The Team
David and Laura T-G
Laura and David share a love of aviation. In 2008, they trained together for their Private Pilot's licenses, and they earned them on the same day! While David worked his day job as a Systems Architect to support their family, Laura worked on furthering her aviation career by achieving her Instrument Rating, Commercial license, Advanced Ground Instructor and Instrument Ground Instructor certificates, on her way to Certified Flight Instructor. Along the way, Laura and David discovered the wonderful world of Sport Flying. From their perspective, the Sport Pilot enjoys the thrills and challenge of flight without the push that comes from the road to Air Transport Pilot (though it can take there as well). They wanted flight training to be fun! So Laura switched gears and earned her Sport Pilot Airplane Instructor certificate, and David soon followed. In June of 2018, they both earned their FAA Light Sport Repairman certificates to have a better handle on the maintenance of their aircraft. They very much enjoy teaching and selling smiles:-)!
Laura and David share a love of aviation. In 2008, they trained together for their Private Pilot's licenses, and they earned them on the same day! While David worked his day job as a Systems Architect to support their family, Laura worked on furthering her aviation career by achieving her Instrument Rating, Commercial license, Advanced Ground Instructor and Instrument Ground Instructor certificates, on her way to Certified Flight Instructor. Along the way, Laura and David discovered the wonderful world of Sport Flying. From their perspective, the Sport Pilot enjoys the thrills and challenge of flight without the push that comes from the road to Air Transport Pilot (though it can take there as well). They wanted flight training to be fun! So Laura switched gears and earned her Sport Pilot Airplane Instructor certificate, and David soon followed. In June of 2018, they both earned their FAA Light Sport Repairman certificates to have a better handle on the maintenance of their aircraft. They very much enjoy teaching and selling smiles:-)!
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Pickens County Airport, Georgia - KJZP
KJZP is located in Jasper, Georgia, which is known as the "First Mountain City" and is located 50 miles north of Atlanta. Our airport has a welcoming, friendly atmosphere and excellent service. It welcomes the public to come grab a rocking chair with "Front Porch Gang" and enjoy watching the rich variety of aircraft taking off and landing on its well-maintained runway. What makes it particularly special is the lovely grass strip they maintain for tailwheel aircraft such as ours and the many others that are based there. The airport is right next to the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, so the views are beautiful. We feel so privileged to be based out of this wonderful airport and to be a part of the airport family. |
Safety First!
We are conservative pilots & instructors and always put safety first. We find the open sky infinitely safer than the confined, crowded, and close hazards of speeding cars on the ground. We only fly within the limits of our aircraft and our training & experience. We are both FAA Certified Light Sport Repairmen, and we diligently maintain our aircraft at or above FAA maintenance standards. However, NO amount of diligence, maintenance, and experience can eliminate ALL risks. We have no interest in hurting ourselves, nor our equipment, nor YOU. But please be aware that when you climb into an aircraft you will be taking a risk both on the ground and above it. Accidents happen. We work to instill in our students a healthy respect & careful management of all risks involved in flight, as well as to prepare our students for the unexpected.