{"id":93103,"date":"2023-05-15T10:06:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=93103"},"modified":"2023-05-15T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:06:19","slug":"hyde-smith-to-address-dsu-commercial-aviation-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2023\/05\/hyde-smith-to-address-dsu-commercial-aviation-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyde-Smith to Address DSU Commercial Aviation Students"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]CLEVELAND, Miss.<\/strong> \u2014 The first ten students from the Commercial Aviation Department at Delta State University to graduate with an Agricultural Aviation Operations Career Pathway Certification will be recognized during a ceremony June 2 at 1:00 p.m. in the DSU airport hangar, 1001 Airport Road, in Cleveland. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith will be the keynote speaker. All media are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n

The Agricultural Aviation Operations Career Pathway Certification attests to a student successfully completing hazmat training, FAA instrument flight certification, FAA commercial certification, tailwheel endorsement and a minimum of 100 hours, 25 hours of which consisting of light bar training in a Citibria, 25 hours of light bar aerial application in an AG Wagon (C-188) and ten-hour type-rating and aerial application in an Air Tractor 802.<\/p>\n

Bradly MacNealy, Director of Flight Operations for the Commercial Aviation Department said, \u201cThere is a huge shortage of ag pilots in the U.S. To solve this problem, Delta State University and AG Partners have established a premier AG Flight Training Program. Cleveland, MS is now the one stop shop for agriculture-related flight instruction and certification.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students receiving certification are:<\/p>\n