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The American Flyers Flight School in Spring, Texas will be hosting an open house and lunch on Saturday, Dec. 3.
The free event is designed to bring those with a curiosity about flying small airplanes to the David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport for tours and a presentation by a certificated flight instructor.
A training aircraft will be on display and guests are invited to tour the classrooms, flight line and flight simulators. And each guest that attends will be eligible to receive a certificate for two free hours of instruction in one of the flight simulators.
After the complimentary lunch, a flight instructor will conduct a free FAA WINGS seminar, covering cold-weather operations and considerations for any who are interested.
Lunch will be served at noon and American Flyers is located on the northeast side of the David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport at 20803 Stuebner Airline Road, Hangar 32, in Spring.
For more information, call 281-655-4500 or visit www.americanflyers.net/about/aviation_seminars.asp.
Jeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, has entered into a new contract agreement with Dubai-based Emirates Aviation College to provide Jeppesen Training courses through the College, a leading aviation education facility in the region. Jeppesen’s industry-leading ab initio pilot training courses will be provided for candidate Emirates Aviation College student pilot learning through the service agreement.
Boeing forecasts a global need for 460,000 new commercial airline pilots over the next 20 years. Facing this expected future pilot demand, Jeppesen solutions help to address this aviation industry issue by providing vital training programs that incorporate new technologies and methods of learning that resonate with today’s student pilots. Partnering with best in class flight schools allows for integration of Jeppesen training courses within established curriculum that is familiar for enrolled student pilots.
“It is a strategic collaboration between Emirates Aviation College and Jeppesen to offer the region’s first of its kind JAA ab initio pilot training program,” said Dr. Ahmad Al Ali, senior vice president, Emirates Aviation College. “We have gathered the necessary tools, skills, support and expertise to offer training to produce the highest quality pilots for the industry to assist in meeting the future demand for highly skilled professional airline pilots.”
“Jeppesen is working toward addressing the pressing pilot shortage the aviation industry is facing by creating interactive training programs that are highly effective in preparing the next generation of pilots and technicians for the demands of the profession,” said Thomas Wede, Jeppesen senior vice president and general manager, Aviation. “Our partnership with Emirates Aviation College is a shining example of integrating Jeppesen ab initio training programs with top institutions of aviation learning to provide today’s students and tomorrow’s pilots with a foundation of knowledge needed for success.”
For more information on the Jeppesen total training solution suite offered for certified flight instructors, flight training organizations and universities, please visit www.jeppesen.com/school. For more information on the industry-leading navigation, operations, training and optimization solutions provided by Jeppesen, please visit www.jeppesen.com.
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Spartan has been training professional pilots for more than 80 years
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology added a flight simulator to its curriculum almost a year ago and the new device has proven to be very successful. Redbird, the Advanced Aviation Training Device, has increased student learning and enhanced flight skills as a whole for students. The Redbird Advanced Aviation Training Device has many features including visuals that wrap around and a customizable cockpit that is fully enclosed.
The cockpit can be configured as a Cessna 172 aircraft with traditional gauges or as a 172 with the latest Garmin FMX1000 glass panel cockpit. Redbird’s simulator is a flexible training system and can also be outfitted to replicate a Piper Seminole twin-engine aircraft, the type Spartan uses for advanced pilot training.
Jeremy D. Gibson, CEO/President of Spartan College, has expressed his excitement over the Redbird, stating that it flies like a real airplane. To see further comments from Mr. Gibson, you can visit http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/474006
Instructors can use a laptop computer to simulate many types of aircraft and weather problems while the students are experimenting with the Redbird flight simulator. Students become so engrossed and involved in the movement of the simulator, they sometimes forget that it is actually a simulator!
Other training features of the Redbird Advanced Aviation Training Device include:
Redbird Flight Simulations got started in 2006 with a goal to make simulators available to the general aviation industry. Redbird delivers advanced, reliable, and high-quality training devices to colleges, universities, flight schools, and pilots all over the world.
