New flight training class prepares aviation students for the mission field
Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics recently launched its first residential course that gives mission-focused students the opportunity to receive their flight training requirements directly from instructors with a mission aviation organization. Last week, the school welcomed representatives from JAARS, a…
Liberty flight team captures 17th straight regional NIFA title
For the 17th consecutive year, Liberty University’s National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) team finished first in the SAFECON (Safety And Flight Evaluation Conference) Championship standings in the Region X competition held Wednesday through Saturday in Chesapeake, Va. Liberty’s team…
Liberty’s aviation safety director receives top collegiate safety award
Liberty University School of Aeronautics Director of Safety Andrew Walton was awarded the John K. Lauber Safety Award at the University Aviation Association’s 2022 Conference, held Oct. 5-7 in Colorado Springs, Colo., recognizing his contributions toward improving safety in…
Aviation maintenance technicians commissioned to become leaders in a growing industry
The Liberty University School of Aeronautics celebrated the latest graduates of the Aviation Maintenance Technician Program (AMTP) on Friday during a commencement ceremony held in the School of Business Towns Auditorium. The 30 graduates, who were split into two classes,…
No longer grounded by post-concussion syndrome, Bond earns wings, private pilot’s license
From not being able to walk or even remember his own family after taking a hit to the head during a high school football practice near Athens, Ga., on Aug. 15, 2016, to acing his first solo flight and…
Female aviators set off for 45th annual Air Race Classic
Two three-woman squads from Liberty University’s Liberty Belles flight team flew Cessna Skyhawk 172SPs out of Lynchburg, Va., Friday morning to join the field of 53 teams arriving in Lakeland, Fla., the starting point of the 45th Air Race Classic…
Champion in the Skies: U.S. airman goes above and beyond to aid refugees as part of military operation in Afghanistan
As a senior airman with the United States Air Force for three years, Grace Tinkey (’21) helped evacuate refugees and fellow servicemembers at the end of the Afghan War in the summer of 2021. “It was an experience I will…
Liberty names deans for Schools of Divinity, Music, and Aeronautics
Liberty University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Scott Hicks announced today that three interim deans have officially been named deans: Dr. Stephen Müller, School of Music; Dr. Troy Temple, John W. Rawlings School of Divinity; and Dr. Rick Roof, School…
School of Aeronautics selected for FAA UAS Collegiate Training program
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the Liberty University School of Aeronautics Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI), becoming one of only 26 schools nationwide to participate. “The FAA selected Liberty University…
Flight teams end race in Canada, share special moment with women’s aviation pioneer
Two women’s flight teams from Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics helped make history at this week’s Air Race Classic, when the annual event ventured north of the border into Canada for the first time. They both arrived at the race’s…