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Sunrise Aviation

Sunrise Aviation is a flight training academy in Orange County, Southern California, committed to providing a full range of conventional and aerobatic flight instruction. Located at John Wayne Airport, the school has been in business for over thirty-five years and has gained a national reputation for excellence.

Fleet
9aircraft
VFR days
~305/yr
Est.
1978

Programs & Services

Training

Private Pilot

Private pilot certificate program from zero experience through checkride, including ground school and flight training.

Sport Pilot

Light sport aircraft training program for flying LSA aircraft under sport pilot privileges with a streamlined path to the skies.

Instrument Rating

IFR training covering precision and non-precision approaches, holds, cross-country flight planning, and partial-panel work.

Commercial Pilot

Commercial certificate training including complex and high-performance aircraft time, maneuvers, and cross-country requirements.

CFI

Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training covering fundamentals of instruction, lesson planning, and flight teaching techniques for single-engine aircraft.

CFII

Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII) rating preparation for teaching instrument students, including advanced IFR procedures and instructional techniques.

ATP

Airline Transport Pilot certificate preparation covering airline-level operations, crew resource management, and ATP knowledge test prep.

Aerobatic Training

Aerobatic flight training covering loops, rolls, spins, hammerheads, and inverted flight in purpose-built aerobatic aircraft.

Ground School

FAA knowledge test preparation covering aerodynamics, weather, navigation, regulations, and aircraft systems.

Rental

Aircraft Rental

Rent aircraft for solo flights after completing a checkout with one of our instructors. Wet and dry rates available.

Career Pathway

The path to the airlines — highlighted steps are available here

PPL
IR
CPL
CFI
CFII
ME
MEI
ATP
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Pilot
Flight Instructor
Instrument Instructor
Multi-Engine
Multi-Engine Instructor
Airline Transport Pilot

Fleet

1

152

152

1

172

172

C

Cutlass

Cutlass

J

J3 Cub

J3 Cub

S

Seminole

Seminole

7

7ECA

7ECA

E

Eclipse

Eclipse

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Star

Star

3

300

300

Team

11 members
MC
Michael Church
Chief Flight Instructor · Started in aviation as a sport parachutist, then moved to airplanes and gliders. Has been teaching flying for over 40 years and has given more than 12, 000 hours of flight instruction. Honored by the F
LC
Lyn Carlson
Director of Training · Earned Flight Instructor Certificate in 1978 and has provided more than 5, 000 hours flight instruction. Earned National Flight Instructor of the Year honors from the FAA in 1995. Responsible for provi
PH
Pam Hengsteler
Assistant Chief Instructor · Flight instructor since 1992 with more than 5, 000 hours of dual instruction. Honored by the FAA with the 2002 Exceptional Aviator Award.
DM
Diane Myers
Chief Multi-Engine Instructor · Continental Airlines captain (retired) with extensive experience in airline training department. Owns and actively flies a cabin-class Cessna 414.
JN
Jon Nash
Senior Aerobatic Instructor · With Sunrise for more than a decade. Extensive Unlimited Competition experience and campaigned on the airshow circuit for three years in his Edge 540.
BH
Bill Hill
Flight Instructor
GF
Garry Felker
Flight Instructor
JD
Josh Davies
Flight Instructor
MD
Matthias Duenner
Flight Instructor
YG
Yan Gendlin
Flight Instructor
JG
Jair Griffith
Flight Instructor

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