{"id":19562,"date":"2026-02-03T21:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T03:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/news\/15\/07\/2026\/por-que-un-vecino-de-brownsville-creo-una-escuela-de-vuelo-para-su-hija-y-para-otros\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:03:18","slug":"por-que-un-vecino-de-brownsville-creo-una-escuela-de-vuelo-para-su-hija-y-para-otros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/03\/02\/2026\/por-que-un-vecino-de-brownsville-creo-una-escuela-de-vuelo-para-su-hija-y-para-otros\/","title":{"rendered":"Por qu\u00e9 un vecino de Brownsville cre\u00f3 una escuela de vuelo para su hija\u2026 y para otros"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un padre de Brownsville que dej\u00f3 en suspenso sus propios sue\u00f1os de convertirse en piloto para ayudar a su hija a alzar el vuelo ha inaugurado una nueva escuela de aviaci\u00f3n en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Brownsville-South Padre Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <a href=\"https:\/\/flightacademyofsouthtexas.com\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPndSNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXZjB6bG4wb010Q2hXU3Z0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHj9HzVSBIG0rXcPSw-vxBlOWcEobsRH4-CEOuHQv4DtvCfg4nLAdLXeObAib_aem_0fE9NXbnyHuVcQ3mw7FVZw\">Academia de Vuelo del Sur de Texas<\/a> (FAST) ofrece un programa para obtener la licencia de piloto privado, piloto comercial e instructor de vuelo certificado (CFI), con diferentes requisitos de formaci\u00f3n en funci\u00f3n de la licencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los alumnos de FAST obtienen su certificaci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s del programa de la Parte 61, que permite a los pilotos en formaci\u00f3n completar sus cursos en l\u00ednea y sus horas de vuelo a su propio ritmo. Sin embargo, seg\u00fan el propietario, Jorge Whitley, los alumnos pueden esperar surcar los cielos ya desde el primer d\u00eda.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Whitley abri\u00f3 la academia para ayudar a su hija, Fernanda Whitley, a obtener su licencia tras haber pasado tres a\u00f1os como piloto en formaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta nativa de Brownsville sol\u00eda asistir a otra escuela de vuelo, pero se topaba constantemente con obst\u00e1culos que le imped\u00edan completar sus horas de vuelo, llegando incluso a pasar un a\u00f1o sin volar. Finalmente, Jorge Whitley decidi\u00f3 que la mejor opci\u00f3n era abrir su propia academia de vuelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abBueno, es mi peque\u00f1a, as\u00ed que me encargo de que tenga todo lo que necesita\u00bb, dijo la propietaria de FAST. \u00abProbamos a hacer clases de vuelo aqu\u00ed, en el Valle, y nos dimos cuenta de que era una lucha constante, porque o bien el avi\u00f3n estaba fuera de servicio por mantenimiento o bien su [instructora] ten\u00eda que marcharse, y ella no recib\u00eda la formaci\u00f3n que necesitaba. As\u00ed que me frustr\u00e9 un poco y decid\u00ed montar mi propia escuela\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El propietario de FAST no es ning\u00fan novato en el mundo de los negocios. Dirige varias empresas en los sectores del etanol y la construcci\u00f3n, tanto en Estados Unidos como en M\u00e9xico. Y, como hijo de un piloto, tampoco es ajeno al mundo de la aviaci\u00f3n.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Whitley estaba en pleno proceso de obtener su licencia de piloto privado cuando se dio cuenta de que su hija ten\u00eda dificultades para encontrar su camino en la vida tras graduarse en la universidad. Le sugiri\u00f3 a Fernanda que lo acompa\u00f1ara en un vuelo de iniciaci\u00f3n para ver si esa carrera profesional le pod\u00eda interesar. Una vez en el aire, supo que hab\u00eda encontrado su lugar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este joven de 26 a\u00f1os compar\u00f3 esa sensaci\u00f3n con la de conducir un coche por primera vez y experimentar una nueva sensaci\u00f3n de libertad y control.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Una joven con gafas de sol est\u00e1 sentada en la cabina de un peque\u00f1o avi\u00f3n de entrenamiento, sonriendo y con las manos en alto, con los instrumentos de vuelo digitales y los mandos a la vista delante de ella.