Training Aircraft Directory
Training aircraft for flight schools
A working directory of 29 training aircraft used at ATOs, Part 141 schools, university programs, aero clubs, and microlight operators worldwide. Built for owners and operators making real fleet decisions.
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Browse by operating profile →Citabria / Decathlon family
American Champion Aircraft
- Power
- 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Aerobatic trainer
A210 / AT01
Aquila Aviation
- Power
- 100 hp
- Fuel
- Unleaded mogas (EN228 / autofuel)
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
Baron 55 / 58 / 58P
Beechcraft (Textron Aviation)
- Power
- 600 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Multi-engine piston
- Segment
- Multi-engine trainer
Bonanza family (35 V-tail / A36 / G36)
Beechcraft (Textron Aviation)
- Power
- 300 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Trainer and personal aircraft
150 / 152
Cessna (Textron Aviation)
discontinued
- Power
- 110 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
172 Skyhawk
Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Power
- 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
182 Skylane
Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Power
- 230 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Trainer and personal aircraft
SR20 / SR22 / SR22T
Cirrus Aircraft
- Power
- 310 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Trainer and personal aircraft
Ikarus C42
Comco Ikarus
- Power
- 100 hp
- Fuel
- Unleaded mogas (EN228 / autofuel)
- Category
- Ultralight / microlight
- Segment
- ULM / microlight trainer
DA20 Katana / Eclipse
Diamond Aircraft Industries
- Power
- 125 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
DA40 / DA40 NG / DA40 XLT
Diamond Aircraft Industries
- Power
- 168 hp
- Fuel
- Jet-A (diesel piston)
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
DA42 Twin Star
Diamond Aircraft Industries
- Power
- 336 hp
- Fuel
- Jet-A (diesel piston)
- Category
- Multi-engine piston
- Segment
- Multi-engine trainer
AA-1 / AA-5 family (Yankee, Cheetah, Tiger)
Grumman American / American General
discontinued
- Power
- 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Trainer and personal aircraft
Cabri G2
Hélicoptères Guimbal
- Power
- 145 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Helicopter (piston)
- Segment
- Helicopter trainer
M20 family
Mooney International
limited revival
- Power
- 280 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Complex trainer
Cub family (J-3 / Super Cub / Carbon Cub / Husky)
Piper / CubCrafters / American Legend / Aviat
- Power
- 150 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
PA-28 Cherokee / Warrior / Archer / Dakota
Piper Aircraft
- Power
- 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
PA-28R Arrow
Piper Aircraft
- Power
- 200 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Complex trainer
PA-38-112 Tomahawk
Piper Aircraft
discontinued
- Power
- 112 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
PA-44 Seminole
Piper Aircraft
- Power
- 360 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Multi-engine piston
- Segment
- Multi-engine trainer
Velis Electro
Pipistrel (Textron eAviation)
- Power
- 76 hp
- Fuel
- Battery electric
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- LSA trainer
Virus / Alpha Trainer family
Pipistrel (Textron eAviation)
- Power
- 80 hp
- Fuel
- Unleaded mogas (EN228 / autofuel)
- Category
- Ultralight / microlight
- Segment
- LSA trainer
DR400 family
Robin Aircraft
- Power
- 160 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
R22 / R44 family
Robinson Helicopter Company
- Power
- 145 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Helicopter (piston)
- Segment
- Helicopter trainer
Schweizer 300 / Sikorsky S-300
Schweizer Aircraft (RSG, formerly Sikorsky)
limited revival
- Power
- 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Helicopter (piston)
- Segment
- Helicopter trainer
P-Mentor
Tecnam
- Power
- 100 hp
- Fuel
- Unleaded mogas (EN228 / autofuel)
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
P2006T
Tecnam
- Power
- 200 hp
- Fuel
- Unleaded mogas (EN228 / autofuel)
- Category
- Multi-engine piston
- Segment
- Multi-engine trainer
P2008 / P2010
Tecnam
- Power
- 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Segment
- Primary trainer
P92 Echo / Eaglet
Tecnam
- Power
- 100 hp
- Fuel
- Unleaded mogas (EN228 / autofuel)
- Category
- Ultralight / microlight
- Segment
- ULM / microlight trainer
Where each aircraft sits on the lead-fuel transition
The FAA EAGLE programme and California UNL94 timeline are forcing real fleet decisions today. Use this rail to find aircraft with the right transition path for your fleet planning horizon.
Leaded only
100LL-burning airframes without a documented G100UL pathway today. Engine swap or fleet retirement plan needed for the lead-fuel transition.
Leaded only — needs G100UL or engine swap
G100UL eligible
100LL today but on Lycoming or Continental's compatibility path for G100UL via STC — a path off 100LL without engine swap once supply is regional.
- Citabria / Decathlon family
- Baron 55 / 58 / 58P
- Bonanza family (35 V-tail / A36 / G36)
- 172 Skyhawk
- 182 Skylane
- SR20 / SR22 / SR22T
- AA-1 / AA-5 family (Yankee, Cheetah, Tiger)
- Cabri G2
- M20 family
- Cub family (J-3 / Super Cub / Carbon Cub / Husky)
- PA-28 Cherokee / Warrior / Archer / Dakota
- PA-28R Arrow
- PA-44 Seminole
- R22 / R44 family
- Schweizer 300 / Sikorsky S-300
- P2008 / P2010
G100UL eligible (STC available)
Mogas / Jet-A diesel
Already on unleaded EN228 mogas (Rotax 912 family) or Jet-A piston diesel (Austro AE 300, Continental CD-155 / CD-170) — no transition risk.
- A210 / AT01
- Ikarus C42
- Virus / Alpha Trainer family
- P-Mentor
- P2006T
- P92 Echo / Eaglet
- DA40 / DA40 NG / DA40 XLT
- DA42 Twin Star
Mogas-capable (Rotax 912 / equivalent)
Electric
Battery-electric airframes. The Velis Electro is the only fully EASA type-certified electric aircraft in the directory today.
Electric
About this directory
How is this aircraft directory built?
Each aircraft is one structured JSON file in the Aviatize repo with POH-sourced specs, variant history, type-club references, and operator data. The directory is reviewed for accuracy against POH, FAA TCDS, EASA TCDS, and manufacturer-published fleet figures, then surfaces here with filters for category, manufacturer, era, fuel, and trainer role.
Why does the directory split fuel into two fields?
Aircraft burn fuel today (100LL, mogas, Jet-A diesel, or battery) and have a separate path off 100LL for the FAA EAGLE / California UNL94 transition. A 100LL-burning Cessna 172 is on Lycoming's G100UL compatibility path; a 100LL-burning Piper Tomahawk is not. Both questions matter to a flight-school owner planning fleet decisions, so the directory tracks them as independent axes.
Why is grading not in the schema?
Aviatize is a SaaS company, not a flight-test publication or aviation safety authority. We capture factual operating characteristics, regulatory positioning, production volume, and type-community references — but we do not publish quality ratings, accident-pattern narratives, or 'best for X' rankings. The reader interprets the facts; we don't grade what we haven't flown.
What's the next page I should look at?
If you're picking a primary trainer fleet, start with the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Piper PA-28 Cherokee, or Diamond DA40 entries. If you're modernising for the unleaded fuel transition, look at the Tecnam P-Mentor, Pipistrel Velis Electro, and Diamond DA42 Twin Star. If you're building a multi-engine syllabus, see the Piper PA-44 Seminole, Diamond DA42 Twin Star, and Tecnam P2006T pages.