Sun, Nov 15, 2009
Will Use Specially-Adapted LSA For Flight Training
Able Flight and Purdue University's
Department of Aviation Technology have gotten together to offer a
joint flight training project for 2010 that combines the training
experience of a major university flight school and the unique
mission of an aviation nonprofit for people with physical
disabilities. During the summer, between two and four Able Flight
Scholarship recipients will live in university housing and be
trained by university instructors in an intensive teaching
environment as they earn their Sport Pilot certificate in a
month.
Able Flight will select scholarship winners from its pool of
candidates, with priority given to current or incoming Purdue
students and other Indiana residents with physical
disabilities. Current students will have the opportunity to
earn course credit for the groundschool portion of their training,
and other student pilots may qualify for continuing education
credits.
The nonprofit will provide at least one specially-adapted Light
Sport Airplane (LSA) for the training project, and will provide
transitional training for university instructors in the LSA. The
project also provides Purdue with the opportunity to evaluate
future use of LSAs for primary training.
"The Aviation Technology program at
Purdue is devoted to access to aviation", said Dr. Brent Bowen,
department head of the program. "We see the collaboration with Able
Flight as a unique opportunity for a collegiate aviation program to
extend the freedom of flight to individuals that might not be aware
they can fly. Purdue's aviation program is world-class and we
need the best and brightest individuals. Physical barriers
should not impede the opportunity to fly and we want all people to
know they can fly at Purdue. Purdue is committed to pre-eminent
leadership in aviation technology and Able Flight will bring to us
a new cadre of people who otherwise might not consider careers in
aviation."
Able Flight's Charles Stites said,
"We're excited to work with Purdue to create this opportunity for
our scholarship winners. Purdue's Department of Aviation Technology
is not only one of the storied aviation programs in the country, it
is an innovative leader in the training of pilots and aeronautical
engineers. During their time there, our student pilots will be
immersed in flying in a demanding but supportive setting, and have
the chance to explore opportunities for future undergraduate and
graduate degrees in aviation."
The joint flight training program will begin in either late May
or early June of 2010.
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