Coad first took the controls of a Cessna 172 back in 1966, for a
short segment of a cross-country flight. So Coad founded
a company, Lonestar Charter; that company purchased a new SR22 -G2;
Coad became that company's chief pilot. He continued,
"We have demonstrated, with Mr.I.

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"His extensive expertise in driving and growing business within the
highly competitive military aviation marketplace will be invaluable to
Textron as we advance our vision to become the premier multi-industry
company . In addition, Hancock has served as co-chair of
the North Texas Science and Technology Coalition and is a past member
of the Board of Trustees for the Alliance for Higher Education.

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LOS GATOS, Calif. "My
heart really went out to the air-traffic controllers I worked with,"
Coad shared. I'm
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The Flight Academy is a flight school specializing in Cirrus
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Hancock earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees
in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University.

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As an adult, he spent part of his career as a lead designer of
air-traffic control systems in the United States and in Germany."

Lonestar Charter delivers executive travel for small business
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Textron Inc. is a $10 billion multi-industry company with 44,000
employees in nearly 40 countries .

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"This is what I am looking for!" he exclaimed."
During his first year of flying, Coad flew 502. "The quality of
instruction, the ability to teach, and the expert process know-how
make the Flight Academy the precious aviation resource that it is. Until his
recent retirement in January 2005, Hancock was corporate executive
vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation and president of the
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, where he oversaw all Lockheed
Martin military aircraft business.
"We are extremely fortunate and honored to welcome Dain to our
Board," said Textron Chairman, President and CEO Lewis B.

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"
Hancock began his nearly 40-year career in the military aircraft
business at General Dynamics, where he held a variety of positions of
increasing responsibility in the Research and Engineering, Program
Management and Marketing arenas. The company leverages its global
network of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide
customers with innovative solutions and services.

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Coad asked his Cirrus representative, "Who is the very best in
teaching pilots how to safely fly Cirrus Design aircraft?" The answer
was immediate: "Luke Lysen and the Flight Academy. He was named a corporate vice
president of the former Lockheed Corporation in 1993 when Lockheed
acquired General Dynamics' military aircraft business; at which time
he continued to serve as vice president of F-16 Programs, a position
he assumed at General Dynamics in 1989.

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1 hours in the first year,
Peter Coad of Lonestar Charter Corporation is one very special pilot. He also received the prestigious
Haddaway Medal of Aviation Achievement from the Frontiers of Flight
Museum Association in Dallas , Texas; and is a recipient of the Reed
Aeronautics Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA).

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"Carrying such responsibility for human life every single
day is admirable . The Flight Academy trained him for his Private Pilot's
License and Instrument Rating, and currently is delivering additional
safety-centric training two-to-three-days per quarter.

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About a month later, Cirrus Design took Coad on a demonstration
flight."
"At the Flight Academy, we believe the safest pilots are those who
are the most comfortable in the plane," remarked Lysen.1 hours. To learn more about the company, visit
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first ever glass-cockpit-trained pilot to earn his private license,
achieve his instrument rating, and log 502 . I've heard that some pilots
would fly even the simplest of planes just to get up in the air.
"If you are serious about flying safely, love to learn, and are
able to invest the time and money required to do it right, the only
place to go is the Flight Academy," Coad said. With over 12,000 combined hours training in the Cirrus,
their primary mission is to produce safer, more proficient pilots
through high-quality, specialized training.com

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I worked hard to make a difference for them and
encouraged others around me to do the same.
Hancock was named the National Management Association's Executive
of the Year and was awarded the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Engineering Leadership Award in 2001.

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Lysen,
president of the Flight Academy, is Coad's primary instructor. Hancock has been elected to
the company's Board of Directors effective March 1, 2005. Textron is known
around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter,
Cessna Aircraft, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming , E-Z-GO and Greenlee,
among others.

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Coad recalls, "In late 2003, I considered training in a Cessna
172SP.theflightacademy.

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I was so disappointed. He later served as the
president of Lockheed Martin 's Tactical Aircraft Systems Unit, prior
to his most recent post.

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I said to myself, 'If general aviation has only come
this far in 40 years, then I won't fly.lonestarcharter.

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He was 12 years old."
Coad built and sold a successful software company to a public
company in 2003, giving him time and resources to pursue flying once
again. Coad and the twelve other private
pilots that have completed training with us, that doing primary
training in the Cirrus establishes that comfort level and makes for
safer pilots. As part of
that flying time, he logged 175 training hours with the Flight
Academy.

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