Helicopter pilot Clay Webster, right, and flight student Trevor Ratti perform a pre-flight inspection on a Robinson R44 helicopter at Leading Edge Helicopter School in Bend. 

Leading Edge Aviation, which employs 120 people and operates a fleet of 38 aircraft, celebrated its 2oth anniversary this month.

The business has grown into a flight school, wildfire mitigation and provides avionics services, according to the company.  Last year the company logged 26,000 flight hours and trained more tan 300 students.

Operating out of the Bend Municipal Airport, the flight school is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s approved flight  training programs for helicopters and airplane pilots.