Pressley Aviation Flight School

10/08/2026

09/15/2026

Congratulations to Dawson Carwell! He received his Commercial multi add-on today in a Baron BE-55. We are proud to have him as our flight instructor at Pressley Aviation!

09/15/2026

Congratulations to Logan Shronce! He flew N733RC a Baron BE-55 and received his Commercial multi add-on! Way to go Logan!
Leighton Pressley, MEI

09/09/2026

Delta is hiring flight attendants again — and the pay scale is turning heads.

Applications for its 2027 training classes reopened on September 2, with hourly flight pay reportedly starting at $38.40 for new hires and climbing to $86.32 after 12 years.

At around 80 flight hours per month, a new hire could earn roughly $36,864 annually in base flight pay, while a 12-year flight attendant working the same schedule could exceed $82,000 — before per diem, international premiums and other benefits.

But landing the job may be the hardest part. With tens of thousands already working across Delta's In-Flight Service team and huge interest whenever applications open, competition for a spot can be intense.

09/03/2026

Wow!

09/01/2026

N3007B is back from the paint shop!!! Back online.

08/28/2026

Love this!!

08/27/2026

Congratulations to Frances Lackey for passing her CFI-initial! She flew a piper warrior N2237K with precision!You are a great pilot!
Instructors: Leighton Pressley and James Dwyer, CFII

08/20/2026

✈️ Aviation Is for Everyone
National Aviation Day 🇺🇸

Today, August 19, we celebrate National Aviation Day, established in honor of the birthday of aviation pioneer Orville Wright.

And here in North Carolina, that history means a little something extra. More than 120 years ago, the Wright brothers came to the winds and sands of our state with an idea that many thought was impossible. On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, they proved otherwise, forever earning North Carolina its place as First in Flight.

But today isn't just about remembering where aviation began. It's also about celebrating who aviation is for.

And aviation is for everyone.

It’s for the kid standing at the airport fence watching an airplane take off and wondering what it would feel like to be in the cockpit. It’s for the student taking their first flight lesson, the mechanic turning wrenches in a hangar, the air traffic controller behind the microphone, the first responder using aviation to serve a community, and the pilot who has spent a lifetime in the sky.

It’s for people from small towns and big cities, different backgrounds, different careers, and all walks of life.

You don't have to come from an aviation family. You don't have to know someone in the industry. And you don't have to fit a particular mold to belong here.

Sometimes, all it takes is one opportunity, one mentor, one flight, or one visit to an airport to spark something that can change the course of a life.

Here at Stanly County Airport (KVUJ), we're proud to be part of North Carolina's continuing aviation story and a place where people can experience aviation up close and begin to imagine themselves as part of it.

From two brothers chasing an impossible idea on the North Carolina coast to the next generation looking toward the sky today, aviation has always been about possibility.

On National Aviation Day, we celebrate where we've been, how far we've come, and most importantly, who takes flight next. ✈️

08/13/2026

It’s been a great day!