Royal Victorian Aero Club -

03 December 2009

Club Buys First RA Aircarft  

After twelve months operation of the Recreational Aviation flying school at Coldstream, the Club has now decided to purchase their first RA aircraft.

After evaluating several types, the Tecnam P92 Echo Super has been chosen and an order has now been placed with the local distributor for a November delivery.  This will be the second P92 on the line at Coldstream.

Fitted with the well proven 100 HP Rotax 912ULS liquid cooled engine, the Echo Super has an extremely impressive 1260 FPM rate of climb and a cruising speed of 105 KTAS at 75% power.

As operators of the aerodrome at Coldstream, the Club is well placed in the rapidly expanding RA world.

What is Recreational Aviation Australia, Inc. ?
Administered on behalf of CASA by Recreational Aviation of Australia, Inc., recreational aviation has now:

• over 10,000 members
• 178 flying schools
• double the number of RA flying schools in the last four years
• 40% of RA schools are dual GA/RA
• 3,500 aircraft
• over 500 instructors
• more than 400 level 2 engineers
• 10 permanent staff

The Club offers a combined RA/GA course at Coldstream as a cost-effective way of attaining any level of pilot licence.  We also offer RA conversions for existing GA pilots.

Details are available on our website or contact Dick Gower, Coldstream CFI, on (03) 9739 1406 or 0418 358 250 or coldstream@rvac.com.au.

The RA-Aust website is at www.raa.asn.au