News and Updates

2012 January 25 - Now Selling SPOT Satellite GPS Messengers

We're pleased to be selling the leading personal tracker and emergency beacon. Whether flying, hiking or traveling in any manner, let your family and friends see where you are and follow your progress on a personal webpage. You also have the ability to send emergency and check-in OK messages via satellite. A wonderful personal safety tool you can use in so many situations.

Call us at 780-451-7676 for more information.

2011 December 1 - Edmonton's Best Commercial Groundschool Starting Monday, December 5

Our Commercial groundschool starts this coming Monday at 1900 hours. It covers all the material (and more - this year we've included a section on Mountain Flying!) required for the Commercial Pilot Licence but is also a good way for Private Pilots to brush up and become reacquainted with the knowledge side of flying.

Links to the schedule can be found on our Courses page, or our Commercial Pilot's License page, or our Resources page.

Our excellent IFR (Saturdays) will start in the near future. Contact us at 780-451-7676 to sign-up or get more information.

2011 November 25 - Edmonton's Best IFR and Commercial Groundschools Starting Soon

We're in the process of scheduling our excellent IFR (Saturdays) and Commercial (Monday and Wednesday evenings) groundschools to start in the near future. Once the actual start dates are established, the update will appear here. For now, contact us at 780-451-7676 to sign-up or get more information.

2011 Aug 23 - Woo-hoo!! Kevin Wins Webster Memorial Trophy!!

We couldn't be happier for him. With his new title as "Top Amateur Pilot in Canada" Kevin can hold his head high. Currently completing his Flight Instructor rating, Kevin is going to share his excellent skills and abilities by passing on his enthusiasm and proficiency to his own students in the near future.

Give us a call or drop by for a visit. Train with us and who knows, perhaps you could be the next Webster Memorial Trophy winner.

2011 August 07 - Revised Schedule - Edmonton's Best Private Pilot Ground School

We now have the dates and topics for our continuous Tuesday and Thursday night PPL ground school into 2012. Have a look at the schedule to see which night would be best for you to start or highlight the nights you'd like to attend for a refresher. Should you have any questions or would like advice on starting to work towards your Private Pilot's License, please call us at 780-451-7676. We'd be very hapy to talk with you and answer all your questions. Or drop by and we can show you around our airplanes and facilities.

Links to the schedule can be found on our Courses page, or our Private Pilot's License page, or our Resources page.

2011 May 15 - UPDATE - Redbird FMX Full Motion Simulator Now Installed!!!

Well, it's now here. Our new Redbird FMX is in place. We are now in the process of completing the Transport Canada requirements to get it certified and officially on-line. We'll have it integrated into our IFR training syllabus in short order. As well, with the 172S configuration it can also be used for some of the instrument training requirements in the Private and Commercial Licence syllabus.

It's a significant step in keeping our Instrument Flight Training program at the forefront of IFR training in Canada. Call us at 780-451-7676 for more info or drop-in for a tour to see it yourself.

2011 April 15 - BIG NEWS - Redbird FMX Full Motion Simulator on the Way!!!

In the next few weeks, we are going to have our new Redbird FMX full motion simulator on-line. Incorporating this state of the art simulator into our IFR training program further enhances our position as a premier school in Canada for IFR training. Hot on the heels of the Garmin 530/430 upgrade to our Seneca, students will be training in an optimum setting - cutting edge simulator technology matched with modern, yet real-world equipment in the airplane.

We've always had an IFR syllabus that takes the student into more depth than courses geared to simply passing the flight test. With the airplane and simulator upgrades, what was always great is now even better. Call us at 780-451-7676 for more information.

2011 April 1 - Spring is Here - Time to Take to the Sky

Finally some nice warm weather. Maybe spring is actually here. Anyway, it's time to get back into the air! Has it been a while since you were last up? Give us a call and book a check flight to shake off the rust prior to taking to the skies on a regular basis this summer.

If you're not a pilot yet, book a discovery flight or sign up for lessons and get your own licence. There really is nothing like the freedom of flight.

For information or to sign up for any of the above choices, give us a call at 780-451-7676. We'll be very happy to answer all your questions and discuss the various options with you.

2011 March 25 - Our Twin-engine Seneca Update

It's been a long, tough winter here in Alberta, but it's almost over. One thing it did allow was for us to make a significant upgrade to our Seneca's avionics. In keeping with our belief that multi-engine and IFR training should be closely related to the type of real-worls flying our graduates are going to experience, we've added the Garmin 430 and 530 GPS to our radio stack. This configuration has become a de-facto standard with many of the operators in Canada. Hence training with the same equipment that s student is likely to encounter in their early career is more beneficial.

We choose to use the Seneca as our multi-engine trainer because it provides a more realistic handling experience (due to it's weight and performance characteristics) than do many of the lighter twins. Configuring it with the conventional 6-pack of gauges accompanied by the 530/430 now provides a panel arrangement that is much more likely to be encountered in a graduate's first flying jobs.

One more reason to make Centennial your choice for career pilot training.

2011 March 24 - Fly-In Breakfast in June

Although the date and details haven't been finalized, plan to attend the fly-in breakfast at City Centre Airport this June. It will be in the latter half of the month and in conjunction with the annual Airfest.

Details will be updated here once they are determined.