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  Whirly Girls International Scholarship Fund Inc. Awards Instrument Rating Scholarship from Leading Edge Flight Academy and Central Oregon Community College March 11, 2021- Whirly Girls Scholarship Fund, Inc. has announced the exciting award of the 2021...

In a year that has felt more like a decade to professional pilots in all airframes, news of forward progression almost seems too good to be true. Reports of continued pilot demand are often met with raised eyebrows and cynical whispers. “How can we bounce back from a...

In January of 2020, the term “pilot shortage” was becoming a well-known buzzword to media outlets throughout the world. Student pilots were going through flight training and entering the airlines as a first officer in record time while flight schools did their best to...

​January 13, 2021: Leading Edge Flight Academy (www.flybend.com) of Bend, Oregon is proud to announce the addition of their new Chief Fixed Wing Instructor, James Presler.  Having flown for both a major air carrier as well as being a retired Navy F/A-18 Fighter Pilot,...

How this community college is preparing students for careers in aviation

How Leading Edge has Evolved to be one of the Largest Helicopter Flight Schools in the US.

  There are multiple important factors to consider when you are researching flight schools before making a final decision on where to pursue your flight training. A few of these factors are obvious in their importance such as the school’s safety record,...