
November, 1995: Lyn Carlson, Sunrise Director of Training, is honored by the FAA as " National Flight Instructor of the Year for 1995.
Although we teach our course to the performance and capabilities of your specific aircraft, the Extra is certified to +/- 10Gs, has no prohibited maneuvers and boasts a max gross climb rate in excess of 3,200 fpm, making it one of the safest and most capable aircraft in the sky.
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. The German-built Extra 300L offers an ideal training platform for UPRT. 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 November, 2004: Sunrise Chief Instructor, Michael Church, named National Safety Counselor of the Year for 2005. The Extra NG design team did not rest at the all new composite airframe and wing as the aircraft is well equipped in the cockpit with Garmin G3X touchscreen. August, 2007: Sunrise Senior Aerobatic Instructor Bill Hill is honored by the National Association of Flight Instructors as a "Master Aerobatic Instructor.". 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.
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. July, 2018-The FAA recognizes Michael Church as a Master Aviator in appreciation of "many outstanding contributions to further the cause of aviation safety.".