Aircraft Specialty Training is a small aircraft flight instruction provider that focuses on specific, difficult to source aspects of small aircraft operations. This includes instruction in spin recognition and recovery (as required for Certified Flight Instructors) and tailwheel operations.
You (the student)
A good candidate for Aircraft Specialty Training is a pilot with a significant amount of training under their belt. While we encourage anyone with an interest in aviation, our focus is on advanced topics that require familiarity and maturity with single-engine operations. Many of our students are pilots seeking a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate or pilots looking to extend their skillset to something more advanced.
Students should be ready to take an active role in their training, coming prepared and ready to learn!
Training
Spin Recognition and Recovery
Targeted at instructor students preparing to complete a CFI program, spin recognition and recovery training is a brief but exiting taste of flying outside the typical flight envelope! This training covers stall/spin prevention, recognition, and recovery technique.
This training is required for all CFI candidates per FAR §61.183(i)(1).
Please download and review the spin training syllabus to be prepared for your training!
Tailwheel Operations
From the back country to the backyard, tailwheel aircraft are more rugged and more advanced machines that require a unique set of piloting skills to operate safely. This training is required for all pilots in command of tailwheel aircraft per FAR §61.31(i).
Please download and review the tailwheel syllabus to prepare for this training!
Who We Are
Randy Hooper is a lifelong pilot and aviation enthusiast. His 40+ year career began at the municipal airport in the small town where he grew up, where he received his pilot’s license at 17. After graduating high school, he worked as a glider CFI and tow pilot while attending MTSU’s Aerospace Management program.
Since 1980, Randy has been a corporate pilot, flying aircraft like the King Air 350 and Citation Longitude.
His personal aviation interests include flying the RV-8 that he built and serving as a captain on the Flagship Detroit DC-3.
Get In Touch
Aircraft Specialty Training provides services at Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI) in Shelbyville, TN. The best way to contact us is via email, at midtn.spin@gmail.com. Let us know who you are and be sure to leave a phone number. Please include a couple of sentences of background so that we know where you are in your flight training journey!