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2006 National Training Aircraft Meeting Slated at Embry-Riddle

Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 27, 2006 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will convene the 2006 National Training Aircraft Symposium March 22-24 on its Daytona Beach campus. The meeting will spotlight exciting new opportunities for universities and airport fixed-base operations that provide pilot education and training.

Four broad topics are on the agenda:

  • new training equipment
  • the impact of very-light jets, on-demand air taxi services, and sport aircraft
  • the business of aviation training
  • new training methods for technically advanced aircraft

The symposium will bring together the customers and suppliers of training airplanes, avionics, simulators, and support equipment to review the latest tools and define modifications that suit training providers.

“We are motivated to provide excellence and affordable education to a changing population of aviation students,” said Tim Brady, dean of the university’s College of Aviation, which is hosting the event. “This symposium will offer the opportunity to address issues involving the transition from current training practice to the future in ways that are unique to each provider.”

The symposium will culminate in a bazaar where major suppliers of new and retrofit equipment and potential customers can discuss issues and solutions.

To register, please call (386) 226-6836. Reporters planning to attend the symposium should call Bob Ross at (386) 226-6198.

Embry-Riddle, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates more than 32,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 teaching centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through distance learning.

Agenda: 2006 National Training Aircraft Symposium

Wednesday, March 22

7–8 Registration and Breakfast
8–8:15 Welcome and Introduction
8:15–8:30 Symposium Purpose and Process
8:30–11 Panel 1: “What’s New in General Aviation Aircraft”
11–12 High Fidelity Simulation
12–1 Lunch
1–3:30 Panel 2: Very-Light Jets (VLJ) and On-Demand Air Taxi
3:30–4:30 Air Traffic Management: VLJs in the System
4:30–6 Exhibits: OEM flight line tours
6-8 Reception and Dinner / Keynote: “Big Rocks and Long Props” by bush pilots Loni Habersetzer and Greg Miller

Thursday, March 23

8–8:30 Keynote: “Stimulating the Talent Pipeline” by Jamail Larkins, FAA Ambassador for Aviation and Space Education
8:30–11 Panel 3: VLJ Pilot Education
11–2 Exhibits of Training Equipment and Software
11:30-1:30 Lunch
2–4 Panel 4: Avionics, FTDs, and Maintenance
4–6 Panel 5: Innovation Education Programs

Friday, March 24

8–10 Panel 6: Sport and Entry-Level Aircraft
10:30–12 Panel 7: Financing, Training, and Insurance
12–1 Box Lunch
12–3 Bazaar and Demonstration
3:30–3:30 Closing and Adjournment