General Aviation (YC X26) — Fixing air traffic control with remote towers
Building the elements of a new ATC system.
General Aviation is a Y Combinator company in the Spring 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Fixing air traffic control with remote towers. The founder listed is Ben Frank (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, May 14, 2026).
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Ben Frank
Founder/CEO
Founder at General Aviation. Previously started two aviation software companies: Rotabull and Seer Aerospace (acquired by Aviation Week). Also, previously at Rotor Technologies, which built autonomous helicopters. Flies and fixes planes.
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