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AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards 2026

Milne "CC" Pocock awarded Distinguished Flight Instructor and Bush Air awarded Distinguished Flight School - Western Region of the USA.

AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards: Best Flight School Award - Western Pacific Region 2023. Distinguished Flight School Awards 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026. Distinguished Flight Instructor Awards 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2026. Thank you for your valuable reviews and for participating in the AOPA flight training experience survey. www.aopa.org/FTawards
 
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AOPA Flight Training Awards 2026. Bush Air awarded "Distinguished Flight School" and CC Pocock awarded "Distinguished Flight Instructor".
International Laser Display Association (ILDA) awards CC Pocock and Christi Masi 3rd place for the Pyro-Laser-Plane show at Burningman 2024.
Burningman 2026: We are planning to bring the Pyro-Laser-Plane show back to Burningman in August 2026. More info to follow...
Old news and past events:
AOPA Flight Training Awards 2025. Bush Air awarded "Distinguished Flight School".
General Aviation News - First ever FAA-approved aerial laser show illuminates desert skies. Lasers and fireworks mounted onto CC Pococks experimental C170X.
Burningman - Black Rock City, August 28-30, 2024 - First ever FAA approved Laser-light show from and aircraft! More info here
AOPA Flight Training Awards 2024. Bush Air awarded "Distinguished Flight School".
AOPA Flight Training Awards 2020-2021: Bush Air ("CC"Pocock) recieved the AOPA 2021-2022 "Distinguished Flight School" award! Thanks to all the pilots that attended training at Bush Air for their valuable testimonials and for completing the AOPA Flight Training Survey.
Outlaw STOL competition, Yuma, AZ. April 22 2023. "CC" Pocock and the Bush Air experimental SuperSTOL C170B 1st place in both Adventure and Unlimited classes.
Reno Air Races - Reno, Nevada. September 19, 2021. STOL Drag Races. CC Pocock and the experimental Bush Air C170B (#2), 4th place Bronze.
Bush Air C170B trainer on the cover of the June 2021 Flyer magazine! Download and read the article here https://issuu.com/flyerdigital/docs/flyer_june_2021
EAA Airventure Oshkosh, Wisconsin. - July 25 - August 1, 2021. Presentations on "STOL and Backcountry flying" by CC Pocock were all well attended.
Sodbusters STOL competition - Brainerd, MN. August 8, 2021. CC Pocock and the experimental Bush Air SuperSTOL C170B takes 2nd place in Experimental Bush Class.
AOPA Flight Training Awards 2019. Bush Air awarded "Distinguished Flight School" and Milne "CC" Pocock awarded "Distinguished Flight Instructor".
MayDaySTOL Drags and STOL comp - Wayne, Nebraska May 1st 2021. Bush Air experimental SuperSTOL C170B 2nd place bronze.
AOPA Flight Training Awards 2019. Bush Air awarded "Distinguished Flight School" and Milne "CC" Pocock awarded "Distinguished Flight Instructor".
Sodbusters STOL competition - Milaca, MN 2019. CC Pocock in the Bush Air C170B takes 1st place.
Oshkosh STOL invitational 2019. CC Pocock in the Bush Air C170B takes 1st place. Click here to see EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2019 STOL competition videos and photos
Valdez STOL competition - Valdez, Alaska, May 11 2019. CC Pocock and the Bush Air C170B takes 1st place. Click here to watch the video. The slowmotion Video
Talkeetna Max Gross STOL competition, Alaska, May 18 2019. CC Pocock and the Bush Air C170B takes 3rd place.
AOPA Flight Training Awards 2018. Bush Air awarded "Distinguished Flight School" and Milne "CC" Pocock awarded "Distinguished Flight Instructor".
Oshkosh STOL invitational 2018. CC Pocock in the Bush Air C170B takes 3rd place. Click here to see EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2018 STOL competition videos and photos
Texas STOL Roundup 2018. CC Pocock in the Bush Air C170B takes 1st place in the STOL and 1st place in the Obstacle STOL competitions. Click here for Photo's