Hello and Welcome to the Texas State Aviation Website.
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.
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
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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 !