VERO BEACH, Fla. - Piper Aircraft, Inc. recently delivered a Seminole twin to a Serbian customer involved in pilot training.
Prince Aviation, of Belgrade, Serbia, took delivery of the Seminole from Piper’s manufacturing campus and delivery center in Vero Beach, Fla. Prince Aviation plans to add the aircraft to its flight training fleet. The company also provides air charter services and performs aircraft maintenance and maintenance training.
"In addition to operating air taxi services, Prince Aviation has a renowned flight school and a Part 145 maintenance center," said Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott.
Prince Aviation, founded in 1990, has its main hub at the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. The company was the first and today is the largest VIP charter operator in the Balkans. Soon after the commercial operations started, the company established its pilot training organization which today offers a wide range of courses (from PPL to type rating training) and has trained over 1000 pilots in the last 20 years.
The Seminole is a twin-engine, piston-powered aircraft that seats four and is powered by two Lycoming L/O -360-A1H6 engines, each generating 180 hp. Its cruising speed at 75 percent power is 162 knots (300 kph), and it has a range of 700 nautical miles (1,426 km). The latest version of the Seminole features Garmin’s G1000 integrated all-glass avionics panel.