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About Us
THEN
Travis St. John is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1972 to work construction with his
brother. He took his first flying lesson in a Citabria 7ECA in September of that year, and then soon after, transferred to a Citabria
7GCBC, in which he took his private pilot exam.
He purchased his first airplane (J3 Cub with a 90 hp engine) in May 1980 and then the fun really began! He and his wife, Lucy,
lived on Lake Jubilee about 10 miles out of Talkeetna, Alaska in a log home that they built with the help of family and friends.
During the summertime, Travis kept his plane on floats and parked it within several yards of the back door. In the wintertime, the
plane was outfitted with skis/tundra tires. What amazing fishing trips, hunting trips, and other great adventures followed!
He headed to New Bern, North Carolina, in August 1981 to attend an "accelerated instrument course" and received his
instrument rating there, having flown for hours in a Cessna 172. In April 1982, he received his "commercial rating", and then went
on to fly a Cessna 320, earning his "multi-engine rating". In August 1982, he took his CFI exam and became a certified flight instructor.
Lucy St. John is originally from Anchorage, Alaska and met her husband, Travis, there. She remembers her first airplane ride
with him as quite an experience! "We took off in the Citabria like normal people," she says, "but Travis ended up doing a loop out
over a big field where a bunch of our friends were watching!" She still married him, so must have had a streak of adventure in her heart!
Three of their seven children were born at home in Talkeetna, Alaska. Travis would bundle Lucy and the new baby up in to the
plane and fly them about 70 miles into Palmer, Alaska, for a checkup within a few hours of birth!
One of her most memorable trips was flying from Talkeenta, Alaska to San Diego, California and back again in the Cessna 320
with 5 children during the wintertime. Most of the flight took place in the clouds and it took some imagination to keep everyone
happy! Many years followed with Travis and Lucy spending almost 10 years in Bolivia, South America—but that’s a whole other
adventure that they can share with you when you come for a visit!
NOW
Travis started managing Fulton Flying Service, Inc. in the fall of 2002, and then he and his wife purchased the business in
January 2003. Along with managing the Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, this keeps them both very occupied!
A fresh vision for the development of the business came almost immediately with the purchase of a mobile home that was
converted into a classroom, offering traditional teaching, the setting up of a flight simulator, and providing living quarters for the
students coming in for the accelerated courses.
Accelerated Instrument Rating Course:
Because of the fast-paced lifestyle of our culture, Fulton Flying Service, Inc. now offers a
special accelerated course for obtaining an instrument rating. The Elton Hensley Memorial Airport is located strategically
between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri. However, it’s rural enough to accommodate those persons who are interested in
leaving their business interruptions behind and focusing on an intense 10-day course to obtain this rating.
Lodging (bedroom, private bath, and kitchen privileges), the use of a courtesy vehicle (if pilot arrives in own airplane), unlimited
time on the flight simulator, along with daily instruction and flying make this ideal for pilot’s coming in from all parts of the country!
Both a Cessna-150 and a Cessna 172 are available for instrument training, as well as an individual’s own aircraft (if instruments
are acceptable).
Ratings:
Private Pilot, commercial, and ATP
ratings are offered, as well.
LaserGrade Test Site:
The need for a testing site to compliment all pilot training was recognized and Fulton Flying Service, Inc.
now provides this.
AND IN CONCLUSION
Travis has spent hours and hours working with new students, as well as with experienced pilots, to help others enjoy the feeling
of lifting off the earth and climbing up into the skies! That can only happen in the field of aviation! | |
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