2025 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
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Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
The Pipistrel Alpha Trainer is the perfect modern aircraft for flight training. It was designed from the ground up to be the ideal learning platform: safe, simple, and incredibly fun to fly. 👨✈️👩✈️
Designed for Students: The Alpha Trainer has gentle and forgiving flight characteristics, which helps build student confidence. Its robust landing gear is also designed to handle the bumps and hard landings common during training.
Unmatched Visibility: The spacious cockpit features a massive canopy that offers panoramic views, giving students excellent situational awareness in the air and on the ground.
Extremely Economical: This plane sips fuel! With its efficient Rotax engine, it burns only about 3 gallons of fuel per hour in the training circuit, making flight lessons more affordable and accessible.
Safety First: It comes standard with a Ballistic Parachute Recovery System (BPRS). In the unlikely event of a major emergency, a rocket-deployed parachute can safely lower the entire aircraft and its occupants to the ground.
Modern & Simple: While it features modern "glass cockpit" avionics, the panel is kept clean and uncluttered. This helps students focus on the fundamentals of flying without being overwhelmed.
Specs at a Glance
Specs at a Glance
Garmin Avionics Suite
G3X Touch PFD/MFD
G5 Backup
GNX 375 IFR Navigator
GNC 507 AutoPilot
Engine
80 HP Rotax 912 UL
Carbureted, Liquid Cooled, Fixed Pitch Prop
Performance
Cruise Speed: 108 kts (124 mph)
Stall Speed: 42 kts "Dirty" and 49 kts "Clean"
Max Range: ~324 NM (373 miles)
Fuel Consumption: ~4 gal/hr (at cruise)
Rate of Climb: Over 1,000 ft/min
Glide Ratio: 1:15 (For every 1 mi off the ground, you can glide 15 mi)
This is nearly twice that of a traditional Cessna 172!
It glides so well, the Alpha Trainer comes with airbrakes to help you get down.
Weight & Loading
MAXIMUM PILOT WEIGHT 240 lbs.
Empty Weight: 697 lbs
Max Takeoff Weight (MTOW): 1,212 lbs
Useful Load: 515 lbs
This is the weight of the pilot, passenger, fuel, and baggage
Construction
State-of-the-art composite materials. This makes the aircraft exceptionally light, strong, and aerodynamically clean.
What is a Light Sport Aircraft?
What is a Light Sport Aircraft?
A Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) is a specific category of aircraft created by the FAA to make flying more accessible and affordable for recreational pilots.
Instead of using the same complex and extensive certification process as a large commercial jet or a high-performance business plane, LSAs are built to a simpler set of industry consensus standards. These standards are developed by experts in the aviation community, focusing on safety and ease of use.
This design philosophy allows manufacturers to build reliable, modern aircraft that are less expensive to purchase, maintain, and operate - perfect for personal use and flight training.
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