Chris Rounds, president of The Warbird Academy, announced today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh the establishment of a new aviation flight training organization in Douglas, Georgia, specifically designed to train pilots to fly World War II and post-WWII military training aircraft.
This new organization is named The Warbird Academy.
The Warbird Academy will offer flight instruction, ground instruction, and orientation flights in these five military training aircraft:
- Stearman PT-17
- North American AT-6D Texan
- Beechcraft T-34A Mentor
- North American T-28B Trojan
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
The Warbird Academy is located at Douglas Municipal Airport (KDQH). The airport served as the home of the 63rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment during WWII. There is a museum on the airport, and a portion of the airfield is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nontowered airport has a 6,000-by-100-foot runway (04/22) and is on the Jacksonville sectional chart.
Chris Rounds has over 17,000 flight hours in a wide variety of aircraft and holds the following FAA type ratings: Boeing 737, T-33, T-28, and P-51 Mustang. He has over 3,000 hours as a flight instructor in both single- and multi-engine aircraft and currently serves as both a warbird flight instructor and warbird mechanic.
The grand opening of The Warbird Academy will be November 9-10, 2024, during the Douglas Veterans Day Fly-in at the Douglas Municipal Airport.
For more information, visit TheWarbirdAcademy.com or call 931-224-7513.
