Aviation Services

Doug Dodson is an FAA certificated flight instructor with ratings for airplanes (single and multi-engine land), instrument (airplane) and gliders.  He holds an ATP certificate and has over 8000 hours of non-airline flight time including 3500 hours of instruction given.  He is a former Chief Instructor for a part 141 flight school at Edwards AFB CA.

Doug also holds an FAA Mechanic certificate for Airframe and Powerplant with Inspection Authorization.  He built a Glasair II-S FT and has flown it for over 1300 hours throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean.

He is a former Designated Pilot Examiner for Private and Commercial certificates with Single Engine Land ratings and the Instrument-Airplane rating.

Please e-mail op@pobox.com or call 210-343-2992 to schedule flight instruction or owner-assisted aircraft maintenance.  We specialize in 2nd-owner homebuilt aircraft training.  All services, flying and maintenance, are intended as educational experiences for the customer.  Low Cay Adventures does not offer commercial aircraft maintenance service.

Flight Instruction

  • Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-Engine
  • Formation
  • Transition Training
  • Flight Test (consulting, training or as test pilot)

Owner-Assisted Aircraft Maintenance

  • Annual Inspection
  • Homebuilt Aircraft Condition Inspection
  • Pre-Buy Inspection
  • STCs, other modifications
  • Weight & Balance
  • Fuel System Calibration
  • Propeller Balance

Facility (5C1)

  • Air conditioned office space
  • 70′ x 45′ hangar and ample ramp space
  • 10 miles northwest of San Antonio outer loop adjacent to I-10
  • lodging nearby
  • rental cars available on the field