Bockelman hopes to ‘GROW Aviation’ with new business

Army National Guard helicopter pilot now offering flying lessons at Aurora airport

  • Keal Bockelman purchased this Cessna 172 airplane last year for personal use, but eventually saw an opportunity and launched a new business to begin offering private flying lessons.
    Keal Bockelman purchased this Cessna 172 airplane last year for personal use, but eventually saw an opportunity and launched a new business to begin offering private flying lessons.
    Keal Bockelman earned his pilot’s license at a young age and now hopes to help other aviation enthusiasts do the same. The Wisner native, who moved to Aurora in 2019 and works full-time with the Army National Guard in Grand Island, bought his own plane last October and has launched a new business called GROW Aviation. He has since begun offering private aviation lessons with a goal of ...

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