06/08/2026
📣 Something worth sharing from the flight training world. We believe learning to fly should be a great experience — one that builds confident, capable, lifelong aviators. The reality is that the industry has long struggled to keep students engaged all the way through to their certificate, and we think better instruction is a big part of the answer.
That's exactly why the quality of flight training matters so much to us, and why we're excited about a new effort to raise the bar across all of general aviation. Community Aviation (www.communityaviation.com) has just published The Learn-Do-Fly Training Standard (https://www.communityaviation.com/standard)— the first open, evidence-based training standard for GA. It's built on first principles, grounded in the learning sciences, and centered on the pilot.
Great instruction is in our DNA. Berkshire Aviation Enterprises has been teaching people to fly here at KGBR since 1944, carrying on the legacy of Walter J. Koladza himself — once honored as New England's Flight Instructor of the Year. That same personal, "like coming home" spirit still shapes every lesson we teach. So when a new standard comes along that's centered on the pilot and built to make training better, it speaks our language. Our Chief Flight Instructor, Jason Archer, has been part of the broader effort behind this work, and we couldn't be prouder of where it's headed.
This is just the beginning — a complete rethink of the training experience is taking shape. Stay tuned. ✈️
