The FAA recently gave Victory Aviation Company LLC permission to conduct flight training in their two Italian-made Marchetti S-211 jet aircraft. FAA regulations tightly restrict the commercial use of former military aircraft such as the S-211 in civilian operations, and this approval is the result of an extensive FAA review that granted Victory Aviation a Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) for S-211 flight training, which includes initial check-out and formation flying. The two jets owned and operated by Victory Aviation Company LLC were restored by S-211 Jet. Read more...