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Daytona Beach Campus - College of Aviation
Embry-Riddle Flight Training Department
Where the Eagles Fly!
Our Aviation Safety Program
is administered by
Director David Zwegers
Safety and Maintenance
Safety, Always First
Safety is a primary concern at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The Aviation Safety Department takes a proactive stance by emphasizing accident prevention, hazard identification, safety data collection and dissemination, comprehensive emergency response procedures, and an active safety education program.
The effectiveness of our safety program relies on the unrestricted flow of
information between flight instructors, students, staff and maintenance personnel.
The Aviation Safety Department invites everyone to participate and embrace
our safety culture, by promoting and actively searching initiatives aimed
at improving the safety of our operations.
Our people make a difference because
safety is everyone’s responsibility, starting from the top.
Embry-Riddle leads the way with ADS-B collision avoidance system equipped
fleet
 Our fleet is
equipped with the FAA-standard Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast
(ADS-B) collision-avoidance system because it provides that extra
margin of safety. Embry-Riddle became the first in general
aviation to use this revolutionary new system. Read
the 2003 press release about Embry-Riddle's aquisition of ADS-B technology.
The
industry-leading ADS-B system employs a large multifunction
panel in the aircraft's cockpit showing a graphic representation of
traffic in the area. This
gives flight instructors and students real-time information
on potential air traffic threats. A. The Automatic Dependent
Surveillance – Broadcast program is an FAA initiated project operating
under Safe Flight 21 direction. The primary purpose of ADS-B is as
a safety tool to provide flight monitoring in non-radar environments.
The system consists of a network of Ground Based Transmitters, and electronic
equipment in the aircraft. The aircraft transmits its position continuously
to the nearest GBT and the GBT transmits information to the aircraft providing
positional information of other aircraft in the area. Weather information is
also transmitted to the aircraft.
Embry-Riddle
remains the only major collegiate program to employ the ADS-B system
in its fleet of aircraft..
Industry-standard fleet maintenance
Our fleet is maintained to Airline Standards and
refreshed every 5-7 years.
This ensures our students fly the safest
aircraft in collegiate aviation.
Embry-Riddle
aircraft fly only if they are in perfect mechanical
condition. No open
maintenance items are allowed on any aircraft a student flies, period!
Learn more about
our fleet.
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