Kansas State University College of Technology and Aviation purchases five aircraft

Cessna has taken its first Garmin G1000 Skyhawk fleet order. Kansas State University's College of Technology and Aviation in Salina, Kansas, will take delivery of five new G1000 equipped 172 Skyhawks that will join an existing fleet of 15 172 Skyhawks that Kansas State University took delivery of in 1999 and 2000.  The new G1000 aircraft are scheduled for delivery in April 2005. Each aircraft will display the university's purple "Powercat" logo on the vertical stabilizer.

Kansas State University plans to debut their G1000 "glass" equipped aircraft to other universities in April 2005 during the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) and competition. The intercollegiate conference will be held at Kansas State University's College of Technology and Aviation in Salina.

"The new G1000 Skyhawks will be a state-of-the-art training platform and also a great marketing tool for prospective students," said Kansas State Aviation Department Head Marlon Johnston. "We're looking forward to taking delivery of one of the most proven airframes ever manufactured, incorporating the most advanced avionics package available on the general aviation market." 

Kansas State University's College of Technology and Aviation is one of University's fastest growing colleges. It is located on the Salina Municipal Airport, which is home to three instrument runways, including one that is 12,300 feet long. All flight training is conducted in the Aviation Center that houses 4 simulators. The Kansas State University aircraft fleet totals 40 aircraft including Cessna 172s and a CitationJet.

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