The Passion That Became Upper Limit

Every company has a story. Some of those stories have launched into pop culture, such as the founding of Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. These companies were founded in the garages of individuals who had a passion and used that passion to form some of our most notable products and companies in the 21st century.

Upper Limit Aviation may not be as well-recognized as Apple, but our founding does have the same passion behind it that led to its founding by the mother and son CEOs who remain at the company's helm today. The founding of Upper Limit can be traced back to co-founder Lois Reid's childhood, where she watched her parents build aircraft in the family's backyard. Her father was a veteran pilot during World War II and her love of aviation is a family affair. Her husband was a commercial airline pilot as well.

Lois opens up about her story and how she and her son built a company that is dedicated to serving veterans and pilots across the country. She shares the hardships her family has endured, but how the love of flying was unwavering and continues to lead Upper Limit Aviation today.

You can read more about Lois' story here.

Love is in the Air

There's no question that pilots love to fly. It's a love that is hard to describe; it's a joint of not just a pilot and his love to fly, but often a career that is fulfilling and rewarding as well. Perhaps even more beautiful is when pilots get to share their love of the sky and flying with their loved ones as well. In honor of Valentine's Day, we thought we'd share one of our favorite videos from one of our student's. With a little help from the sky, he proposed in one of the most unforgettable ways imaginable. Check it out now.

Our Favorite Upper Limit Videos

Sometimes, when I have nothing better to do I find myself searching YouTube to keep busy on a slow day. And while I love cat videos as much as the next guy, helicopter videos are what have won me over. I often tell myself that I'm just going to watch one or two, but there are thousands of them available, and before I know it I've spent 20 minutes watching the best chopper videos on the web. While there are a lot of great aviation videos out there, I admit I'm partial to the videos uploaded by Upper Limit. The music, the pilots, and most importantly the footage is AMAZING. Every time I watch some of these videos, it makes me want to make the decision all over again to come to Upper Limit.

We've rounded up some of our favorite videos from the Upper Limit channel, but you can check out all of the videos here.

Mike Mower is the type of pilot we all want to be

This auto-rotation makes me feel like I'm the one flying

If everyday is like this, I wish I had signed up years ago

Spoiler Alert: When I get married I want it to go down exactly like this

I love a good ball game, but to me, this was the highlight

Flying in Southern Utah

Do More Than Dream at +Upper Limit Aviation - Cedar City.

A Day in the Life at Upper Limit Aviation

What is a day in the life at Upper Limit Aviation like? Well, pretty awesome. Are you ready?

Fox 13 Report on ULA Cedar City

Local news station reports on success of +Upper Limit Aviation - Cedar City



Upper Limit Aviation in Cedar City stuns directors and school officials as the popularity of the Southern Utah University-based flight school continues to soar. Already doubling the number of students since the program launched in Fall 2013, there's a waiting list for the summer semester. So what's behind the success of one of the fastest growing flight schools in the country?

Read the full article from +fox13now: http://goo.gl/mx5Thg

Proposal from the Sky

Our friend Josh came to us at +Upper Limit Aviation - Cedar City one day with a plan for a proposal for a special person, Natalie. The plan was simple. Josh decided he wanted to take her on a flight in a helicopter and then have to land on a hilltop due to a problem. Little did Natalie know that we had already flown another helicopter out earlier and dropped off Mike and Greg who were helping film and to do some writing in the snow. In short Josh wanted to give Natalie the surprise proposal she wanted and would remember forever. This is how it all went down.