{"id":22243,"date":"2023-03-03T12:59:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecnam.com\/?p=22243"},"modified":"2023-03-03T12:59:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:59:43","slug":"avia-takes-delivery-of-australias-first-p-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecnam.com\/avia-takes-delivery-of-australias-first-p-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"AVIA TAKES DELIVERY OF AUSTRALIA\u2019S FIRST P-MENTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22244\" src=\"https:\/\/tecnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tecnam-P-Mentor-AU-AVIA-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tecnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tecnam-P-Mentor-AU-AVIA-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tecnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tecnam-P-Mentor-AU-AVIA-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tecnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tecnam-P-Mentor-AU-AVIA-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tecnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tecnam-P-Mentor-AU-AVIA.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Avalon Airshow, Australia \u2013 3 March 2023:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Leading Moorabbin based flight school, Avia Aviation (Avia), today received the keys to Australia\u2019s first Tecnam P-Mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Avia is a Part 141 training organisation offering bespoke training solutions for around 100, mostly business students, including streams for instrument ratings and commercial pilot training.\u00a0 Operating for 12 years, the company also has a Part 135 charter operation.<\/p>\n<p>During a handover ceremony at the Avalon Airshow today,\u00a0<strong>Walter de Costa, Tecnam\u2019s Chief Sales Officer\u00a0<\/strong>said:\u00a0<em>\u201cThe P-Mentor is the only IFR, FAR\/EASA certified, 2-seat training aircraft. It is technologically advanced, safe, and easy to fly, with a whole of aircraft ballistic parachute option. It allows flight schools to take a student from ab initio, right through to a commercial license, and command instrument rating, at a fraction of the acquisition and operating cost of competitor aircraft. The P-Mentor has attracted a lot of attention at the airshow, and we expect to announce more Australian sales soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charles Gunter, CEO, of Avia,\u00a0<\/strong>said<em>\u00a0\u201cDuring a visit to the Tecnam factory last year, the P-Mentor really caught my eye, as the perfect trainer for tomorrow\u2019s pilots. It has a stunning look, sports car like interior, and the best Garmin avionics package a student could ever ask for. Operating a Tecnam fleet can save up to 10 tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0for every graduated commercial pilot, something that is increasingly important for us all. This is the first of many Tecnam aircraft we will be offering our students.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Michael Loccisano, CEO of Hallmarc,\u00a0<\/strong>who sold the P-Mentor\u00a0<em>said \u201cWe are delighted that a leading flight school, as prestigious and astute as Avia, has chosen a Tecnam fleet.\u00a0 We expect to see more flight schools embrace the P-Mentor, as an attractive, economic, green fleet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the P-Mentor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0P-Mentor\u00a0is a two-seat, single engine, piston, fully IFR aircraft, compliant with the latest CS-23 EASA &amp; FAA requirements, allowing PBN\/RNAV\/AFCS capabilities. It gives modern flight schools a single platform to train students from their first flight, up to their commercial pilot license, and instrument rating. It has a variable pitch propeller, and a simulated retractable landing gear option.<\/p>\n<p>The P-Mentor is designed to offer the best human-machine interface, resulting in the most effective VFR\/IFR training. The generous fuel tank allows flight schools to fly all day long, without refueling, which improves operational value. It has a low cost of maintenance, low fuel consumption, and great value for money, make this aircraft a unique profit opportunity for flight schools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info on the P-Mentor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tecnam.com\/aircraft\/pmentor\/\">https:\/\/tecnam.com\/aircraft\/pmentor\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For further details of the extensive range of Tecnam aircraft, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tecnam.com\/\">www.tecnam.com<\/a>\u00a0or contact\u00a0<strong>Bruce Stark<\/strong>; Regional Sales Director\u00a0Australia,\u00a0New Zealand and South Pacific. Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:b.stark@tecnam.com\">b.stark@tecnam.com<\/a>\u00a0or: +61 416 083 800<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Hallmarc Aviation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hallmarc Aviation are the sales agents for the Tecnam P2012. The company has been representing Tecnam since 2020 in VIC, SA, WA, and NT for the remaining Tecnam models.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hallmarcaviation.com.au\/\">https:\/\/hallmarcaviation.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avalon Airshow, Australia \u2013 3 March 2023:\u00a0\u00a0Leading Moorabbin based flight school, Avia Aviation (Avia), today received the keys to Australia\u2019s first Tecnam P-Mentor. 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