
5th Annual Super Petrel USA Tri-Fecta Event (November 5 – 8, 2025) – Thursday November 6 – Day 2
Super Petrel USA along with Wings of Gold Aviation, and Scoda Aeronautica will once again host the annual pilot safety and maintenance training event.
Class will begin Thursday November 6th at (8:30 AM) and continue until (4:30 pm).
This first day will begin with an introduction by Roger Helton, president of Super Petrel USA, who will address continuing support for the LS aircraft parts and technical support. SPUSA. Followed by Rodrigo Scoda, president of Scoda Aeronautica who will address the Super Petrel XP and future changes and improvements.
John Melchert, aircraft owner and expert on the LS Super Petrel Aircraft, will present the real inside information on MOGAS vs 100LL fuels and a deeper dive on the aircraft electrical systems. Get your questions ready.
Retired Admiral Bill Gortney, our SPUSA Director of Safety, will focus on Airmanship, Flight Safety, Mishap Review and aircraft emergency EGRES. Flying and Aviation Risk Management will be presented by Dan Pedersen our SPUSA Vice President and Chief Pilot. Beginning after the lunch break (provided) the afternoon maintenance session will be presented by Mark Ziegler (Ziggy) our Director of Maintenance along with Todd Wean our lead Customer Support expert with the focus on what maintenance owners may perform on their own aircraft.
If you have an interest in the Super Petrel XP or LS aircraft and just want to know more about them and the company, this is a great opportunity to meet owners and or take a demo flight in the Super Petrel XP. Demo Flights will be charged at $100 per person, this is a separate charge from the Tri-Fecta Course.
The price of the course ($400) and the demo flight will be applied to the purchase of a new XP aircraft. The flights will run about 30 minutes in length weather permitting. Licensed FAA LSRM and A&P aircraft maintainers will not be charged for the training event.
The cost per person for the training event is $400.00 and can be paid by credit card, check or cash at the beginning of class on Thursday 6 November. Lunch will be served each day at the hangar. Too Tall Tim the burger burner on the grill.
Please visit our website to pre-register for the course. Seating is limited, so let us know if you are planning to attend. If staying at the Hampton Inn on Florida Highway 40 (Granada Blvd), give them our corporate code number for a 15% discounted rate. 3394268 Make your reservation as soon as possible. Last years attendance was over 60 people. We expect even more this year.
You can pre-register at https://superpetrelusa.com/tri-fecta-event-2025/
Roger Helton
855.557.7872 office
rhelton@superpetrelusa.com