Learning To Fly

Transcript

Okay, it’s time to fly over to SUU Aviation, where we will meet Preston. Preston is a junior from Texas who moved to Cedar City for SUU’s High Elevation Aviation program. If you wanna fly planes or helicopters, you really can’t find a better place than Cedar City to learn. Let’s hear what Preston has to say about learning to fly and SUU. Over to you Preston.

– Thank you Alex. Hey everybody, I’m one of the many veterans students here at SUU. I’ve previously served in the United States Army as an explosive ordnance disposal technician before I moved back home to Texas to begin my flying journey at Epic Helicopters. After attaining my private pilot certificate, I transferred here to SUU’s aviation program. Now, originally I had some reservations about attending a university. I’d been out of an academic setting for several years and sitting in an auditorium full of 200 students wasn’t something I was excited about. One tour of SUU’s campus quickly put my mind at ease. I discovered SUU was able to offer all the resources of a major university while keeping class sizes small and maintaining that small town feel. One of the truly unique things you’ll notice about SUU’s aviation program is the elevation. Here at Cedar City, our airport elevation is 5,622 feet. Meaning the highest of any collegiate flight school in the country. The additional challenges you’ll face while flying it higher altitudes will certainly enhance your skills as a pilot. Throughout your training at SUU, you’ll get exposure to various flying operations like mountain operations, sling load operations, and even flying with night vision goggles. SUU is the proud home of the Chuck Aaron Academy, a program designed to train seasoned pilots on advanced recovery techniques to keep them safe in the real world. This training’s provided through a specialized helicopter. We call The Animal. One of the few helicopters actually certified by the FAA for aerobatic flight. Whether you wanna fly airplanes, helicopters, become an aircraft maintenance technician, or even take advantage of the specialized training offered here at SUU, the hands-on learning you’ll get through any of our aviation programs will set you on the right path for future success. Being enrolled in the aviation program ourselves, we have a clear understanding of the unique challenges that await our aviation students, and we’re here to help you overcome them. If you’re curious about a career in aviation, feel free to stop by SUU for a tour. You can even schedule an introductory flight and get firsthand experience behind the controls of an aircraft. After securing your flight spot with our admissions department, you can even begin flying your very first semester. The high altitude training and unique flying opportunities SUU has provided has definitely set me up for my future career in aviation. Back to you Alex.

– So incredible Preston. Thank you. I think I need to learn how to be a pilot now. That was absolutely incredible. What a program, thank you for walking us through that. Cheers Preston.