Maintenance and Modifications
New Ground School Goes Beyond Pilot Training
Cessna veterans Teresa and Kirby Ortega have started a pilot training, testing, and maintenance consulting business.
Teresa Ortega is managing partner of Ortega Aviation Services, a new Wichita-based pilot training, testing, and maintenance consulting business. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)
Teresa Ortega is managing partner of Ortega Aviation Services, a new Wichita-based pilot training, testing, and maintenance consulting business. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)

Kirby and Teresa Ortega have combined their more than 50 years of experience with business aircraft maintenance programs and pilot training to establish Ortega Aviation Services (OAS), a flight training, testing and consulting company. It’s not a traditional flight school because OAS focuses on ground school and preparing private pilot students to pass the FAA knowledge test as well as the oral portion of their practical flight tests.