When Kirby and Teresa Ortega retired from Textron Aviation—after a combined 66 years with the company and its predecessor, the Cessna Aircraft Company—they knew that they were far from through with general aviation and flight training. The pilots wanted to develop their own path in teaching folks to fly based on those decades of experience, and their dream came to fruition when the couple launched Ortega Aviation Services, in Wichita, Kansas, in Fall 2019.
OAS Debuts New Frasca Sim, Training Capabilities
Key Takeaways:
- Retired Textron Aviation pilots Kirby and Teresa Ortega founded Ortega Aviation Services (OAS) in 2019 in Wichita, Kansas, offering flight training, ground school, and pilot consulting services.
- OAS recently invested $90,000 in a new Frasca Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD), establishing it as the sole superior Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) in the Wichita area to expand their training capabilities.
- The Frasca RTD provides realistic G1000 NXi or analog Cessna 172S emulation, allows significant flight time credit towards pilot ratings, and positions OAS as national experts in G1000 training.
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