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 a luminary in aviation, passed away at 95, widely recognized as the "father of modern business aviation training."
He established FlightSafety International in 1951 to address the lack of formal training for business aircraft pilots, growing it into a global aviation training provider for commercial, government, and military operators.
Ueltschi was a significant humanitarian, serving as a driving force behind Project Orbis, an international nonprofit aircraft-based teaching eye hospital that provides sight-saving techniques in less-developed areas.
His extensive career included being a Pan Am pilot and personal pilot to Juan Trippe, and he received numerous accolades, including induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

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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.