Scotland's Largest Flight School Orders Tecnam P-Mentors

ACS Aviation in Glasgow will also become the first Tecnam Aircraft service center in Scotland.

Friday, December 16, 2022 at 02:14 PM ET

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The P-Mentor, with its Rotax 912iSc engine, offers the lowest fuel consumption and CO2 emissions currently available for IFR training, according to Tecnam. [Courtesy: Tecnam Aircraft]

Key Takeaways:

ACS Aviation, Scotland's largest flight school, has ordered two Tecnam P-Mentors, described as the most environmentally friendly and economical single-engine trainers.
This acquisition aims to significantly reduce ACS Aviation's carbon footprint and modernize its fleet with state-of-the-art instrumentation for pilot training.
Alongside the aircraft order, ACS Aviation will become the first Tecnam Aircraft service center in Scotland, offering specialized maintenance and technical support.
These expansions follow a period of high growth for the company, which is experiencing a record number of graduates becoming airline first officers.

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ACS Aviation—the largest flight school in Scotland—has ordered two Tecnam P-Mentors, which the aircraft manufacturer calls “the most environmentally friendly single-engine trainer.”

Officials from ACS Aviation in Glasgow add that—in addition to taking delivery of the aircraft—the company will become the first Tecnam Aircraft service center in Scotland. This will enable the business to offer specialist aircraft maintenance and technical support to their customers.