Discounts for Clemson students, employees, and ROTC cadets
Discounts for Clemson students, employees, and ROTC cadets
Two airplanes, both IFR-capable with modern electronic panels, both well-mannered, both capable of taking you from first lesson to Commercial. The Cherokee is our primary trainer. The Marchetti is our complex and high-performance step-up airplane, returning to service in June 2026 with a brand-new certified panel.
Our Primary Trainer
A four-seat, low-wing single from Piper's Cherokee family, a design that has trained generations of pilots and is well-regarded for being honest, predictable, and forgiving. Our Cherokee 180 has a modern electronic panel: dual Garmin G5 primary flight displays, a Garmin GNS 430 WAAS navigator with moving-map GPS, and an autopilot. Fully IFR-capable. This is our primary trainer for Private Pilot, Instrument, and Commercial work, plus checkouts and proficiency flying for owner-pilots.
180 hp Lycoming O-360
Fixed gear, fixed-pitch prop
~125 kt cruise, 4 seats
Dual Garmin G5, GNS 430 WAAS, autopilot — IFR capable
In avionics upgrade · Returning to service June 2026
SIAI Marchetti S.205 22R
A complex and high-performance retractable single, built in Italy by SIAI Marchetti with Italian Air Force heritage. N948W is currently in for a brand-new certified panel: dual uAvionix AV-30-C primary flight displays, a GNS-530W WAAS navigator, and full in-panel traffic and weather. Returns to service June 2026. This is where complex and high-performance training happens, plus accelerated instrument and commercial training for pilots who want to do that work in a faster airplane.
220 hp Franklin 6-cylinder
Retractable gear + constant-speed prop
140+ kt cruise, 4 seats, huge baggage
New panel: dual AV-30-C, GNS-530W, traffic + weather
Start with a discovery flight in the Cherokee, or contact us to talk through high-performance training in the Marchetti.
