 Daytona Beach Campus - College of Aviation
Embry-Riddle Flight Training Department
Where the Eagles Fly!
Greetings from the Chairman of the Flight Department
Welcome
to the finest flight training program in collegiate aviation.
From our flight dispatchers to
our experienced and highly trained flight instructors --
every member of this department is committed to providing the
safest, most professional, and the best valued college
flight training available.
Our graduates are in exceptionally high demand by airlines,
corporate aviation, and the military. We are committed
to producing the highest quality leaders and pilots. We do
not simply teach flying, we help our very motivated students
to become aviation professionals who can succeed in the dynamic
world of commercial aviation.
The information included in this Web site will tell you about
the effort we expend to ensure the safety of our students
and instructors. We fly only the best equipment, maintained
and flown to exacting standards.
The University has devoted a full time flight safety officer
who works with my staff and students on a daily basis. We
have also made the commitment to equip every airplane we
fly with the latest in active collision avoidance equipment,
very similar to the equipment required on every airliner
in the United States.
As a parent of two college age students, I am always concerned
about value for the parents and students in our flight
program. We offer a two-track flight training program that
allows students to rapidly progress to instructor pilot and
build the multi engine hours they require to move on to the
regional and major airlines as well as corporate and military
flight positions. As the only Part 142 Flight operation in
collegiate aviation, the Federal Aviation Administration recognizes
our state-of-the-art flight simulation equipment as a substitute
for the aircraft. These sophisticated “Level Six Plus” flight
training devices allow our students to learn valuable skills
at half of the cost of the actual aircraft. Because of this,
Embry-Riddle is the only institution in the country that
offers the entire private, instrument, commercial, and multiengine
flight program in only 140 hours of combined flight and simulator
time.
Additionally, many of our students
become flight instructors during their junior and senior years
and build experience while earning money at the same time.
For those who elect to remain with the department for a while
as flight instructors, after graduation, they do so while earning
full medical and dental benefits, free master's degree tuition,
and flying in the safest operation we can provide.
We are glad that you are considering, or have chosen to attend
Embry-Riddle. When you come to visit the campus, plan to take
a free orientation flight with our flight instructors and
students. And after enrollment, parents are always welcome
to come fly with their sons and daughters. We look forward
to getting to know you better as you "FLY WITH THE EAGLES."
Dr. Frank Ayers,
Chairman
Flight Training Department
Associate Professor of
Aeronautical Science
ATP, B 757/767, CFI
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