{"id":20435,"date":"2021-12-27T16:12:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20435"},"modified":"2021-12-27T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:12:10","slug":"k-state-aerospace-and-technology-campus-adds-new-training-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/kansas\/k-state-aerospace-and-technology-campus-adds-new-training-aircraft\/%20","title":{"rendered":"K-State Aerospace and Technology Campus Adds New Training Aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology\nCampus is taking another step forward in becoming a global aerospace leader by\nproviding career-ready pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campus has added 17 new aircraft to enhance its fleet\nand provide students with a high-quality flight training program. These new\nplanes were purchased from two well-known airplane manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left are, David Moser, VP Fleet Sales; Lindsey Dreiling, Executive Director of Aviation Strategy; Brandy Shaw, Chief Flight Instructor; Clint Strong, Head of Aviation Program; John Razmus, Director of Fleet Sales; Brian Youngers, Aviation Program Consultant; Aaron Tschida, Manager Customer Experience. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“This is a major step toward our vision to meet industry\ndemands by providing students experience from a primary trainer all the way to\na business-class airplane,” said Alysia Starkey, CEO and dean of K-State\nSalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The addition of the new aircraft allows for diverse training\noptions with high-performance, complex, low-wing and high-wing planes, said\nClinton Strong, head of the aviation department on the Aerospace and Technology\nCampus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our entire K-State fleet will now have Garmin\navionics, providing the latest technology and giving student pilots improved\nsituational awareness while flying,” Strong said. “This change\nsupports the campus’s goal to provide a high-quality, comprehensive and\naffordable flying experience.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K-State Salina has purchased 10 new Cessna 172 Skyhawks with\nGarmin G1000 avionics from Textron Aviation that will be delivered during the\nfirst quarter of 2022. These planes will provide students with training in a\ntop aircraft and bring the number of this model in the K-State fleet to 20. The\nincrease helps accommodate the campus’s growing aviation enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Textron Aviation remains committed to supporting the\ntraining and development of the next generation of pilots, and our continued\nstrong relationship with Kansas State is a critical element to these\nefforts,” said Chris Crow, vice president of piston sales at Textron\nAviation. “K-State Salina has been training future pilots in Cessna\nSkyhawks since its program’s inception, further demonstrating the strength and\ncapability of the platform and its leadership in pilot training.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through its strategic partnership with Cirrus Aircraft,\nK-State Salina has purchased five new Cirrus SR20s featuring innovative\nsystems, including electronic stability and protection and the Cirrus Airframe\nParachute System, or CAPS, as an added protective layer for pilot and\npassengers. The campus will receive its first aircraft in the fourth quarter of\nthis year and the remaining four aircraft in the second quarter of 2022. The\naddition of the high-performance Cirrus aircraft will provide students with the\nadvanced-aviation training needed to become safe, professional pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cirrus Aircraft is dedicated to delivering safe and\ninnovative flight training solutions for leading aviation training\norganizations,” said David Moser, vice president of Cirrus fleet and special\nmission sales. “Our TRAC Series aircraft provide K-State Salina with an\nadvanced platform that is ideal for training aspiring professional\naviators.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campus also has added two more Beechcraft Baron G58s for\ncomplex, multi-engine training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Baron will continue to be a pinnacle for K-State\nSalina’s flight training program,” Strong said. “This plane prepares\ngraduates for professional careers with their experiences in this powerful and\nsophisticated twin-engine aircraft.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Strong said the diversification of the K-State Salina fleet\nallows students to begin training in the Cessna 172, a dependable training\naircraft, and then move into the high-performance Cirrus SR20 with its advanced\navionics and higher speeds. Finally, they can complete their multi-engine\nrating in the capable Beechcraft Baron, where they learn a more advanced\nsystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t know of any other flight school that uses this\nunique combination of the 172, Cirrus and Baron for training,” Strong\nsaid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is taking another step forward in becoming a global aerospace leader by providing career-ready pilots. The campus has added 17 new aircraft to enhance its fleet and provide students with a high-quality flight training program. These new planes were purchased from two well-known airplane manufacturers. “This is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,116,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-front-page-slider","category-kansas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/215A1999-edit-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20440,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20435\/revisions\/20440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}