Elite Aviation Fleet Launches on Another Busy Training Day

By Carmelo Turdo

The Elite Aviation training fleet was in the air Friday morning with the sunrise as students took advantage of the clear skies following a spell of gloomy weather. After performing thorough preflight inspections, the students and instructors taxied the late model Cessna 172 Skyhawks from their parking spaces at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport West Terminal and performed engine runups. Then the neat parade proceeded to the runway for takeoff. The Aero Experience was there to capture these views of the morning launch:

During our visit, we spent some time with Elite Aviation A&P/IA Josh Rouse who is taking flight lessons with his CFI, Corey Redington. The Aero Experience will post the full story soon, but here is a preview: