K-State adds five aircraft to
learning fleet
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.
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