Thu, Apr 15, 2004
First Turbojet Ratings Issued by Embry-Riddle
Thomas J. Aude and Wade Wallace,
graduates of the groundbreaking Commercial Airline Pilot Training
(CAPT) Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona
Beach (FL) have become the first graduates of the program to earn
their Boeing MD-90 EFD captain's type rating.
Aude, of Shawnee (KS), and Wallace, of Bristol (TN), each flew
virtually flawlessly during their 4 1/2 hour FAA-administered check
rides. Furthermore, because it was their first type rating, they
performed the complete sequence of procedures and maneuvers
required by the FAA's Practical Test Standards. It is the first
time Embry-Riddle has issued type ratings for a transport
turbojet.
"This is a watershed event for Embry-Riddle and aviation
training in general," said Gary Morrison, manager of the Boeing
MD-90 EFD training program. "Mr. Aude and Mr. Wallace demonstrated
that 500-hour pilots, when trained in a specialized program like
the CAPT Program, are capable of the same command and judgment
necessary for the airline transport pilot certificate that pilots
with many more hours have."
Only cadets who exceed airline-screening standards are accepted
into the industry-leading CAPT Program. Once enrolled, cadets spend
12 months learning the specific roles of an airline pilot. All
training is conducted in an airline environment with a captain and
first officer. At graduation, cadets earn their captain's type
rating in the Boeing MD-90 EFD transport airliner, demonstrating to
the airlines that they are capable of commanding a modern jet
aircraft with a fully computerized cockpit.
At a time when flight instructor experience is less relevant to
the role of a newly hired jet pilot, the CAPT Program is creating
the type of specially trained pilots that the airlines now
seek.
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