General Aviation YC Application

Spring 2026Active

General Aviation went through Y Combinator in the Spring 2026 batch as a Industrials company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Spring 2026
Industry: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Ben FrankFounder

What General Aviation does

Building the elements of a new ATC system.

General Aviation's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

General Aviation, Spring 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

General Aviation

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Fix ATC by connecting aircraft to the internet

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We are building a new air traffic control system from the ground up. Our product connects aircraft directly to the internet using satellites to improve communication and data sharing. This replaces outdated radar and radio-based systems, making ATC more reliable and scalable for aviation.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in New York City, NY, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose New York because it's our home and where we have access to key aerospace and aviation partners. It's also where Ben Frank works and builds the product.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real General Aviation YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from General Aviation's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like General Aviation would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.