New Year's Hours

CIA will be closing at 5:00pm on Saturday, December 31st and will be closed Sunday, January 1st for New Year's Day. Normal hours will resume Monday, January 2nd. Happy New Year from all of us at CIA!

WINGS Seminar Location 1/3/12

We will be holding our first WINGS Seminar of 2012 at the Department of Airports as our conference room remodel is running behind. The Department of Airports is on the corner of Durley Avenue and Airport Way upstairs in the brown office building. We hope to see you January 3rd from 7:00 to 9:00pm!

January & February Fly-ins Scheduled

We will be going to Death Valley for our annual brunch fly-in Sunday, January 22nd! Please plan to arrive by 10:45am in order to catch the 5 minute shuttle up to the Inn for our 11:00am brunch. This trip is very popular so please book your airplane now! If you'd like to fly out the day before, Death Valley is a beautiful resort with two great hotels - the Inn & the Ranch!

We are headed to Kern Valley for February's Fly-in on Saturday, February 11th. We will enjoy breakfast at their airport cafe at 9:00am so plan your CMA departure time accordingly. If you have not yet received your Kern Valley checkout with CIA please book an instructor. By doing the checkout that day you'll receive one hour free instruction (valid 2/11/12).

We will likely schedule an overnight fly-in in March or April. Please send your destination suggestions to sarah@flycia.com!

Holiday Hours of Operation

CIA will be closing early on Saturday, December 24th at 1:00pm and will be closed all day on Sunday, December 25th. To rent an airplane during that time please make prior arrangements with the Flight Desk by calling (805) 987-1301 x 0. Happy Holidays!

2007 T182T For Sale

We have taken a pristine 2007 T182T on consignment! 555 TT, TAS600, GFC700, no damage history, always hangared. Asking $315,000 with a fresh annual!

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For more information please contact Janie Oberman at (805) 987-1301 x 105.

2012 Ground School Calendar

In 2012 we will be offering Wings Classes on the first Tuesday of each month and Written Test Prep classes the last weekend of each month! We've pulled together the calendar through June so please mark your calendars to join us!

Wings Classes:

• Held from 7:00 to 9:00pm in CIA's conference room
• $20 per person
• $0 for CIA Club Members
• Conducted by Mike Lozano, Chief Flight Instructor, or David Koble, Assistant Chief Flight Instructor

Written Test Preps:

• Held from 8:00am to 5:00pm daily in CIA's conference room with an hour lunch break
• $299 per person
• $249 for CIA Club Members
• Recommended materials: Gliem Private Pilot Handbook
• Conducted by Mike Lozano, Chief Flight Instructor

2012 Calendar:

• January 3rd: Developing your Instrument Scan
• January 27 - 29: Private Pilot Written Test Prep
• February 7th: Aviation Weather Reports & Charts
• February 24 - 26: Instrument Rating Written Test Prep
• March 6th: IFR Survival Skills for the VFR Pilot
• March 30 - April 1: Private Pilot Written Test Prep
• April 3rd: FAR's Jeopardy
• April 27 - 29: Private Pilot Written Test Prep
• May 1st: Emergency Procedures
• May 18 - 20: Instrument Rating Written Test Prep
• June 5th: Analyzing Inadvertent VFR into IFR Accidents

Harris Ranch Fly-in Sunday, December 11th

We've rescheduled the Harris Ranch Fly-in for this Sunday, December 11th! Please plan to arrive between 11:30 and 11:45am for our 12:00pm lunch. When you get to the restaurant please tell them you're with Channel Islands Aviation and they will seat you in our section. We've been weathered out twice - once for rain and the other Santa Anas but hopefully this time we'll be able to go without any weather delays! If you have any questions please contact Sarah Oberman, Flight School Manager at (805) 987-1301 x 126 or sarah@flycia.com. We hope to see you Sunday!