09/03/2026
We want you to meet Ned Parks, the man behind Volatus Aviation Services!
Ned has been around aviation for decades, starting out as a flight instructor before spending years running his own aviation operations.
Along the way, he kept noticing the same thing: more and more Cirrus owners here in Northeast Ohio had planes that could do incredible things, but nowhere close to home to actually train on them the way they deserved. Folks were driving for hours or flying out of state just to get real simulator time in the airplane they already owned.
So Ned built Volatus right here at Castle Aviation at Akron-Canton Airport to fix that. It's the only Cirrus Training Center in Northeast Ohio, with our own Cirrus fleet and Noble Flight simulators on-site, and training tailored to each pilot rather than a one-size-fits-all course.
If you have a spouse, a parent, or a friend who's been curious about flying (or who just wants to see what all the fuss is about), bring them out!
This is a facility built for real people with real lives, not just full-time aviators.
Take a Discovery Flight and come meet Ned yourself.
