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Flight school prepares for takeoff
Falwell Aviation plans to open a division at Roanoke's airport.

By Jeff Sturgeon


Photos by ERIC BRADY The Roanoke Times

Kyle Falwell, shown with a Diamond DA-40, is an executive with Falwell Aviation and serves as head of its flight school. Falwell Aviation is one of a handful of business ventures put together by the Lynchburg Falwell family.

Pilot training ground nearly to a halt at Roanoke Regional Airport this year.

Now, a Lynchburg company has stepped up with an ambitious business plan to teach a federally certified curriculum, train in multiple aircraft and operate under the Falwell brand name that's known in aviation -- and not just matters of faith.

A private, family-owned company, Falwell Aviation Inc., intends to open a division of its flight school in September at Roanoke's airport. The plan has the blessing of the airport's governing board and envisions Falwell occupying leased space at Landmark Aviation.

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