Watch as We Fly the Tecnam P-Mentor

The two-seat training airplane, the Tecnam P-Mentor, is flying around Europe and we get a demo flight in Italy.

Julie Boatman

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 09:09 AM ET

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The Tecnam P-Mentor has found a home in flight schools across Europe, including this one based in France. [Jim Payne]

Key Takeaways:

Tecnam's P-Mentor is a new, EASA CS-23-certificated, two-seat training aircraft featuring a Garmin G3X Touch avionics suite.
Designed by the Pascales family, it goes beyond light sport specifications with its high-tech features and "Italian flair."
Currently operational in flight training fleets across Europe, the P-Mentor awaits FAA certification for its planned entry into the U.S. market.

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A crop of new training aircraft have come on the scene, and Tecnam’s P-Mentor joins those ranks with a certain Italian flair. The brainchild of the family that founded the Capua-based company, the Pascales, the P-Mentor goes beyond light sport with its EASA CS-23-certificated, two-seat airplane, which boasts a Garmin G3X Touch avionics suite and other high-tech touches.

Though FAA certification is still pending, the P-Mentor has made it into flight training fleets across Europe, with plans to follow in the U.S. soon. FLYING editor-in-chief Julie Boatman visits the OEM and flies the P-Mentor over the Italian countryside north of Naples (Napoli) in this pilot report.