US Flight Training Group, Paragon Flight Training, Takes Delivery of Pilot 100i SN 200, Expands Pilot 100i Orders

Vero Beach, Florida, USA– PiperFlightSchool Alliance memberParagonFlightTrainingofFort Myers, Florida, has takendeliveryofthe200thPilot100iproduced by Piper Aircraft. This milestone aircraft joinsParagon’s fleetofover thirty (30) PiperPilot100is and one (1) Seminole.

Piper Aircraft has produced thePilot100ifor four years, and Piper’sFlightSchool Alliance partners value the high dispatch reliabilityofthe platform, which utilizes Garmin full panel avionics, a Lycoming IO-360 180 HP engine, and a three-seat configuration. ThePilot100iis classified as a Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA), allowing schools an unmatched levelofversatility inflighttraining.

Paragonbegan takingdeliveryofPilot100iaircraft in early 2022, includingSN100. Now, at the endof2024, they have received another milestone serial number,SN200.

Paragonrecently finalized another large order for additionalPilot100iand Seminole aircraft, placingParagonon the path to becoming the largestPilot100ifleet operator worldwide by 2027. These increasedordersalso support the company’s most recent expansion outsideofFlorida, with its 2024 acquisitionofAirventures, aflightschool in LaGrange, Georgia, outsideofAtlanta. The purchase follows the company’s 2023 entrance into the Georgia market, when it began a partnership with LaGrange College tooffer the college’s first program in aviation.

Paragon’sPilot100ideliveries will resume in early 2025 and continue throughout 2027.“ParagonFlightcontinues to enjoy a mutually rewarding relationship with Piper. We work collaboratively and confidently together as we build up our fleetofPiper P100iaircraft and train the next generationofpilots using this outstanding platform,”Chris Schoensee,ParagonFlightTrainingPresident, said.“We are incredibly pleased to now have possessionofboth the200and 100 serial number P100i’s.”

“It is our honor to partner with well-respectedtrainingestablishments likeParagonFlightTrainingas they leverage thePilot100iplatform to make the mostoftheir operations,”said Ron Gunnarson, Vice PresidentofSales, Marketing, Customer Support, and Quality at Piper Aircraft.“We are thrilled to renew our commitment toParagonthrough our collaborative relationship and look forward to watching serial number200and beyond bring great success to all threeofParagon’sflighttraininglocations.”

About Piper Aircraft, Inc.Piper Aircraft Inc., headquartered in Vero Beach, Fl.,offers aviators throughout the world efficient and reliable single and twin-engine aircraft and is the first general aviation aircraft manufacturer in the world to certify Garmin Autoland. The single-engine M-Class series – the M700 FURY, M500, and M350 –offers businesses and individuals elegant performance, value and a superior ownership experience. The Personal Class, Archer LX and Archer DLX balance proven performance, efficiency, and simplicity in a piston-powered aircraft. The Trainer ClassPilot100i, Archer TX, Archer DX, and Seminole aircraft form the most complete technically advanced lineofpilottrainingaircraft in the world. Piper is a memberofthe General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

AboutParagonFlightTrainingParagonFlightis an award-winningflightacademy headquartered at Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida. Holding FAA and SEVIS accreditations, the company trains commercial, professional, and recreationalpilots as well asoffering militarypilottrainingfor domestic and foreign governments. With multiple locations in Florida and Georgia,ParagonFlightnow has more than 34,000 square feetoftrainingfacilities in the South Eastern United States.

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