Lockwood Supply has formed of a new school aimed at the light sport and sport aviation community. Aero Technical Institute will begin operations this month at the Lockwood Aviation Supply facilities at the Sebring, Florida airport.

The mission of the Aero Technical Institute is to help make sport aviation and Light-Sport Aircraft flying safer and more affordable for a much larger portion of the U.S. population. The school will begin to accomplish this by efficiently sharing the wealth of knowledge possessed by Lockwood Supply technicians. The experience and expertise of the Lockwood staff spans nearly 18 years of work with Rotax engines, and light and ultra-light aircraft.

The vision of the founders is to put information about the operation and maintenance of some of the more popular light aircraft engines into the hands of owners, and their maintainers – information that they cannot get anywhere else.

“We want to see more people enjoying the thrill of aviation and when people are using powerplants that they can trust, they are more enthusiastic about sharing aviation experiences with friends and loved ones,” explains Phil Lockwood, founder of Lockwood Aviation Supply.

Early courses will focus on Rotax engines, but the school will expand to other maintenance and inspection courses for Light Sport aircraft.

Initial dates for the 2-Day Rotax 9-Series (four stroke) schools include May 25-26, June 10-11, June 29-30, and July 17-18. The first 2-Day school for Rotax 2- strokes will be June 22-23. The schools will be held at the Lockwood facilities on Sebring Airport and the cost is $395.

FMI: www.aerotechnicalinstitute.com