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Flight Training • Aircraft Rental • Aerobatic Instruction
Southern California
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"One century of powered flight, one third of a century at Sunrise Aviation"
Take a trip artound Sunrise: click and slide to rotate image. Use a scrolling mouse or two fingers on a mouse pad to zoom in and out. Click arrowheads at the bottom of the image to move from one room to the next.
Sunrise is a Flight Training Academy in Orange County, Southern California, committed to providing a full range of conventional and aerobatic flight instruction. We have been in business at John Wayne Airport for over thirty-five years and have gained a national reputation for excellence.
Cirrus • Cessna • Piper • Diamond • Evektor
Decathlon • Extra
Redbird FMX (simulator)
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Why Choose Sunrise Aviation?
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Sunrise was founded and is personally supervised by Michael Church, He is a nationally respected flight training authority, honored by the FAA as Safety Counselor of the Year and recognized as a Master Flight Instructor and Master Aerobatic Flight Instructor. Church has logged more than 11,000 hours of in-flight instruction.
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Our Instruction Philosophy
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Quality flight training demands a complex mix: stick and rudder skills, effective teaching methods, risk management, and above all, love of flying. Our Director of Training, Lyn Carlson, was honored by the FAA as Flight Instructor of the year and has logged over 8,000 hours of in-flight instruction. She is an FAA Designated Flight Examiner. Carlson heads a remarkable team of instructors: all have aerobatic experience and all love to teach. |
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Our Training Aircraft Philosophy
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Primary flight training is best done in airplanes built for the role: two-place, light, and maneuverable. By happy coincidence, such aircraft are naturally less expensive to operate than larger models.
Sunrise is committed to operating planes designed for flight training: we offer three different models of Two-Place Trainers: SportStar, Citabria and Decathlon. No other California flight school can make a similar claim.
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Photo by Garry Felker |
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Highlights
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Local Weather
UTC (Z):
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METAR
Reported Weather at John Wayne Airport (KSNA).
Local time: subtract 8 hours.
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KSNA 271753Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 15/M14 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01501144 10150 20044
53001
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TAF
Forecast weather at John Wayne Airport (KSNA).
Local time: subtract 8 hours.
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KSNA 271723Z 2718/2818 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
FM280100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
FM280700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
FM281600 16007KT P6SM BKN025
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BlockHouse WebCam
View the practice area weather with one click
ATIS: 714.546.2279
ASOS: 714.424.0590
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Newest Arrivals!--Sunrise is an Evector dealer, and we now offer the fastest selling trainers in the US--the SportStar Max and the Harmony--for training and rental.
Sunrise offers the newest technology:
- DiamondStar: Two DA 40's, with Garmin 1000 technology
- Evektor:FIVE on line! Our continued committment to offer airplanes specifically built for flight training.
- Aviation Training Device (flight simulator): a Redbird FMX (motion, 210° visual)
Southern California Aerobatic Club!--The Club mission is to advance aerobatic flight through seminars, instructional videos, training camps and contest team support. Visit our companion website, www.aerobats.com for aerobatic news, a calendar of scheduled events and spectacular training videos.
NEW--Seminar Webcasts!
We are now offering a new series: streaming webcasts of Sunrise Training Seminars.
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Listed below are some of the more visible awards that have come our way.
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Staff Honors
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- July, 2022--The International Aerobatic Club presents Michael Church with the AirVenture Chairman's Award in recognition of "Outstanding Service to the IAC."
- July, 2018--The FAA recognizes Michael Church as a Master Aviator in appreciation of "many outstanding contributions to further the cause of aviation safety."
- September, 2008--Present: The USAF awards a training contract to Sunrise for Michael Church to serve as instructor at the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
- May, 2008: The National Association of Flight Instructors honors Michael Church, Sunrise Chief Instructor, with renewal of the prestigious "Master Instructor" and "Master Aerobatic Instructor" designations.
- August, 2007: Sunrise Senior Aerobatic Instructor Bill Hill is honored by the National Association of Flight Instructors as a "Master Aerobatic Instructor."
- November, 2004: Sunrise Chief Instructor, Michael Church, named National Safety Counselor of the Year for 2005. This marks the second time in a decade that a Sunrise Instructor has been singled out to receive one of our nation's four top General Aviation awards
(see Lyn Carlson, below).
- December, 2002: Pam Hengsteler, Sunrise Assistant Chief Instructor, is presented with the "Exceptional Aviator Award" by the FAA in recognition of her career flight instructor accomplishments.
- November, 1995: Lyn Carlson, Sunrise Director of Training, is honored by the FAA as "National Flight Instructor of the Year for 1995."
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Sunrise Aviation
19531 Campus Drive, Suite 7
Santa Ana, California 92707 USA
info@sunriseaviation.com
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Voice (800) 717-4200 • (949)-852-8850
Fax (949) 852-8866
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Privacy Policy
© Copyright 2020 Sunrise Aviation. All rights reserved.
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| In-Flight VIDEO--The Sunrise Extra 300 is equipped with 3 cameras and a state-of-the-art digital recording system. Whether for vanity (we all have that) or training, the resulting DVDs are spectacular. Click the image below for a sample: "Tumbling the Extra" |
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INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
Sunrise is proud to offer sales and service for the following manufacturers:
EXTRA Service Center
ROTAX Service
DIAMOND Service
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11/18/21
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