Albert Lee Ueltschi, the Father of Modern Aviation Training, Dies at 95

Stephen Pope

Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11:51 PM ET

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Albert Lee Ueltschi

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Albert Lee Ueltschi, founder of FlightSafety International and "father of modern business aviation training," has died at 95.
Ueltschi established FlightSafety in 1951, pioneering formal training for business aircraft pilots after observing the need while serving as personal pilot for Pan Am founder Juan Trippe.
Beyond aviation training, he was a driving force behind Project Orbis, an international nonprofit teaching eye hospital, and received numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to aviation and humanitarian efforts.

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The aviation world is mourning the passing of FlightSafety founder and industry luminary Albert Lee Ueltschi, who died yesterday at the age of 95.

For many years the personal pilot of Pan Am founder Juan Trippe, Ueltschi is best remembered as the father of modern business aviation training for his pioneering work creating FlightSafety International at the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.