Originally Posted by
RU4692
From what I know of the Cirrus SR 20's, they are not traditionally recoverable from a spin. Hence the CAPS's (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System) was integrated into the airframe design. I would assume that DCA is using them for IA, CFII ratings now.
Remember when DCA used to be the Comair Aviation Academy? Those were the good old days, when Comair was still profitable, and growing.
I attended when it was still CAA. We ran numbers at one point with the student loads when they were just over 500 students and figured that they were profiting near 30 million a year. Minus electricity and rent and stuff like that. The profile is much different now I am sure. How many students do they have right now?