GA-ASI’s Flight Training Academy Graduates First Class
The inaugural class at GA-ASI’s UAS Flight Training Academy graduated on August 12, the company said Thursday.
After opening in June, the Academy’s first class included three pilots. GA-ASI boasts a quick turnaround time for training aircrews for piloting and operating the company’s UAS Predator series. The training provided by the academy includes 15 flights (36 hours), 25 simulator lessons (59 hours), and 114 hours of academic studies.
“Our first graduates have benefitted from safe, effective, cutting-edge training that will enable them to support flight operations for our global customers,” said David R. Alexander, President of Aircraft Systems at GA-ASI. “We look forward to providing the same high-quality training services to our customers’ aircrews to meet their growing demands in the very near future.”
While graduates of the first class are qualified to be aircrew for the Predator A, the plan is to incorporate curriculum so that graduates can be aircrew for the Predator B as well. GA-ASI’s next class is expected to include five additional pilots and six sensor operators.
Graduates from the academy will join more than 200 qualified GA-ASI aircrews across the world.
