{"id":129296,"date":"2022-09-20T12:40:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=129296"},"modified":"2024-01-04T14:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:42:36","slug":"ddn-ready-to-fly-wright-state-university-to-offer-pilot-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/09\/20\/ddn-ready-to-fly-wright-state-university-to-offer-pilot-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Daily News: Ready to fly? Wright State University to offer pilot training"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"If you\u2019re ready to learn to fly, Wright State University and First Flight Aviation would like a word with you.<\/p>\n

Wright State trustees passed a resolution last week approving pilot training classes, through a new partnership with First Flight Aviation, a flight school at the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport in Miami Twp.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re allowing any Wright State student who is here pursuing a degree to take, as an elective, classes in pilot training,\u201d Gregory Sample, Wright State chief operating officer, said last week at a trustees meeting. \u201cSo they could end up graduating from Wright State with their undergraduate or graduate degree as well as being a licensed pilot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the arrangement, Wright State students may register for flight training classes offered by First Flight Aviation, the university said. The courses will be considered special topic electives, and the credit hours students earn will count toward their graduation requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a really big deal for a number of reasons,\u201d said Glenn Crawford, president at First Flight and a captain for ABX Air in Wilmington. \u201cNo. 1, there\u2019s a severe pilot shortage right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wright State University campus is close to Huffman Prairie, where the Wright brothers taught themselves to fly and created the world\u2019s first flight school. So it\u2019s appropriate for Wright State to offer these courses in that sense, Crawford said.<\/p>\n

First Flight\u2019s training contract with Sinclair Community College in Dayton ended two months ago, he added. \u201cWe have been wanting to do something with Wright State for some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rewards can be solid for good pilots, Crawford also said. Regional airlines are paying well over $300,000 to $350,000 a year to experienced pilots, with starting salaries closer to $80,000 a year, rising to well over $100,000 for the second year, he said. Promotions to captain in a new pilot\u2019s second year is also a distinct possibility, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s shows you how much the major airlines are hurting for crew members,\u201d Crawford said.<\/p>\n

Good candidates include smart people who can think on their feet, with good hand-eye coordination. But flying isn\u2019t brain surgery, Crawford cautioned. \u201cIf you\u2019re good at driving a stick shift through town, you\u2019ve got what it takes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Students will have access to all ground and flight training necessary to complete required pilot ratings, Wright State said.<\/p>\n

First Flight Aviation is a Federal Aviation Administration-approved Part 141 flight school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership is about providing our students an opportunity to expand their skill set portfolio while at Wright State,\u201d said Wright State President Sue Edwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlight training is an ideal use for our Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport. The program may help with the nationwide pilot shortage issue,\u201d said Gil Turner, aviation director for the City of Dayton.<\/p>\n

Edwards and Tom Gunlock, chair of the Wright State Board of Trustees, said that a university named in honor of the Wright brothers should begin to develop an innovative aviation program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time for Wright State to take its first steps to become a leader in aviation-related education,\u201d Gunlock said. \u201cThe university can accomplish this by initially offering students an opportunity to receive pilot training through First Flight Aviation with the goal of becoming a leader in the aeronautical realm by the end of this decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

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