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 helping peop…