{"id":27220,"date":"2023-11-20T17:52:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=27220"},"modified":"2023-11-20T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:52:04","slug":"liberty-university-expands-pilot-training-program-with-16-additional-cessna-skyhawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/virginia\/liberty-university-expands-pilot-training-program-with-16-additional-cessna-skyhawks\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Liberty University Expands Pilot Training Program with 16 Additional Cessna Skyhawks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Textron Aviation has announced an agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberty.edu\/\">Liberty University<\/a> for the purchase of 16 Cessna Skyhawks to be delivered beginning in 2026. The aircraft will add to Liberty University&#8217;s existing fleet of 24 Skyhawks to ensure that the university&#8217;s students receive the highest quality pilot training aircraft available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/513445-Liberty-University-3-ea37b3-original-1700149664-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27222\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/513445-Liberty-University-3-ea37b3-original-1700149664-edit.jpg 700w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/513445-Liberty-University-3-ea37b3-original-1700149664-edit-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><em>Cessna Skyhawk<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are proud to support Liberty University&#8217;s aviation program and equip students with access to the industry-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/cessna.txtav.com\/en\/piston\/cessna-skyhawk\">Cessna Skyhawk<\/a>,&#8221; said Chris Crow, vice president, Piston Sales. &#8220;Liberty University&#8217;s commitment to excellence in aviation education aligns with Textron Aviation&#8217;s vision of inspiring the journey of flight, and we are confident that these aircraft will enhance the training experience for their students.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a longstanding reputation for excellence in aviation\neducation, the acquisition of these 16 Cessna Skyhawks marks a significant\nexpansion milestone for Liberty University&#8217;s School of Aeronautics. The\nSkyhawk&#8217;s stable flight characteristics, advanced avionics, and proven dispatch\nreliability have made it a trusted training platform for over six decades. The\nexpanded fleet will allow even more students to train on the industry&#8217;s most\npopular training aircraft. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Textron Aviation has announced an agreement with Liberty University for the purchase of 16 Cessna Skyhawks to be delivered beginning in 2026. The aircraft will add to Liberty University&#8217;s existing fleet of 24 Skyhawks to ensure that the university&#8217;s students receive the highest quality pilot training aircraft available. &#8220;We are proud to support Liberty University&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,98,116,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace-education","category-aviation-education","category-front-page-slider","category-virginia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liberty-story.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27220","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=27220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27223,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27220\/revisions\/27223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}