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Aerobatics
Spin and Upset Recovery
About the Super Decathalon (8KCAB)

The Super Decathalon is  versatile aircraft - docile to handle on the ground but able to hold its own in aerobatic competition or cross country flying.  

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  • Rental Rate: $250/hr with instructor

  • Power plant: 200 HP 

  • Inverted fuel and oil system

  • Rated for +6/-5 g's in aerobatic category

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Tailwheel
John Malsbury
Co-Founder/Instructor
John is an CFI/CFI-I with experience in a variety of aircraft.  He holds a single-pilot rating for the SA-227 Metroliner, and has provide several hundred hours of instruction in N5056K.  John works on communication and navigation systems at SpaceX.
Michael "Solo" Heiman
Co-Founder/Instructor
Mike "Solo" is a former Air Force experimental test pilot with over 2,000 flight hours in high performance military aircraft. He is a crew operations engineer at SpaceX. Mike enjoys flying and maintaining his RV-7, helping students master the art of wheel landings, snowboarding, and being a new dad.

The Team

Brett Zefting
Instructor
Brett brings us a wide variety of instructional experience.  His first flight was in a tailwheel airplane and he's never looked back.  Brett is a father, a former rock and ice climbing instructor, and a corporate pilot.  He's almost done building an RV-8.
Jasy Aranha
Co-Founder
Jay is an avid believer that real aircraft have the two main wheels in the front. He currently has over 290 hours in tailwheel aircraft, is a Mission Director and CORE at SpaceX, and spends most of his time working to make life multi-planetary. He’s also an experienced auto racing driver, coach and an amateur parent.
Francois Moller
Co-Founder
Francois is an experienced finance executive having served business across a broad spectrum of industries. n his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, flying and being active outdoors doing things like kite surfing and snowboarding. 
Dan Alix
Instructor
Dan "Flash" Alix is a current Air Force reserve experimental test pilot with over 2,000 flight hours in high performance military aircraft (primarily F-16 and F-35).  He is a flight reliability engineer at SpaceX.   and enjoys flying his Long Ez.
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