfe
Full Flaps
85
Rate: $118/hour (including fuel)
Rate: $165/hour (including fuel)
V-Speed
Desc
KTS
X-WIND
Max Dem
15
Vr
Rotation
55
Vy
Best Rate
74
Vx
Best Angle
62
Vso
Stall w/ Flaps
40
Vs
Stall w/o Flaps
48
Best Glide
1900 LBS
59
Best Glide
Max Gross
68
Va
Abrupt 1900 LBS
90
Va
Abrupt Full Gross
105
Vno
Max Structural
129
Vne
Never Exceed
163
Vfe
10º Flaps
110
Vfe
Full Flaps
85
Tailwinds offers a unique approach and reliable information, that you can use to make informed decisions about pilot training.
Northeast Philadelphia Airport
9800 Ashton Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Phone: 215-677-1240
Email: info@flytailwinds.com
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