Cirrus Platinum Partner

The honor of becoming a Cirrus Platinum Partner is reserved for only those members of the Cirrus network who exhibit and consistently maintain the highest quality customer service, training standards and technical skills world-wide.

Coast Flight Training and Management Inc. is the finest and best-equipped Cirrus training center in Southern California. It counts on top tier Professional Pilot Instructors and a fleet that is composed of new and modern Cirrus SR20s and SR22s.

The Cirrus is the best-selling, single engine piston in the world and features instruments and controls similar to commercial jetliners. The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS™) provides top of the line, unprecedented safety. Coast uses a Scenario Based Training program (SBT), which enables pilot graduates from the academy to immediately enter the pilot ranks of commercial airlines. SBT is used by the military and airlines, and focuses on providing the student with the critical decision-making skills necessary to exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Pilot In Command. Using modern Cirrus aircraft and implementing SBT has proven to be instrumental in attracting customers and makes Coast Flight Training unique in its complete preparation of students.

In addition, Coast owns and operates brand new full motion RedBird flight simulator set up to train in the Cirrus platform.

Platinum Training Partner Requirements:
Some of the requirements to achieve the distinction of Platinum CSIP include:

• Holding a minimum of 1800 hours flying and 1000 hours instructing in Cirrus aircraft to ensurea very high level of experience and knowledge with the aircraft.

• Being qualified to teach in both Avidyne Entegra and Cirrus Perspective by GarminTM avionics packages in order to be able to serve all Cirrus customers.

• Being accident, incident, and violation free in the last year to provide the safest possible training experience.

•Maintaining CSIP status for a minimum of two years to develop the true partnership and commitment to Cirrus Aircraft and our valuable owners.

• Actively instructing in Cirrus aircraft within the last year, ensuring that the CSIP is current and familiar with the aircraft.

• Participating in seminars, symposiums and webinars provided by Cirrus Aircraft to improve instructional expertise and capability in Cirrus aircraft.

• Participating in events hosted by the Cirrus Pilots and Owners Association (COPA), which helps promote standardization in Cirrus flying to many Cirrus pilots.

• Committing to ongoing professional development as a CSIP and flight instructor. Some   of the requirements to achieve the distinction of Platinum CTC include:

• Employing at least one Platinum CSIP on staff to ensure the same high level of experience, knowledge and professionalism as a Platinum CSIP.

• Maintaining CTC status for at least one year.

• Operating at least one aircraft that is less than two years old and equipped with Cirrus Perspective by GarminTM avionics so that customers can experience the very latest products from Cirrus.

• Completing annual flight evaluations with Cirrus Aircraft headquarters personnel to ensure that CTC instructors maintain the highest standards of flight proficiency and instructional skill.

• Using Cirrus-accepted training syllabi to promot eahigh level of standardization and safety during flight training.

• Participating in seminars, symposiums and webinars provided by Cirrus Aircraft to improve customer service and instructional capability in Cirrus Aircraft.

• Committing all Cirrus flight instructors to ongoing professional development.