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College of Aviation Student Research

College of Aviation Student Research. Ryan Furtado College of Aviation Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, AZ. NASA Space Grant 19 April 2008. Who I am. Senior, graduation May 2008 Multi- and Single-Commercial Certificate Instrument Rating Working on Flight

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College of Aviation Student Research

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  1. College of Aviation Student Research Ryan Furtado College of Aviation Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, AZ NASA Space Grant 19 April 2008

  2. Who I am • Senior, graduation May 2008 • Multi- and Single-Commercial Certificate • Instrument Rating • Working on Flight Instructor certificate • After graduation • Flight Instructor at ERAU • Fly for an airline

  3. Alaska Airlines Internship • Summer 2007 • Human Resources • Pilot Hiring • Crew Planning • Crew Trip Trades • Late flights research • Jump seat • Denver • Southeast Alaska • Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangall

  4. Research • Development with Professor Ray Bédard • Proficiency with Microsoft Flight Simulator X • NASA research grant

  5. Missions designer • Prescott to Kingman • Valle to St. George

  6. Courseware designer • Re-engineered AS435 • Electronic Flight Management Systems • Convert course from Elite Jet MD-80 to Microsoft Flight Simulator (FSX) using B-767 • San Francisco to Seattle

  7. FANCON • International Flight Simulation conference Seattle 9-11 Nov 07 • In charge of the competition • ERAU awarded scholarships $20,500 • 400+ visitors to the booth • Using patent pending technology

  8. Carrier tutorial designer • Developed scorable mission to be used with mission scoring system for Seattle competition

  9. Tested motion platform • Used during competition

  10. Microsoft • Personal invitation from ACES studio manager Shawn Firminger to visit studios on 11 Nov 07 • Possible future partnership with Microsoft

  11. Audience Input

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