January 2010
Denton, TX – US Aviation, as part of their expansion and upgrading program has become the first FBO in the USA to select fuel storage tanks with stainless steel liners instead of the traditional epoxy-coated tanks. The use of stainless liners is new to the fuel storage industry, coming with a longer warranty, assuring a safer, unpolluted product, while reducing environmental impact.
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December 2009
Denton, TX – US Aviation hosted the French American Chamber of Commerce of Dallas Ft. Worth ( FACC ) Aerospace Committee Meeting on Tuesday, December 15 at the Denton Municipal Airport Terminal.
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November 2009
Denton, TX – US Aviation has expanded its presence at Denton Airport by absorbing Aircraft Precision Maintenance. APM founder Wesley Pearce and his associates have moved all of the APM assets into a new 14,400 square foot facility adjacent to the US Aviation complex. With the expansion of US Aviation’s maintenance operations, the company will now have mechanics on “24-hour call” and will continue open shop hours 18 hours a day, seven days a week.
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October 2009
Denton, TX – Denton High School has 80 students enrolled in their Junior ROTC program. Of those, eight kids signed up for a Private Pilot Ground School course that is designed to take them through the written exam. Three of the students have already indicated they plan to follow up immediately with flight training. So when seven of the eight showed up at US Aviation on Denton Airport, they were given a full tour of the Professional Flight Training facilities, the maintenance shop and the LSA showroom. They also sat in on a ground school session.
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September 2009
Denton, TX – Mike Sykes, CEO of US Flight Academy, opened the graduation ceremonies for 16 Chinese students who began a professional pilot training course last November. Each student received a certificate verifying that they had successfully completed all training requirements as set forth by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration and conducted by US Flight Academy.
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August 2009
Denton, TX – In the month of June, the US Flight Academy set a Personal Best record in rental and flight training hours. They recorded 3322 hours, of which 2547 were logged by students in their professional pilot training program. Then in July, they set new records, with 4428 total hours in training and rental. This time 3575 hours were part of the career pilot program.
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July 2009
Denton, TX – The number of students enrolled in the Chickasaw Nation Aviation and Space Academy more than doubled this year as 82 students signed up for the five-day summer camp. During their visit to the US Flight Academy, 73 students had the opportunity to experience a ground school class and then flew in a Diamond DA-40. The students were also given a tour of the DTO tower and were provided a catered lunch.
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July 2009
Denton, TX – Though he’s still working on his Sport Pilot License at the US Flight Academy, Michael Combs has plans to use his ticket as few ever will. He recently had an unveiling of the REMOS GX LSA he intends to fly in all 50 states in 2010. Few people have taken off on such an adventure with so little time in their logbooks and no one has yet attempted all 50 in a Light Sport Aircraft.
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June 2009
Denton, TX – Of the 104 Chinese students sent to the United States for professional pilot training, all of them are ahead of schedule. They were given a year to complete the program at US Flight Academy and it appears that the first group of 16 students, which all have their IFR ratings, will be headed home in September, two months early. When they leave the country, they will have logged about 250 hours, completed their Commercial and Multi engine ratings along with the ATP written exam. Their final 20 hours of flying will include 10 hours of C-90 King Air simulator time and 10 hours of actual flying in a C-90.
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June 2009
Denton, TX – Pratt & Whitney Engine Services has issued a dealer and installation agreement to US Aviation allowing them to install P&Ws Turbine Tracker System. The system operates like the black box on an airliner, monitoring all engine activity. It can be expanded to keep track of any airframe setting changes.
The hardware and software program provides aircraft owners/operators with critical aircraft performance data used to reduce maintenance and operating costs. US Aviation is the second facility in the DFW area favored with an installation authorization.
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May 2009
Denton, TX – US Flight Academy, a division of US Aviation, received a two-year authorization from the Chinese CAAC last fall to train Chinese students for airline careers. The first group of 16 students has completed the requirements for their private pilot’s license and is now working on instrument and commercial ratings. The students expect to return to China in about five months to begin a year of simulator training with various models of Boeing aircraft.
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April 2009
Denton, TX – The FAA has granted the US Flight Academy the rare right to Self Examination for their Part 141 training programs. As of May 1, 2009 the flight school is authorized to issue licenses and pilot upgrades without relying on the services of a Designated Pilot Examiner. The Self Examination award is due in part to the 95 percent written and check ride pass rate that the Academy had established.
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March 2009
Denton, TX – The US Flight Academy has hired Jim Tardi as Vice President, Director of Training for all operations. The announcement was made by Mike Sykes, President of US Aviation Group, which owns US Flight Academy.
Tardi, who holds ATP, Multi and Commercial Single Engine ratings is also a CFII and MEI instructor. Most recently, he was Director of Training at the Air Safety Flight Academy in Glendale, AZ. Prior to that, he worked with Pan Am International Flight Academy, now called Trans Pac Academy in Phoenix. While with Pan Am, Tardi oversaw
the flight training for approximately 1000 Chinese students.
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February 2009
"Last month, U.S. Aviation was
approved by the city to sell aircraft
fuel, making it the second
company with the ability to
serve up fuel, joining Business
Air.
Along with the fuel service,
U.S. Aviation will have hangar
services and a pilots lounge — to
go with its pre-existing flight
school and maintenance facility
— that will likely open about
February 2010, said Mark
Taylor, vice president of marketing
and business development."
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January 2009
"Denton, TX – Several years ago, when the owners of US Aviation took over the stagnant US Flight Academy, they had plans to refine and develop the facilities. They have now reached the status of a full service FBO, with the Denton City Council granting the right to provide fueling operations. They will move quickly to create a fuel farm, purchase fueling trucks, expand their ramp area for fueling operations, and construct a new 5,600 square foot FBO facility."
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December 2008
"Denton, TX – Stephen McGee has accepted the position of Avionics Manager with US Avionics. The announcement was made by Michael Sykes, President of US Aviation, which owns the recently expanded avionics facility. As manager, McGee will be responsible for business development and sales, installations, warranty issues, repairs and reconditioning of all types of communication and avionics equipment, along with maintenance of the fleet of 25 aircraft utilized by the flight training program in the US Flight Academy in Denton and other facilities."
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October 2008
"Denton, TX – The US Aviation Group, which has been developing an ambitious flight training program, especially with foreign students, has signed on Patrick Dennis as head CFI for their new helicopter training program. Dennis will begin instruction in a Robinson R-22, soon to be supplemented with an R-22 simulator, and eventually an R-44."
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October 2008
"Denton, TX – US Aviation Group (USAG) and their affiliate US Flight Academy has received approval from the Chinese CAAC and America’s FAA to train Chinese students for careers as commercial pilots. The first group of 24 to 27 students, all college graduates aged 19 – 22, will arrive within a month."
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July 2008
"Denton, TX – US Flight Academy was listed in the top ten aviation academies according to the 2008 edition of Plane & Pilot “Learn to Fly and Aviation Careers” Magazine. President and CEO, Mike Sykes stated, “we are honored to earn such high recognition. This level of acknowledgement demonstrates not only our commitment to excellence in aviation education, but reaffirms our business strategy to become the premier flight school in the nation.”"
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