Flight School Expands with new aircraft

West Georgia flight school training tomorrow’s pilots

A good education is always meant to help students soar — but that mission is very literal at one West Georgia school.

Flight School Expands with new aircraft

Fly Around Arkansas, has passed its second year as a flight school at Baxter County Airport. Founded 28 years ago at the municipal airport of Palmer, Alaska by Artic Wikle, joined later by Don Hammond, the school has grown steadily and expanded to Baxter County Airport in 2024. The more favorable flying weather of the Twin Lakes area, and closer access to flight training customers prompted the pair to expand to the Baxter County Airport from the…