Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Eleven Pilots Have Trained On School's Schweizer 300CBi
Kansas State University Aviation
tells ANN it recently implemented a training program for helicopter
pilots. In the program's first year, 11 pilots have trained on
K-State's Schweizer 300CBi, specifically developed for the
commercial helicopter training market.
An injected Lycoming HIO-360-G1A piston engine rated at 180
continuous horsepower powers the Schweizer (type shown below),
purchased new by K-State in 2007. K-State Aviation has put 350
flight hours on the helicopter, training university flight
students, law enforcement personnel, and private
aviators.
"The 300CBi is a great complement to our other training
aircraft, ranging from Cessna 172s with Garmin glass cockpits to
the university's Cessna CitationJet," said Bill Gross, professor of
aviation and chief pilot at K-State. "The helicopter has been
particularly popular with law enforcement personnel. We've had
Highway Patrol and Police Department pilots in training in addition
to private fliers and, of course, our students."
K-State has a fleet of 50 learning aircraft and more Master
Certified Flight Instructors than any other college or university
in the country. Located on the K-State at Salina campus, the
fastest growing college within K-State offers a well-rounded Big 12
university experience shared by 1,000 students in a high tech
campus environment.
K-State at Salina awards degrees in technology management,
engineering technology, aircraft maintenance, and offers an
affordable professional pilot education.
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