Single Engine Land Advanced Aviation Training Devices and one Paradigm Shift Solutions Model C 172 Lite Single Engine Land Advanced Aviation Training Devices. The training systems group also consists of four PC-based, desktop Basic Aviation Training Devices (BATD), which can emulate multiple aircraft. Bowen reported that the university is selecting a vendor for a helicopter FTD. As with the Daytona Beach curriculum, graduating students at Prescott will earn their Private, Commercial, Multiengine and Instrument ratings. About 120 gradu- ate yearly from the Aeronautical Science program, with between 250 and 300 hours of flight time. Bowen noted, “The vast majority get their instructor ratings and remain at the school in order to build the total of 1,000 hours to apply for their Restricted ATP rating. They usually com- plete the additional 700-750 flight hours within a year.” The Prescott campus also gives the CPT course in preparation for the Restricted ATP, although the students go to Daytona Beach for the full- motion simulator portion of the training. As a major aviation training and academic resource, ERAU extensively promotes its programs worldwide. “We attend any aviation event that is considered a national or international activity,” Bowen said. “That includes major airshows, including Farnborough and Paris. We are also getting more active on social media, which is particularly important today for targeting the 15- to 18-year olds.” http://www.erau.edu/degrees/index.html SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Offering a broad range of aviation studies, Southern Illinois University (SIU)’s College of Applied Sciences and Arts con- fers Bachelor of Science degrees in Aviation Management and Aviation Technologies, as well as a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Flight. As Dr. José R. Ruiz, Professor, Aviation Management and Flight explained, students also can select minors in Air Traffic Control, Aircraft Product Support and Airport Management and Planning. Collectively, those programs produce about 50-75 graduates yearly. “An optional Professional Pilot Specialization mi- nor is also available under the Aviation Management degree and is approved as a pathway toward the 1,000 hour restricted ATP,” Ruiz noted. “And, SIU also of- fers a Master of Science in Public Administration, with a concentration in Aviation Administration.” Located in Murphysboro, just outside of Carbondale, SIU’s involvement in aviation flight training dates back to 1960, adding the Professional Pilot Specialization in 2014. In 1965, SIU aviation expanded its offerings to include the Aviation Technologies degree program. SIU’s aviation program continues to evolve. In August 2012, the university opened the Transportation Education Center—a new state-of-the-art 185,000 square-foot facility at Carbondale’s Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) as the main teaching site for the aviation programs. The facility houses classrooms and flight-training devices (FTDs) including three Frasca 172 True Flights with visual display, one Frasca CRJ-200 level V FTD with visual display, and four Frasca 141/142 advanced aviation-training devices. A crosswind- landing trainer rounds off the training device group. Currently, SIU also owns and operates 36 MDH-based aircraft, comprised of seven Cessna 152s, 22 Cessna 172s, and two Cessna 182s single-engine models—along with three Cessna 310s, one Cessna 340 and one Cessna 421 twin-engine types. Five of the Cessna 172s are equipped with Garmin G1000 glass cockpits. Students have the advantage of training out of a control-towered airport without having to contend with commercial traffic. “Typically, students enrolled in flight training courses number roughly 200 per year,” said Ruiz. “They are re- quired to complete the Commercial, Instrument and Multi-Engine ratings, and may elect to get their certified flight instructor, certified flight instructor-instrument, and certified multi-engine instructor ratings. Usually, Continued on page 49 Aviation Business Journal | 3rd Quarter 2016 47
