Daytona Beach, Florida, USA –- Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. (PEA) announces a new jet type-rating program. Currently two new training courses are offered: a Cessna Citation Jet Type Rating and a Cessna Citation Jet Second-in-Command (SIC) Course. The Jet type Rating Course is designed to enable the student to act as pilot in command of a Cessna Citation jet. Pilots will be trained under FAR Part 61.63 to gain knowledge of advanced systems through ground school, simulator training and actual flight training.
The SIC Type Rating Course will train the student to function as second in command of a Cessna Citation jet, as well as instructing the pilot to operate in a multi-crew environment. It includes ground school and instruction books, simulator training and jet flight time. Training is under FAR Part 61,55. Prerequisites for both the Jet Type Rating and Jet SIC Type Rating courses are a minimum of a PPL with Instrument and Multi-engine ratings. All training under this jet type rating program will take place at Phoenix East Aviation’s facility in Daytona Beach, Florida, according to Phoenix East Chief Executive Officer, Ghassan Reslan.
Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. provides comprehensive pilot training, specializing in professional flight instruction. FAR Part 141, private, commercial and multi-engine professional programs and FAR Part 61 courses are offered. The school is nationally accredited and is approved to offer Veteran Benefits under the G.I. Bill, as well as offering M-1 and J-1 visa programs for foreign students. Headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, where the climate permits flight operations 350+ days a year, the school has been in continuous operation since 1972.
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