New Vision Aviation

NEW VISION AVIATION, INC. (NVA) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING RESIDENTS AND YOUTH FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FLIGHT AND BEGIN TRAINING FOR CAREERS IN AVIATION. FOUNDED IN MARCH 2018, NEW VISION AVIATION?S TAG LINE IS ?ELEVATING PEOPLE THROUGH AVIATION?.

NVA?S AVIATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED 20 YOUTH FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES DURING 2021. NVA HELD A ONE-WEEK AVIATION SUMMER CAMP FOR 17 STUDENTS FROM FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN JUNE 2021. FLIGHT TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED FOR THREE STUDENTS WITH ONE OF THEM COMPLETING TRAINING AND RECEIVING PRIVATE PILOT-AIRPLANE CERTIFICATION FROM THE FAA. NVA ALSO MANAGED AND DEMONSTRATED FOUR (4) ADVANCED ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT TO SHOWCASE HOW ELECTRIC PROPULSION CAN BE USED IN AVIATION TO ELIMINATE GHG EMISSIONS. NVA STAFF WORKED WITH BEAM GLOBAL TO FLY A PIPISTREL ALPHA ELECTRO ELECTRIC ON A 228 NM CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DURING JULY 2021 IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY USING ONLY RENEWABLE SOLAR ELECTRICITY FOR POWER. NVA?S PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO OPEN THE DOORS FOR AVIATION CAREERS TO YOUTH FROM OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN THE REGION AND THEREBY HELP LIFT FAMILIES OUT OF THE CYCLES OF POVERTY SO PREVALENT IN THESE COMMUNITIES. THE HIGH COST OF AVIATION TRAINING COMBINED WITH HISTORIC STRUCTURAL RACISM HAS EXCLUDED MOST YOUTH FROM OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM THE INDUSTRY. NVA IS PARTNERED WITH CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CVCF), WOOD NEXT FUND, AND MANY OTHER LOCAL NGOS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND PRIVATE DONORS TO HELP BREAK THE BARRIERS AND CHANGE THE NARRATIVE FOR OUR YOUTH. NVA IS PART OF A 10-YEAR INITIATIVE THROUGH CVCF CALLED NEXT GEN AVIATION TO BRING HUNDREDS OF OUR LOCAL YOUTH INTO AVIATION CAREERS.