Aviation View | April 2021

151 AVIATION VIEW APRIL 2021 PRYOR F I ELD REGIONAL A I RPORT because Pryor Field has a flight school located on the south side of the airport called Learjetjohn Aviation. “Generally the folks that train here want to stay here,” Foutz explains. “And that definitely keeps us on our toes with our hangar waitlist, because we want to keep those pilots here, when we can fit them in. Learjetjohn does a great job. We’re very fortunate to have them.” Another local educational entity supporting Pryor Field and the aviation industry in general is Calhoun Community College. Foutz acknowledges, “Calhoun is great. We’re very fortunate to have a college that really matches the airport. They’ve got an air technology program and we’re actually seeking to do a co- op program with students from Calhoun, so they can get real-world experience working at the airport while they finish up their plan of study over there. So we’re very excited about that.” Fostering partnerships between the airport