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Hello and Welcome to the Texas State Aviation Website.

Our aviation courses are offered through the Business & Industry Institute (CEPFT).

ACC Course Catalog, 2011-2012
The 2012 Class Schedule should be posted soon by on the ACC site.
ACC Class Schedule - click here for online schedule

Classes for the Spring Semester, 2012 are to start in January. Time to sign up for Spring 2012!

Courses:

Private pilot AIRX 3017 & AIRX 3015
Instrument flight AIRX 3051 & AIRX 4050
Commercial pilot AIRX 4037 & AIRX 4039

A.C.C. registered students are approved for VA benefits.

News Update: 12/6/2011:

USAF RPA Selectees Discount

USAF RPA Selectees training on our Diamond aircraft receive a 5% Discount through the end of 2011! extended for February 2012 classes!

News Update: 12/4/2011:

PCL (Pilot Controlled Lighting) Frequency Change

ALL lights have been switched permanently to CTAF (126.825) for PCL when the tower is closed. The NOTAMS have been updated to reflect this change. Thanks for your patience with this update

News Update: 11/29/2011:

Texas State University BAAS Degree Program Information

Texas State's Occupational Education BAAS Program offers the students in the aviation program, under the Business and Industry Institute at Austin Community College, an opportunity to submit their course training that they have completed in aviation for noncollegiate credit review at the completion of OCED 4350. Up to 30 hours of noncollegiate credits may be awarded by Texas State Univeristy through Occupational Education based on the documentation of the aviation program through a portfolio process at Texas State University. Students seeking the credit must be accepted to Texas State University and have completed the OCED 4350 course successfully before credits may be transcripted. Questions regarding the process and admission to Occupational Education should be addressed in a meeting with an Occupational Education advisor at the San Marcos or Round Rock Campus.

OCED = Occupational/Career and Technology Education

News Update: 9/30/2011

Change in Tower/Ground Frequencies:

Starting on the 1st of October, the former Ground frequency will be the new Tower/CTAF frequency. Naturally, the former CTAF/Tower frequency will become the new Ground frequencies. All other frequencies remain the same. Hopfully further changes will be infrequent!

The new frequency set-up:

CTAF/Tower: 126.825
Ground Control: 120.125
ATIS/AWOS: 120.825
PCL: 123.05

Note: Eventually the PCL will be transferred to the CTAF frequency - check notams - and if one frequency doesn't work, try the other!

News Updates: 9/5/2011

New Control Tower Operational

San Marcos Airport is now the center of Class D Airspace during the tower hours - open 0700 to 1900 locally.

New Frequencies:
Tower/CTAF: 120.125
Ground: 126.825
ATIS/AWOS: 120.825
PCL/Unicom: 123.05

Airport lighting is still currently Pilot Controlled on 123.05. That's due to change over to the new CTAF at some unspecified time in the future.
Unicom will still contact Berry Aviation so you can call for fuel on the radio.News updates 6/11/2011

News updates 6/11/2011

Flying Club Named, Officers Elected

On the 6/9/2011 meeting, the club was officially kicked off with members selecting the following officers:
Samuel Fullman - acting President
Brian Dierks - Vice President
Colby Knapp - Sec. Treasurer

If you want to bookmark us for now, the hub page for the club will be http://www.tsaviation.com/ctfc/ - check it out. Next meeting will be July 14th (Thursday evening at 6:00PM). Please RSVP so we have a head count.

Update on Flying Club Meeting

Come to the flying club meeting on the 19th of May (Thursday) - just get there sometime between 5:30 and 6:00. This is a change in schedule from the 12th of May listed below. Erik is still springing for barbeque and beer. Please call Roland at 512-396-2212 to give us a head count. Remember topics: possible group purchase of aircraft, scholarships, more and better public visibility and involvement in events to promote a passion for aviation, and of course safety. See you there.

Improvements to the FBO and Grounds

Hey, come check out the new landscaping on the front entry way. Planted species include Dwarf Purple Fountain Grass, Saphire Showers Duranta, and Mexican Flame Vine (hey, pilots log everything). Let's hope these guys take off in the heat we've got. Also, thanks to flight school member Damon Borich for providing the side-by-side refrigerator for the kitchen. Remember: unlabeled food will be eaten if it's good, and thrown out otherwise. Thanks again, Damon.

News updates 4/16/2011

Making TS Aviation Nice on the Outside

Member Sam Fullman and Justin Stanford made a start on the outside landscaping today by cutting down the two iconic palm trees which were probably around since the founding of the airport. Also the edging along the sidewalk has been cleared out getting ready for mulch and probably a xeriscaping approach to save water. Other options include some vines growing around the front porch. Sam ran a construction company prior to running Compass Point Media as a web/database developer, and this is probably the start of some more projects around the old FBO.

If any of you are interested in assisting, even making sure the plants get watered once they're in the ground, give us a call at (512) 396-2212, or contact Sam at (512) 754-7927.

Time for the Club Again!

In talking with Roland about some issues related to the shop, the subject of a monthly safety and general pilot's meeting came up. I am currently gauging the interest in a monthly meeting once again, to include occasional barbecue and grilling outside the hangar. If you are interested in participating, please email Roland at office at tsaviation.com - we are considering all days of the week but generally Tuesday is the best evening to meet, and of course Saturday would be the best barbecue day.

Something to consider given a cumulative capacity of 16 people in the fleet is a fly-out picnic- I'm thinking Fentress as a short hop as I've done it before and seriously what are the odds of hitting a skydiver anyway? Other ideas would be welcomed.

A New Forum Resource - www.Cessna172Club.com

Today I met Tripp Holmgrain, founder of the Cessna 172 Club forum. This place is neat! I'm waiting for Tripp to reply and tell me how I can get a map of the states I've flown a 172 in like many of the members have. There are several different forums available, pictures, web-cams, and a calendar which doesn't appear to be used much exc. automatically for birthdays. Tripp's user name is Cessna Dude; this appears to be a good community resource for all things Cessna 172.

Content Writing Needed

Partly in an effort to improve our rating with Google, but more so to improve the content of our site for humans, anyone interested in writing content for articles or a knowledge base for the site is welcome to contribute. Contact Roland or Sam Fullman with your ideas or finished articles. I think articles on maintenace and safety would be esp. welcome. Radio procedure and especially GPS usage tips would be great for those of us who haven't flown in years and are now getting used to these new pieces of equipment.

I hope to learn more about the member list and talk with you more about this over the next few months.

On the left side in the Main Menu are links to more information about the services we provide.
We provide Flight Training, Aircraft Rentals, Hangar Space and a good time for all.

Texas State Aviation working with Austin Community College
Spring Semester, 2011

New Aircraft in the Fleet! Diamond Eclipse DA20-C1 N957CT now helping with the training. Check out the picture in the 'Our Fleet' page!

Bad weather? Check with your favorite instructor and schedule some time on our ATD Flight Simulator!

Drop by and say Hello! to our new CFI, Wallace (Wally) Kee !

On the left side in the Main Menu are links to more information about the services we provide.

This website is currently being reworked considerably. The old forums and membership requirements have gone away due to lack of use, and abuse by spammers.

I'll be updating the site as rapidly as possible. Thanks for your patience!

We provide Flight Training, Aircraft Rentals, Hangar Space and a good time for all.

New Online Pilot Scheduler
We are now using an on-line scheduling system to reserve both aircraft and instructors. You can visit the new scheduler here: mypilotschedule.com or use the link to the flight scheduler in the menu at the left. The FBO code is "TSAviation".

To request a login you should visit or call us and your instructor can create you an account and give you access to the resources that you are able to schedule.