SunState Aviation Reaches New Altitudes
Trains more G1000 pilots than any other flight training center in the country

Kissimmee, FL – September 26, 2006 – SunState Aviation Flight School located at Kissimmee Gateway Airport, (ISM), was recently informed by Cessna Aircraft Company that the school has trained more pilots on the G1000 FITS (FAA & Industry Training Standards) transition course for Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) than any other flight training center in the country.

The FITS Training program teaches pilots how to transition to flying a TAA plane. This type of aircraft is typically referred to as having a “glass cockpit” because the gauges and dials found in a traditional aircraft are replaced with computer screens that offer more reliable technology. The computer screens provide additional information, including weather radar and a GPS navigational system that increases the safety of flying..

The FAA-approved FITS training is divided into classroom sessions and flight training. The goal is to have pilots train the way they fly from the start by providing real scenario-based challenges that improve a pilot’s decision-making skills.

"All of us at SunState Aviation are very proud to be recognized as the top Cessna pilot center in America, especially since we are only in our fifth year of operation," Mike Camelin, director of SunState Aviation said. “What many aspiring career pilots are starting to realize is that the pilot job market is now emphasizing glass cockpit training and experience as a prerequisite for employment.”

Currently, SunState Aviation has seven Garmin G1000 glass cockpit equipped aircraft and are planning to become a completely glass cockpit flight school in the near future.

For more information about the FITS transition course, contact SunState Aviation at www.sunstateaviation.com.

About Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Located just eight miles from Walt Disney World and 10 miles from the Orange County Convention Center, Kissimmee Gateway Airport accommodates general aviation air service 24 hours a day with two paved runways, 5,000 and 6,000 feet each. The airport also offers full-service F.B.O.s, flight training, aircraft storage, aircraft restoration, P-51 Mustang pilot training and T-6 Warbird adventure flights, and an industrial park. Its air traffic control tower operates from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Built in 1942, Kissimmee Gateway Airport is owned and operated by the City of Kissimmee. For more information, visit kissimmeeairport.com.

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