Keeping New Students in the Air

(HT to Jetwhine.com for the info!)

AOPA President and CEO Craig Fuller, Chairman of APCO Insight Mark Benson, and AOPA Director of Public Relations Jennifer Storm will discuss a new and critically important AOPA effort - the Flight Training Student Retention Initiative. 

This is a quote from this years AOPA Aviation Summit in Long Beach California.  If you can't attend you can always listen on AOPA Live to hear what the verdict is.

Eric

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You can now follow us on Twitter, and Facebook.  You can also e-mail us at eric@lostdogaviation.com.


Eric

Coming Soon!

A brand new website for Lost Dog Aviation!!

Check out Lostdogaviation.com!

Eric

Red Bluff Wings and Wheels!

On September 11th, come on out to Red Bluff Municipal Airport KRBL, for the Wings and Wheels Fly-In from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out displays from Cal-Fire, local air ambulance companies, CHP, Ultralights, LSA's, antique cars, the L-29 and L-39! Air Shasta will be giving helicopter rides as well.

There will be $100 Hamburgers (Just kidding, they won't cost $100), hot dogs, cold beer, sno cones, sodas and more.

So come on out and enjoy the day at Red Bluff Municipal Airport and support the local flying community as we remember the sacrifices of 9/11.

Eric Lancaster

Available Aircraft

It's been a while since my last post but things have started to change. First of all, I have been in touch with Sue Kerr at Jim and I Aviators at the Redding Municipal Airport in Redding, Ca. and they have agreed to let me use their C-172's for training. The price is right! $99/hour for the aircraft! My rates would be:

$40/hour for Private Pilot rating, BFR's and Rust Removal.
$50/hour for Instrument/Commercial Ratings and ICC's.
$60/hour for Multi-Engine/Tailwheel training.

Also, we are putting together a radio talkshow about aviation. The Flight Line would be broadcast on KCRN 1460 AM in Redding, Ca. and streamed live at KCNR1460.com We should have more on that within the month. You can take a survey at SurveyMonkey.com and join the fun!

I'll have more info in August.

Thanks again!

Eric Lancaster
Lost Dog Aviation
Flight Line Media

Summertime Approaches!

Summertime. Longer days, bumpier conditions, $100 hamburgers. It's the time of year when most General Aviation pilots decide to hit the skies. It's also the time they realize it may have been 3, 4, or even 5 months since they last flew an airplane! So now is the time to dust off those headsets, update your charts and call Advanced Training Concepts at 530-945-2285 and schedule a Biennial Flight Review, an Instrument Competency Check or even just an hour or so of "rust removal".

Make your summer a safe summer in the air. Get that extra dose of training you know will make you a better pilot!

Eric

Our Goal

Our goal is simple; to help you become a better pilot. We can do that through our "Rust Removal" program. The Rust Removal Program can fill in the blanks between BFR's and Instrument Competency Checks. A couple hours with an instructor can take some of the rust off of those skills you haven't used in a while.

Whether you're looking for a BFR, an Instrument Competency Check, some rust removal or you want to add a rating or get your high performance/complex sign-off, Advanced Training Concepts can help!

Call Eric Lancaster at 530-945-2285 to set up an appointment.


*Currently all training will be done in your aircraft until we have ours on line.

Welcome!

This is the new Blog for Lost Dog Aviation. It is an idea that has been brewing for a while in my mind. My name is Eric Lancaster and I am an Airline Transport Pilot. I am also a current Certified Flight Instructor with Airplane, Instrument and Multi-Engine privileges. I have served as a Company Instructor for an FAR 135 air taxi operator training pilots to fly the CE-402C, CE-340A, CE-421, CE-404, BE-99. I have also served as a Check Airman with the U.S. Forest Service providing training and check rides in the BE-58P Baron, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Commander 690A, and the Shorts SD3-30. I was also the Light Fixed-Wing aircraft Mission Evaluation pilot doing mission checks for government contractors.

I have always enjoyed teaching especially the advanced techniques needed to make you a better instrument pilot, multi-engine pilot, or just to make you a better pilot all around by giving you some tips, tricks and skills to make your flying experience better. I hope to instill in you the confidence you need to be a better airman.

Please take some time to fill out the survey posted in the link on the right-hand side of this page. It will better allow me to customize the training you desire.

Thank you again for checking out Lost Dog Aviation.

Eric Lancaster