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NEWS RELEASE

Focus of 2008 National Training Aircraft Meeting: Managing College Flight Training to Preserve Pilot Supply

Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 15, 2008 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will convene the 2008 National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS 2008) March 17-20 on its Daytona Beach campus. The theme of the annual event is “Managing Collegiate Flight Training to Preserve the Pilot Supply Pipeline.”

The meeting, which is sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s College of Aviation at Daytona Beach, will spotlight best practices in managing collegiate flight training programs. One day will be devoted to the issue of supplying pilots in an expanding and increasingly diverse aviation system in the United States and abroad.

“Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the professional pilot pipeline requires the thoughtful cooperation of collegiate aviation providers and the air carrier leadership,” says Tim Brady, dean of the College of Aviation.

“We have invited the employers of pilots to dialog with us to find the best way for education programs to stay effective, provide students with a career head start, and satisfy employers’ needs for the flight deck talent of the future,” Brady says.

Once again, the symposium will bring together manufacturers of training equipment with universities, airport fixed-base operations, and professional providers of training. It will be a one-stop shop where the latest aircraft, simulation, avionics, and training innovations are available for investigation and adoption by training institutions.

For more information about NTAS 2008, to register, or to exhibit at the event, go to www.erau-ntas.com or contact Sarah Edel at (386) 226-6836 or sarah.edel@erau.edu.

Agenda:

Monday, March 17
Registration and reception.

Tuesday, March 18
Breakfast and registration.
Keynote address: “Preparing pilot leaders of the future.”
Panel 1: What’s new in Part 23 training aircraft: Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond, Liberty, Piper, Tiger. Break during panel.
Lunch and presentation: “Future plans for Embry Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus,” by Tim Brady, dean, College of Aviation, Daytona Beach campus.
Panel 2: Light sport aircraft in university training: Cessna, Evektor, Sport Aircraft Works, Storm Rally, Tecnam.
Panel 3: Very light jets and personal light jets in academe: Adam, Cessna, Cirrus Jet, Diamond D-Jet, Eclipse, PiperJet.
Dinner and exhibits by original equipment manufacturers.

Wednesday, March 19
Continental breakfast.
Symposium charge: “Working together: aligning academics and flight,” Frank Ayers, director, flight operations, Daytona Beach campus.
Breakout sessions: Flight managers, maintenance managers, industry, and academic chairs.
Lunch and exhibits of simulation/training equipment and software, avionics, scheduling software.
Group tours of Embry-Riddle’s flight training devices, air traffic management simulator, disorientation trainer, Wright Flyer simulator.
Breakout session reports: Flight managers, industry, and academics.
Panel 4: Support products: simulation, training management systems, services, and avionics: Aerosim, Avidyne, CAPACG, Fidelity, Frasca , Garmin, Sandel, Simflightronics, Talon Systems.
Banquet:
• Welcome by John P. Johnson, president, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Tom Connolly, chancellor, Daytona Beach campus.
• Keynote speech: “Developing the university training suite of the future.”

Thursday, March 20 -- Developing and Preserving the Pilot Supply Pipeline: A Dialog between Institutions and Employers
Continental breakfast.
Panel 5: Aligning academics, flight, and industry: report on best practices, industry bridge programs, pilot supply mitigation.
Plenary discussions on best practices and assignments.
Exhibits and demonstrations.
Participants and exhibitors interact, side meetings, flight demonstrations.
Box lunches.
Closing and adjournment.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 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. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through its Worldwide Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.erau.edu

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