Bravo Flight Training
By Olivia Miller
After the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport ( MRB ) in Martinsburg , WV , acquired its fixed-based operator — the organization that provides aeronautical services to the airport — the airport seized the opportunity to outsource the flight school component to a group that could focus on the growth of the operation . While MRB took over the fueling operation , maintenance shop and charter service , leadership was eager to bring a flight school to the airport to spark more activity .
“ Bravo Flight Training was one of several flight schools we talked to about coming to MRB ,” says Nicolas Diehl , MRB ’ s executive director and CEO . “ We were ultimately impressed with Bravo ’ s drive and growth potential . We were looking for a flight school that could be flexible and will grow with us .”
Bravo Flight Training , headquartered in Frederick , MD , has additional locations in Gaithersburg , MD , and now Martinsburg . The school has won multiple industry awards for customer experience and offers training for both social and educational activities that allow students to learn from one another while also networking with other pilots and professionals within the aviation industry . In 2018 , the school was recognized for its high standard of accomplishment in flight training by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association , the world ’ s largest aviation association . Bravo Flight Training School will offer training programs in private pilot , instrument rating , commercial , certified flight instructor , sport , Part 141 and multi . Bravo has opportunities for everyone from the novice to the experienced pilot .
“ As the aviation industry continues to grow at our airport , more pilots will be essential to the equation ,” says Diehl . “ Labor underscores the strong need for a flight school at MRB . With access to more trained pilots , aeronautic businesses will find MRB more attractive as a new or expanding location .”
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RCBI AERO
The Robert C . Byrd Institute ( RCBI ), an advanced manufacturing technology center at Marshall University , offers a comprehensive suite of resources to support economic development and growth across the Mid-Atlantic region . A core thrust of that economic development has been the focus on the aviation industry in West Virginia and the tristate area . In 2017 , RCBI received the first U . S . Economic Development Administration i6 Regional Innovation Strategies grant in West Virginia to establish RCBI AERO , an aerospace proof-of-concept and training facility .
Today , RCBI AERO has the tools and resources to help companies achieve their goals in aviation manufacturing or flight . In addition , RCBI AERO has served in a critical role in the FAA certification process for Marshall ’ s Bill Noe Flight School .
“ Marshall ’ s investment in this program has led to the development of some really important partnerships with aviation industry companies that are looking to expand their workforce ,” says James Smith , director of RCBI AERO . “ We ’ ve had an opportunity to talk to these companies and let them know what our region has to offer because of this process that Marshall has put so much faith in . It has opened a lot of doors and promises to be very beneficial .”
RCBI also offers a machinist technology program that allows students to receive specialty certifications to prepare them for work in the aerospace industry . The National Institute for Metalworking Skills-accredited program offers courses available to high school graduates , dislocated workers , welfare-to-work participants , employed individuals , in-state or privately funded education or training programs and employers who are expanding the technical capabilities of their current workforce .
“ Having this facility allows us to address a need for an industry that is currently hurting for workforce and provide our local communities with a new avenue of education and a new discipline for companies to draw from ,” says Smith . “ We are giving the industry the best candidates we can possible give in an area of the country that has phenomenal skill sets .”
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