Ready to take control of more powerful, more capable aircraft?
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Don't wait; get your High Performance and Complex Endorsements!
What you can expect...
Comfortable Aircraft
Our C182RG is the perfect aircraft for mastering High Performance* and Complex* airplanes.
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*High Performance: an airplane with at least one engine producing more than 200 horsepower.
*Complex: an airplane with retractable landing gear, flaps, and controllable-pitch propellers.
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Check out OUR FLEET for more details.
Package Rate
For a flat fee of $3,400, you can acquire your High Performance and Complex ratings, and walk away feeling CONFIDENT in your training.
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Included is access to our Cessna 182RG:
N7348X
Equipped with Dual G5's, Garmin 750 and Garmin 650
236HP Lycoming O-540
New 3-blade McCauley Prop
Package includes:
Instructor, Plane (wet / gas included).
12 Loggable hours (9.2 actual), 16 hours of instruction.
3-day course (Approximately 3 hrs of flight/day).
HP and Complex Endorsement sign-offs (assuming student is proficient).
Includes 3 Instrument Approaches.
Counts as a check-out flight to be able to rent N7348X in the future!
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*Wet Rates mean that fuel is included in your time in the air. For fuel stops, we reimburse up to $5.45 per gallon of AVGAS (100LL). Landing fees and other airport fees are not included and are handled by you (the renter).
Thorough Knowledge
A High Performance rating is attained so that a pilot can act as PIC of an aircraft with at least one engine having more than 200 horsepower. At Abel Aviation, we recognize that means you as a pilot could train and attain your HP rating with a 210HP engine, and then the next day legally fly a 750HP turboprop.
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We take the time to ensure you are familiar with all left-turning tendencies, greater power ratings, and how the aircraft will respond to such. Expect nothing but the most thorough training to make you feel confident as the Pilot in Command.
More Opportunities
As it sounds, the more endorsements you hold, the more aircraft become available for you to fly. Why limit yourself? Get your endorsements today!
Billable Tach Time
Our aircraft are billed using tachometer (tach) time, which measures engine operating time based on RPM, rather than clock (Hobbs) time.
To keep pricing fair and predictable, we apply a 1.3× multiplier to tach time. This adjustment accounts for higher engine wear during flight operations—such as taxi, takeoff, climb, and cruise at higher power settings—while avoiding charges for extended low-RPM ground time.
What this means for you:
You’re billed based on actual engine use, not just elapsed time.
Taxi delays and long ground operations at low RPM are not over-penalized.
Costs are more consistent and fair across different types of flights.
Example:
If a flight records 1.0 hour of tach time, billing will be 1.3 hours at the published hourly rate.
This method is widely used in flight training and aircraft rental and provides a balanced approach to operational costs and customer fairness.
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