An announcement by Sunrise Aviation today stated that the FAA has approves use of the Redbird Advanced Aviation Training Devices. Florida State College at Jacksonville (otherwise know as FSCJ) gives approved FAA courses. The recent acquisition of four Redbird LD AATD’s was made by Florida State College at Jacksonville was for the use of their students. At Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, Sunrise Aviation is the flight training contractor for Florida State College at Jacksonville.
The Redbird AATDs will be utilized in all of Sunrise Aviation’s approved pilot training courses, including, but not limited to, the commercial pilot, private pilot, instrument rating, and multi-engine rating courses. These training devices not only reduce the costs for college students, elevate the training experience for the students and increase safety all at the same time.
Jacksonville is proud to have the Florida State College which has the four Redbird LD simulation devices in their State of the Art Flight Simulation Lab located in Aviation Center of Excellence at Cecil Center. Florida State College at Jacksonville has also made available in their in Flight Simulation Lab, an advanced Flight Training Device for turbo-prop pilot training and another AATD for training pilots that use the Garmin G-1000 glass cockpit, along with their three other training devices.
The Redbird LD has amazing wrap-around visuals and flight controls with realistic feedback. Two Redbird LDs have been configured as Cessna 172 Skyhawks. Two have also been configured as Piper Arrows. Both of these are at Florida State College at Jacksonville. All of the simulators use Garmin GPS devices. With Sunrise Aviation and Florida State College at Jacksonville’s state of the art equipment, students will receive the best possible learning experience.
As of September 2011, Florida State College has hired Sunrise Aviation to provide pilot training classes to their students in the Jacksonville area. Aside from the Associate Degree in Professional Pilot Technology offered by Florida State College at Jacksonville, they now offer several bachelor’s degrees as well. For students interested in pilot training and aviation then Florida State College at Jacksonville offers the most economical degrees available, as a public school.
Many of Florida State College at Jacksonville’s students take advantage of VA benefits, Florida’s Bright Futures program, or other State and Federal Government aid programs that make the pilot training program, one of the most economical options for Florida residents. For about 10 years the Florida State College at Jacksonville has been training pilots and they have had the aviation program for over 20 years.
Ready to serve the college students of Florida State College at Jacksonville the Sunrise Aviation has aircrafts and staff based at the Cecil Airport. One of the best flight training centers in Florida is Sunrise Aviation and in combination with Cecil airport it offers a wonderful base for flying.
Since 1983, Sunrise Aviation has maintained continuous business with their main base at the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport in Florida. Last month, the FAA approved a satellite at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. The school currently offers training in Cessna 152s and Cessna 172s at the Jacksonville satellite. Jacksonville is the very best place to learn to fly in Florida now that Sunrise Aviation has a satellite at Cecil airport!