Redbird has grown to be the most innovative simulator provider in the flight industry; Redbird has over 300 devices in service all over the world. One of the reasons that Redbird has been so successful is the fact that the price is affordable for colleges, universities, and others. Redbird provides high-quality service and support for its customers. Redbird Advanced Aviation Training Device is a simulator product on the leading edge and of the highest quality. For more information about Redbird, you can visit http://www.redbirdflightsimulations.com/?page_id=30.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida (PRWEB) November 01, 2011
Pilot performing a pre-flight inspection of a Cirrus aircraft
The leader in the Cirrus Aircraft Partner Network, Platinum Aviation adds yet another Cirrus Aircraft training and rental center to it’s growing network. The newest flight training facility is located at the Palm Beach, North County Airport (F45) adjacent to the Landmark Aviation FBO and will offer Cirrus Aircraft rentals, Cirrus transition training and flight training. Now residents of Palm Beach will have convenient access to the same high quality flight instruction and Cirrus Aircraft rental enjoyed at Platinum’s other facilities in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
Platinum Aviation has created a unique type of flight training facility, very different from traditional “flight schools”. Platinum provides its clients access to late model, fully equipped, well maintained, high performance aircraft and training from the most experienced, professional Cirrus flight instructors, all in an upscale environment. Pilots that are checked out to fly Platinum’s Aircraft can access them at any of their three locations. Platinum’s customers use the aircraft for their business and personal travel needs avoiding all of the hassle and uncertainty associated with airline travel today.
Leaseback opportunities for Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22 turbo aircraft are available for those interested in participating in Platinum’s aircraft leaseback program. For additional information on leasebacks, contact Kevin McAndrews, Platinum’s Director of Sales at 954-202-5995.
Platinum Aviation Training is a Platinum Aviation Holdings company. Platinum Aviation Holdings is a South Florida based family of companies dedicated to serving the needs of the newest Technologically Advanced Aircraft market. Platinum was originally founded as a unique flight training facility to train those that only wanted to learn to fly the latest, best-equipped aircraft available and learn from flight instructors that were the best in the industry. That original concept has grown into a full service company that now includes flight training, aircraft rentals, aircraft maintenance, aircraft sales and an aviation related film and video production company with locations at Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport, Miami’s Opa Locka Executive airports and now at Palm Beach’s North County Airport. For additional information, contact the company at 954-202-5995 or see its website, http://www.flyplatinum.com
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North-Aire Aviation LLC announces it has been chosen to provide the flight-training component of Yavapai College’s new Professional Airplane Pilot Flight Program.
Starting in January, this relationship allows both veterans and civilians to couple an Associate of Applied Science Degree with advanced flight certifications, providing a career path into the aviation industry. The program allows veterans who qualify for the post 9/11 GI Bill Program to take fixed wing flight courses through Yavapai College.
According to North-Aire Aviation spokesperson Justin Scott, “Through our program’s unique partnership with Yavapai College, veterans and civilians alike have access to an FAA-certified Part 141, Part 61 flight school through a public community college.”
North-Aire has been in business since 1973 as a Cessna pilot center providing private pilot through ATP certificates to students representing all 50 states and 47 countries.
Other certificates offered include high altitude and aerobatic training as well as seaplane ratings and tail wheel endorsements.
For more information on the new flight training program, contact Renee Alanis at the Yavapai College Admissions Office (renee.alanis@yc.edu).
Anyone interested in learning more about Yavapai College Aviation Degree programs should visit http://www.yc.edu.
North-Aire can be reached at (928) 445-8320, info@northaire.com, or http://www.northaire.com.
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Learn more about flight training programs at Phoenix East Aviation
What makes one flight training academy better than another? There are many things – training aircraft, quality of the ground school, the curriculum, management, the local weather – and importantly, the flight instructors themselves. Phoenix East has consistently been told by students and graduates that ALL of these things listed are what make PEA a superior flight school. Graduates also often emphasize the dedication, skills and caring attitudes of the flight instructors.
With currently approximately 60 full-time, professional flight instructors, the student pilot is in good hands at PEA. Learning to fly is not simple, and it’s not easy. You need to have a strong desire — a “passion” — for aviation; a student pilot also needs to have a sense of dedication and perseverance – plus you need good teachers.
At Phoenix East Aviation, the student has a special mentor guiding him/ her: That instructor has one goal – to help the student succeed in training and to become a skilled, safe pilot. If you need extra help, your instructor will be there to assist – 24/7. PEA instructors are full-time, not just weekend instructors. At PEA they fly and teach you every day. Many are university graduates with aviation degrees; others are former military or airline pilots. They are all FAA-trained and at minimum, hold Commercial Pilot Licenses, as well as Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor Instrument and Multi-engine Instructor ratings.
In addition, Phoenix East’s Flight Department is structured and managed like an airline, with an equivalent level of professionalism. It includes a Flight Standards Department and a Department of Corporate Safety and Security, as well as having a Chief Pilot and two Assistant Chief Pilots. In addition, PEA is one of only a very few independent U.S. flight academies that is nationally accredited. To become accredited, an academy must periodically go through a rigorous evaluation to assure its high standards in education. The instructors are part of this accreditation assessment.
