“When we really kind of start talking about elevating people out of poverty and cycles of poverty, then you want to look at where they are going to get the biggest income. And right now, aviation is a great opportunity.” — Joseph Oldham, New Vision Aviation.
Being able to train prospective pilots on electric planes means keeping fuel costs down for students as they rack up hours in the cockpit. That’s why the president of New Vision Aviation, Joseph Oldham, fought for a grant to purchase four e-planes to train Fresno area students when a Slovenian company debuted them.
For Oldham, keeping flying as affordable as possible means making a lucrative career such as airline pilot more accessible for low-income communities.
And now New Vision Aviation at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport has become the first flight school in the nation to receive clearance from the FAA to use electric planes for training.
Being able to train prospective pilots on electric planes means keeping fuel costs down for students as they rack up hours in the cockpit. That’s why the president of New Vision Aviation, Joseph Oldham, fought for a grant to purchase four e-planes to train Fresno area students when a Slovenian company debuted them.
For Oldham, keeping flying as affordable as possible means making a lucrative career such as airline pilot more accessible for low-income communities.
And now New Vision Aviation at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport has become the first flight school in the nation to receive clearance from the FAA to use electric planes for training.
