Paragon Flight Training completes goal of purchasing 10 Piper P100i in 2022

Paragon Flight Training, a flight academy based at Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida, has announced it completed its goal of purchasing ten new Piper P100i in 2022. The final four were in the academy’s possession on Thursday.

Paragon Flight President Christopher Schoensee announced this following last month’s announcement that the company had purchased a new Piper Seminole.

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“2022 has been an exceptional year for Paragon Flight Training, as we made significant investments in nearly every aspect of our academy, including new training aircraft and simulation technology, curriculum development and streamlining and, most importantly, adding world-class staff to help us teach the next generation of commercial pilots,” Schoensee said.

“We are deeply committed to the flight training industry and our increased training capacity is already being put to excellent use as a record number of students discover the opportunities for a well-paid, fulfilling career in commercial aviation,” he said.

The acquisition of the Piper 100i was announced in February, as part of the longer-term fleet modernization strategy, with plans to purchase 40 additional Piper aircraft over the next five years. Paragon recently purchased a Frasca flight training device which will be delivered in early summer 2023. These investments support the Professional Pilot Program (P3), an FAA-accredited program for accelerated professional pilot training launched by Paragon Flight earlier this year.

Paragon also had a 28,000-foot expansion of its facility this year, despite the challenges brought on by Hurricane Ian.

“The aviation industry locally and nationally, along with the tireless efforts of the Fort Myers community at all levels, are to be commended for their commitment to keeping families safe and businesses viable throughout an extremely traumatic time, which continues to be felt by many today,” Schoensee said.