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This episode features an interview with Eric Crump, Aerospace Director at Polk State University, on the innovations taking place in aviation training.
Pre-Flight
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Cruise Flight
- Eric Crump is Aerospace Director for Polk State University’s Aerospace Program and our special guest tonight. Previously he worked for 8 years as Director of Content Development for Gleim Publications.
- Eric gives a history of Polk State and it’s flight training curriculum from humble beginnings to nearly 200 students in the aerospace program and plans to double in the near future.
- Eric details what makes their program different from other training programs that do not offer degrees.
- The program includes a professional pilot track and an aerospace administration track.
- Polk State uses a Redbird Flight Simulator
- Polk Aviation Alliance advocacy group and liaison between all the groups participating in this program.
- Contact Eric on Twitter: @seeericgo
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