\" class=\"wp-image-7516\" style=\"width:513px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-647x485.jpg 647w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3-307x230.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aviation-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fernanda Whitley est\u00e1 sentada dentro de un avi\u00f3n de entrenamiento. <br>Cortes\u00eda de | Ayuntamiento de Brownsville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abPara m\u00ed es como una sensaci\u00f3n zen\u00bb, dijo. \u00abNo me sent\u00eda nerviosa por ello. Me sent\u00eda muy tranquila, como si pensara: \u201cEsto es exactamente lo que tengo que hacer\u201d\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fernanda Whitley recordaba las historias de su abuelo sobre su \u00e9poca como piloto, pero nunca se lo hab\u00eda planteado como una posible carrera profesional para ella hasta que realiz\u00f3 su vuelo de iniciaci\u00f3n, tambi\u00e9n conocido como \u00abvuelo de descubrimiento\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abSiempre me pareci\u00f3 algo genial, pero nunca pens\u00e9 que fuera algo que yo pudiera hacer de verdad. Solo hab\u00eda visto pilotos hombres\u00bb, dijo. \u00abPensaba que ser\u00eda caro, y nunca me imagin\u00e9 que pudiera hacerlo, sobre todo aqu\u00ed, en el Valle. Cre\u00eda que tendr\u00eda que salir del estado para hacer este tipo de cosas\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque la Flight Academy of South Texas no es la \u00fanica escuela de aviaci\u00f3n del Valle del R\u00edo Grande, Jorge Whitley quer\u00eda que fuera la mejor, reconocida por su tecnolog\u00eda de vanguardia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En FAST, los alumnos vuelan un Tecnam P-Mentor de 2024, un avi\u00f3n de dos plazas fabricado en materiales compuestos, equipado con pantallas t\u00e1ctiles planas y que ofrece ventajas econ\u00f3micas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La mayor\u00eda de las escuelas de vuelo imparten su formaci\u00f3n con un Cessna 172, una aeronave de cuatro plazas cuyo dise\u00f1o se ha mantenido pr\u00e1cticamente sin cambios durante los \u00faltimos 70 a\u00f1os. Pero Jorge Whitley quer\u00eda modernizar la academia de Brownsville.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abDecidimos optar por una aeronave de \u00faltima generaci\u00f3n\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 el propietario de FAST. \u00abEsto ofrece a nuestros alumnos la oportunidad de formarse con lo que se van a encontrar en el mundo real y en el \u00e1mbito comercial\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s, FAST cuenta con un simulador de realidad virtual, que la Academia de la Fuerza A\u00e9rea de EE. UU. tambi\u00e9n utiliza para formar a sus pilotos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abEl tiempo de vuelo es muy valioso y caro\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Jorge Whitely. No obstante, los alumnos pueden utilizar el simulador para practicar antes de despegar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El coste de inscribirse en FAST incluye un pago inicial de 1.500 d\u00f3lares, que cubre el material te\u00f3rico, el uso del simulador y la primera hora de formaci\u00f3n a bordo de la aeronave. A partir de la primera hora, los vuelos cuestan 250 d\u00f3lares por hora.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fernanda Whitley reconoci\u00f3 que la escuela de vuelo tiene un coste elevado y se muestra agradecida por el apoyo de su padre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al final, Jorge Whitley dej\u00f3 a un lado sus sue\u00f1os, pero no se arrepiente de su decisi\u00f3n. Dice que se siente realizado al ver c\u00f3mo su hija y otros alumnos siguen su propio camino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abEn mi caso, si sale bien, sale bien. Si no, s\u00e9 que estoy dando esta oportunidad a mi comunidad y a otros chicos de mi comunidad\u00bb, afirm\u00f3. \u00abPor eso, mi permiso de conducir no es tan importante como el de mi hijo y el de los dem\u00e1s estudiantes de aqu\u00ed, en el Valle\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Academia de Vuelo del Sur de Texas, con sede en Brownsville, hace hincapi\u00e9 en la formaci\u00f3n con aeronaves y tecnolog\u00eda avanzadas, seg\u00fan ha declarado su propietario, Jorge 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