Specialized Ground and Simulator Courses

King Air Initial and Recurrent Training

Training in our Full Motion Simulator. Our instructors are pilots who fly King Airs as pilots. Models C90, 100, and B200.

Cessna Conquest Turbo Prop Training

Training for Cessna Conquest models 425 and 441.

Twin Cessna Training

"I am a female flight instructor who flies a corporate 421C. I trained with AST for my initial 421C insurance qualification. Rick drilled over and over low altitude engine loss and his procedure of ‘stabilize the aircraft’ first. I left KSVE (4,100 feet MSL) and at 200 feet AGL the right engine begin to fail.  The aircraft yawed - manifold and rpm began to drop.  I feathered the right engine and worked 0 VSI and stabilized speed at 90 knots.  I slowly turned back to airport into dead engine (yes dead engine as turning engine makes the turn) using no rudder.  My passenger and I landed safely.  I just kept remembering what Rick had taught me over and over during the failure."

Insurance Initial, Recurrent and Loss of Control Training

We train in all models of Twin Cessnas: 310, 340, 414, 414A, and all 421 models.

Please call ahead for bookings.

Introduction Flight Training in Our Twin Cessnas

We offer initial training and insurance qualification training in our 421C and 340. If you need to qualify for your insurance “in the air” portion of the policy in a 421 or 340 (and usually the 340 will qualify for a 414) we can prepare an in the air training program. The air portion consist of our initial program and the needed air time on our planes.

The air portion consist of multiple landings and cross-country time. We will work with your on preflight walk around and procedural items such as checklist and airspeed control.

Our aircraft are maintained by Air Impressions. We need to be noticed prior to your training in the sim if you wish to have “in the air” training in our aircraft.

We are also happy to work out an introduction flight if you are not sure about flying a Twin Cessna. Contact us for a price and scheduling for a two-hour minimum flight cost. We will discuss the aircraft, procedures in the aircraft and the great features of Twin Cessna aircraft.

Twin Piston and Turboprop Training

If you are training for twin piston aircraft, turboprop aircraft or any aircraft, we STRONGLY SUGGEST you have an instrument rating and be qualified flying instruments.  What do we mean by qualified?  It means that you can fly attitude instruments and make all the decisions as far as emergency procedures in the cockpit not outside the cockpit in visual flight rules conditions.  The worst thing that can happen will and can happen on the gauges in IMC conditions.  You must be able to manage the problems on the gauges not in VMC conditions. If you don’t have an instrument rating you need to work with us to at least get twenty hours in the sim so you can fly the gauges.

Multi-Engine, Single Engine and Recurrent Training

We offer single engine emergency training for Twin Cessna’s (all models), Piper Navajo’s (all models), Seneca’s, Aztecs, and Beechcraft models (including Duchess and Barons). You will be trained on single engine failure after takeoff including day and night procedures. The training shows you how to save your aircraft and you from control, establishing and maintaining control, safe turns back to the airport or a place of a safe landing and the landing. As some students have told us with ‘hints’ we have given them, “I have never thought to do that.” The sim work is difficult and many people say they are drained after the training. Our job is to give you the personal satisfaction that you can handle your aircraft if either engines fail.

340 and 421C Initial in the Aircraft Training

AST offers on a limited basis an in the aircraft intro training in either a 340 or a 421C.  If you are interested in purchasing these aircraft and want an introduction flying these aircraft for two hour minimum as well as an intro flying these aircraft in our sims please contact us.  We will discuss all aspect of the aircraft including systems, operations, maintenance and any other questions involving Twin Cessna Aircraft.

AST owns both a 340 and a 421C that are kept at their facility in Burnet, Texas (KBMQ)

Emergency Training

"Thank you for all your help yesterday. Training, advice etc. SO helpful yet so much to learn. Only regret I have is that I only had a one day to spend time with you. I am rewriting my notes so that I can remember as much as you taught me."

The course consists of aggressive stall training and spin recovery, aft CG situations and slow airspeeds and stall, stabilized approaches, flight into unknown weather, systems failures, ground reference maneuvers in adverse weather, un-forcasted IFR for VFR only pilots, partial panel work, engine failure after take off, emergency procedures before you go for the checklist, wind shear, density altitude, overloaded aircraft and go-no go decision making.

Beechcraft Baron Twin Engine Training

Rick McGuire flew and managed a Baron for a large oil company as well as trained pilots in the Baron. As Rick said these are great aircraft. Aircraft Simulator Training works with pilots on initial and recurrent trains as well as their well-known One Day Emergency Training.

Aircraft Simulator Training has a full motion Baron aircraft.

Loss of Control and Spin Training

Designed for Private Pilots and those pilots that want to practice their skills that could be done in an aircraft but are safer and easier to learn in a sim.  Since our sims are motion sims you have a more realistic feeling than non motion or lower quality motion sims.  Designed for Private Pilots and those pilots that want to practice their skills that could be done in an aircraft but are safer and easier to learn in a sim.  Since our sims are motion sims you have a more realistic feeling than non motion or lower quality motion sims.