LANGA AIR ACADEMY CONTINUES CLIMB

LANGA AIR, located at St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) in E. Alton, Il.  recently added it’s sixth new Cessna 172 to it’s training fleet, making Langa the largest operator of new Cessna airplanes in the entire Midwest. All of the new  aircraft are “state of the art”.  And for creature comfort, most of the planes are outfitted with plush leather interior. “The first thing most people notice is the quiet engine and overall solid handling characteristics that these aircraft provide” said Scott Langa, Vice President of LANGA AIR ACADEMY.    

 In further expanding their services, Langa just purchases a new simulator and a twin engine training aircraft and recently did a major upgrade to their web site.  “We are getting 2 or 3 applications a day from flight training students via our web site.”  Said Langa, “Through the use of the web, we have began attracting students from all over the country and even internationally.”  

  “We have had tremendous success with our new airplanes and our Cessna Pilot Center affiliation.” added Langa. “In fact we were recently ranked in the top six Cessna Pilot Centers in the entire nation with over 220 active students and flyers.”  “We were just recently asked to give a presentation on ‘The Secrets of Our Success’ to an audience of flight training operators at an up coming Cessna seminar in Independence Kansas.”

  LANGA AIR ACADEMY can attribute much of it’s success to it’s affiliation with Cessna. Through this partnership Langa is able to offer Flight Training Financing through the SallieMae Financial program. They have done extremely well in this area  having been recognized by SallieMae as one of the top six loan providers in the nation. “The opportunity to finance flight training offers many potential benefits to the student,” says Langa, “We know that the reason most people fail to achieve their aviation goals is because of an inadequate initial budget. They simply run out of money and quit! By using this finance option and having LANGA AIR ACADEMY develop a customized course of training that is all inclusive, students are now completing their objectives. Once set up, students no longer have to worry about paying as they go, they can fly as much as they are able. When you add this to Cessna’s one of a kind computer based instructional program, it has allowed us to reduce the average flight hours of our Private Pilot students to approximately 44 hours – the national average is 70 hours.”  

  The successful ascent of LANGA AIR ACADEMY will continue with the addition of their newly developed CFI QUICKSTART PROGRAM. This regime of training is designed to take the aspiring pilot from zero hours to their Certified Flight Instructor rating in less than nine months.

  At that point, the new instructor will have the option of guaranteed employment with LANGA AIR ACADEMY. “Our instructors do quite well in comparison to other flight schools, with $20,000 to $30,000 per year readily available to motivated and ambitious instructors” said Carl Heinrich, Chief Flight Instructor for Langa.

   “The process of applying for these financial programs is very simple and we will help the student with every step, from start to finish” said Lisa Stassi, Flight School Manager.

  Last year LANGA AIR ACADEMY introduced another innovative program that helps keep our flyers in the air – our new “PILOTS CLUB”. Members of the club have rental access to Langa’s fleet of new 172’s as well as other airplanes at significant discounts.  For example, a member can fly a new 172 for less than $55.00 per hour, approximately half of what the airplane would typically rent for.  For member ship in the “PILOTS CLUB“ there is a one time membership fee and low monthly dues. A great way to fly inexpensively.