Glider/Soaring Schools
Sky King Soaring
Payson, Arizona
- Location
- Payson, Arizona
- Airport
- Payson Airport (KPAN)
- Training
- 1 category
- Certifications
- 3 listed
- Profile updated
- Aug 6, 2026
School overview
About Sky King Soaring
Sky King Soaring is a motorglider school based at Payson Airport in Arizona. Owner and glider flight instructor Russ Hustead provides personalized training for Private and Commercial Glider certificates and the CFIG flight-instructor rating, either from the beginning or as an add-on for airplane pilots.
The school operates a tricycle-gear Diamond Xtreme motorglider and also specializes in instruction in an owner's touring motorglider, including Diamond, Stemme S6 and S10, Pipistrel Sinus and Virus, and Super Ximango models.
Sky King Soaring also offers scenic motorglider tours and soaring rides from Payson, with Sedona flights available by appointment.
Flight brief
Training offered
Training types
- Glider Training
Certifications
- Private Pilot Certificate
- Commercial Pilot Certificate
- Flight Instructor Certificate
Contact and location
School details
- Address
- 1301 W Aviator Cir, Payson, Arizona, 85541, United States
- Airport
- Payson Airport (KPAN) Payson Small airport 0.7 miles from the airport
- Phone
- (602) 622-2257
- Website
- Visit the school website
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