Phoenix East is well-known for training pilot candidates for airlines worldwide – the list of airlines is long (for details, see www.pea.com). Not only are PEA students from countries throughout the world, but so also are the instructors: they are currently from Germany, Guatemala, Norway, England, Israel, India, Venezuela, Iran, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Uruguay, Scotland – and of course, also from the U.S. At PEA, students are prepared to become professional pilots.
PEA instructors are right now teaching student pilots from over 50 countries throughout the world. In the past three years. Phoenix East has taught men and women from 90 different countries to fly. Students from all over the world want to join the academy for flight training. Why? It’s because of the academy’s well-known quality of education and its excellent reputation with airlines worldwide. Phoenix East Aviation does indeed “Teach the World to Fly.”
Contact a Phoenix East Aviation Admissions Officer today for more information on pilot training or dispatcher training at Phoenix East Aviation. Welcoming men and women of all nationalities and ethnic groups, Phoenix East Aviation encourages interested students to learn how they can enjoy rewarding careers as professional pilots. Complete an information request form or telephone an Admissions Officer at 1-386-258-0703.
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The recent approval to renew Kansas State University’s professional pilot program accreditation by the Aviation Accreditation Board International reconfirms the elite ranking of the Salina, Kansas program. The school first earned this distinction in 2006, and is currently among 26 of 100 universities, and colleges with aviation programs in the United States, who are bestowed this honor.
Kansas State University offers several types of aviation training
The Aviation Accreditation Board International works to evaluate the integrity, quality, and performance of aero flight learning programs both nationally and internationally. They are the only specialized, professional, credentialing organization that has been approved to accredit aviation programs based on their findings; and being acknowledged by the AABI as a result of their intricate evaluation is only for the best of the best.
Among being AABI accredited, the Kansas State University aviation program is also proud of the exceptional staff that runs their highly recognized program. K-State employs more Master Certified Flight Instructors than any other university or college in the country, and it is these elite instructors who give the program the direction required to rank as one of the top five aviation universities. Kansas State’s flight instructors continually work to exceed AABI standards, and as can be seen, their work has paid off.
K-State at Salina is home to this exceptional aviation program. Operating with a fleet of more than 40 modern learning aircraft, students hone their skills on a 12,000-foot runway to earn their bachelor degree qualification. The aeronautical flight fields of study offered at the College of Technology and Aviation campus focus on avionics, airport management, air traffic control, professional pilot, aircraft maintenance, and unmanned aircraft systems. The tight focus regarding hands-on experience in these areas of study, and the 95% job placement rate, are also factors that contribute to the extraordinary educational opportunities KSU offers.
Being one of the few higher education facilities to obtain the AABI seal of approval, Kansas State is proud to have again passed this stringent evaluation. This award affirms that K-State aviation students are receiving exceptional quality flight training and that KSU’s top ranking is well-deserved.
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You’ve made the decision; you want to become a private or commercial pilot. You know flying is in your future, but now what? How do you get started? What’s the next step?
The good news is that the road to becoming a pilot is very defined. Unfortunately, sometimes the road is a little hard to find. If you’re not sure how to become a private or commercial pilot, keep reading for an easy five step ‘flight’ plan that will see you through to your pilot qualifications…
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Learn to fly at JA Air Center's Open House, May 21st.
JA Air Center and Flight Training will be holding an open house on Saturday, May 21st at their location at the Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The event will be from 9am – 5pm and include airplane rides, food, corporate and new Cessna aircraft displays, walk-throughs of the facility and giveaways throughout the event. The event will also have a few “Learn to Fly” workshops throughout the day so people can gather more information on what it takes to become a pilot.
The open house will be held on International Learn to Fly Day, “a cooperative effort set in motion by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) of pilots, companies, governments, and organizations in countries around the world to raise interest in flying and encourage current pilots to get others involved in aviation” as stated on the website learntofly.org.
According to the company website, “JA Air Center offers a broad spectrum of customized programs that serve every level of aviator, from beginners to veteran pilots. We‘re also proud to be offering the Cessna Pilot Center (CPC) web-based curriculum. This program allows both our instructors and students to track their progress and accomplishments throughout the training as well as give students the ability to continue their education from the comfort of their own home. This level of organization and flexibility is one of the reasons that CPC students earn certificates and ratings in less time than the national average. Our courses are designed to keep students engaged, exposing them to and preparing them for as many possibilities as they may encounter in the air. Safety is our top priority, so our instructors never allow student pilots to advance before they’re ready. Veteran pilots can count on our trainers to serve as skilled partners that help them keep up with the latest technology and exceed all FAA-mandated qualifications.”
JA Air Center is located at 43W700 US Hwy 30, Sugar Grove, IL. Please call 630.584.3200 or email info@jaair.com for more information.
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