Wed, Dec 28, 2011
New Skyhawks Come Equipped With G1000 and Autopilots
The aviation program at Kansas State University's Salina campus
has added five new Cessna Skyhawk 172 G100s to the university's
fleet of learning aircraft.
"In addition to having the G1000 avionics system, these new
planes have autopilot. This means that our students get a
well-rounded experience in our Cessna 172 aircraft. They start
learning in a gas gauge environment and, as they build flight time,
move into more technologically advanced aircraft," said Kurt
Barnhart, aviation department head.
"Adding to our learning fleet was important to the program. As we
gain students, it's important to gain aircraft to maintain our low
student-to-aircraft ratio," said Dennis Kuhlman, CEO and dean of
K-State Salina.
The university took delivery of the aircraft in late November and
students were able to use the aircraft for their last two weeks of
classes. K-State is an elite Top 5 aviation university. Located on
the Salina campus adjacent to a 12,000-foot runway, the program has
a fleet of more than 40 learning aircraft and more Master Certified
Flight Instructors than any other college or university in the
country. K-State Salina offers degrees in aircraft maintenance,
professional pilot, technology management and engineering
technology. Certificate programs are available in air traffic
control, airframe and powerplant, airport management, avionics
maintenance technology and unmanned aerial systems.
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