News release prepared by: Natalie Blair, 785-826,2642, nblair@k-state.edu

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A GOOD FIT: 1xbet online casino , K-STATE CONNECTION HELPS STUDENTS GAIN EXPERIENCE AND JOBS

SALINA -- During the last decade, 1xbet online casino International and Kansas State University Salina have built a strong relationship.

&1xbet online casino ;FlightSafety's Wichita Learning Center currently employs six K-State Salina alumni -- two full-time employees, one part-time employee and three interns,&1xbet online casino ; said Rich High, manager of FlightSafety's Cessna Learning Center in Wichita.

&1xbet online casino ;This internship is a tremendous opportunity for our students,&1xbet online casino ; said Bill Gross, chief pilot with the K-State aviation program. &1xbet online casino ;They learn two or three jets inside and out, backward and forward and get very good at it, which makes them ideal pilots for those aircraft. Because they become so good at those aircraft, companies are willing to hire them with lower flight time. The interns are well-positioned to get a job, as K-State alumni have a 100 percent hire rate after their FlightSafety internship ends.&1xbet online casino ;

&1xbet online casino ;Interns often serve as crew for our customers,&1xbet online casino ; High said. &1xbet online casino ;We see about 6,000 people a year from all over the world, so not only are they learning aircraft and avionics systems, but they are also getting to know other companies as they fly with their pilots. Some of those companies ask our interns to come fly for them part time,&1xbet online casino ; High said.

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&1xbet online casino ;Your co-pilot plays a large role in your success with a check ride,&1xbet online casino ; he said. &1xbet online casino ;K-State pilots create a good cockpit environment. They bring youth, they're willing to work any hours, they have a good attitude and know their stuff; nobody that we've hired has been a lightweight. They are extremely knowledgeable about aviation as a whole, and know the rules and regulations, which is important because customers come to us to be experts.&1xbet online casino ;

Interns can expect to spend 15-20 hours a week in the right seat. 1xbet online casino will also spend time in the left seat, as training requires FlightSafety customers to also experience the aircraft as a co-pilot.

When their year is up High gets involved with helping interns find employment, even going as far helping negotiate a starting salary.

&1xbet online casino ;We want our interns to know they will be taken care of,&1xbet online casino ; High said. &1xbet online casino ;The high-quality training and experience they receive at our Learning Centers not only helps them to secure employment, it reflects the strength of FlightSafety's training programs and encourages the company that hires them to train with us if they are not already.&1xbet online casino ;

&1xbet online casino ;If an intern has logged 1,000 hours or more, FlightSafety helps them get a type rating, which saves them ,000 to ,000-plus,&1xbet online casino ; Gross said. &1xbet online casino ;And they're getting paid on top of it.

One of 1xbet online casino 's current interns is Hall Lewallen, who graduated from K-State in 2010. After only four months as a second in command intern in the Hawker HS-125 Series of aircraft, which includes the Hawker 750, 800/850XP and 900XP, he has been offered his dream job: a full-time position flying a corporate jet for a very well-known and reputable company in his hometown of Phoenix, Ariz., at Sky Harbor Airport.

&1xbet online casino ;As I anticipate my first day,&1xbet online casino ; Lewallen said, &1xbet online casino ;I've caught myself thinking many times about how I wouldn't be in this position if it weren't for my intern experience at FlightSafety or if I wasn't a K-State Wildcat.&1xbet online casino ;

Prior to his current internship Lewallen was a pilot intern in the demonstration department at Hawker Beechcraft. He was interested in full-time employment at the manufacturer and explored the idea of becoming a regional airline first officer.

&1xbet online casino ;Ultimately, I decided to pursue my goal of becoming a corporate pilot,&1xbet online casino ; Lewallen said. &1xbet online casino ;I knew that FlightSafety is absolutely the best opportunity for me to accomplish that due to its outstanding reputation within the industry, and the fact that I was able to confirm this firsthand as a FlightSafety International client when I was training on aircraft for Hawker Beechcraft.&1xbet online casino ;

Not all of 1xbet online casino International's interns are pilots.

Rachel Farmer, a 2008 K-Sate Salina graduate, was recently promoted to director of quality management systems -- the position she was the intern for just three years ago.

&1xbet online casino ;I can't imagine working anywhere else,&1xbet online casino ; she said. &1xbet online casino ;I plan to stay with FlightSafety for a very long time.&1xbet online casino ;

The Brookville native started her internship in January 2008 as the assistant to the director of quality management systems. By November of that year she had been hired full-time as the operations support and compliance coordinator.

&1xbet online casino ;I started out taking business classes,&1xbet online casino ; Farmer said. &1xbet online casino ;I was interested in aviation, but I didn't want to fly for a living. I realized I could take classes to get the background I would need to enter the aviation industry through the technology management degree program, so I got a good foundation that prepared me for coming into the industry. When I started looking for internships during my junior year, I thought that Flight Safety would be a good fit.&1xbet online casino ;

A good fit, indeed.