At Redbird Migration, AOPA Unveils National Flight Training Award Winners

The annual flight training conference attracted a number of top instructors and schools from around the U.S. to be honored.

Julie Boatman

Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 05:21 PM ET

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The annual flight training conference attracted a number of top instructors and schools from around the U.S. to be honored. [Photo: Julie Boatman]

Key Takeaways:

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) announced its 2021 national flight training award winners at Redbird Migration 2022 in Lakeland, Florida.
These annual awards honor outstanding flight instructors and training organizations across the U.S.
Winners are selected based on an extensive survey collecting feedback from over 8,000 students, pilots, and instructors.
CFI Ambyr Peterson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was named Instructor of the Year, and In the Pattern, a flight school from Denton, Texas, received the Training Organization of the Year award.

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At Redbird Migration 2022 on Wednesday in Lakeland, Florida, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) announced its 2021 national flight training award winners, honoring flight instructors and training organizations across the U.S.

The annual flight training conference attracts CFIs and flight schools and has been ongoing since 2011. While it was held virtually in 2020—and the next meeting pushed to February 2022—the in-person event took place in the Aerospace Center for Excellence’s newly completed Ramos Skylab at the Florida Air Museum hangar.