By Devese Ursery
It’s amazing how people
are so unaware of their surroundings. Such is the case with the airplane the
parking lot located in the southwest corner of campus. Hardly anyone notices
the wingless plane surrounded in yellow caution tape.
Florissant
Valley has its own corporate jet, a Dassult Falcon 10. No, it didn’t crash land
on campus, it was donated to Florissant Valley by West Star Aviation and
transported by Aviation Material and Technical Support (AVMATS).
The jet is going to be used as a promotional show piece
and it will also be used as a training aid in St. Louis Community College’s
Aerospace Institute (A.I.) training program. The program opened its doors for classes
in August 2011, at the Center for Workforce Innovations (CWI) from 7:30a.m. –
4:00p.m. in the building east of Florissant Valley. The following courses are
offered: Aerospace Fundamentals-80 hours, Electrical Components-120 hours, Mechanical
Components-80 hours, Metal Structures-200 hours, Composites Fabrication and Assembly-120
hours. The program will include an A&P (Airframe and Power) program at
Gateway STEM high school, which entails an FAA license to become an airplane
mechanic. There will also be a Snap-on-Torque Certification site at CWI. There
will be six A.I instructors teaching classes Monday through Friday seven to
eight hours a day (depending on the class). The next class, Aerospace
Fundamentals (which is full) will begin on December 3. Grant funding for the
program began February 2009, but will become tuition based in the fall.
For more information, contact Becky Epps at 314-513-4271.
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