Be-A-Pilot not dead, just a little pale
With apologies to Mark Twain, recent rumors of the impending demise of the Be-A-Pilot program have been greatly exaggerated.

Hal Shevers, founde

With apologies to Mark Twain, recent rumors of the impending demise of the Be-A-Pilot program have been greatly exaggerated.

Hal Shevers, founder and CEO of Sporty’s Pilot Shop and a major contributor to the industry’s learn-to-fly promotion, caused a stir late last year when he vowed to sharply curtail his Batavia, Ohio-based company’s longstanding financial commitment to the program. Sporty’s has contributed more than $700,000 over the past several years.