Flight school soars to new heights

Grow Aviation adds instructor, training 14 students

Grow Aviation flight instructor Chayse Gulzow conducts a preflight check of the aircraft with student pilot Aliah Starr of Grand Island.
Grow Aviation flight instructor Chayse Gulzow conducts a preflight check of the aircraft with student pilot Aliah Starr of Grand Island.

A flight training school launched in Aurora in 2021 has really taken off over the past year. Grow Aviation, which was started at the Aurora Airport by National Guard helicopter pilot Keal Bockelman just four years ago, currently has a roster of 14 students ranging from teenagers working to get their private pilot license to seasoned pilots who are honing their skills and working toward higher leve…