Daytona Beach Campus College of Aviation Advances Flight Training with New High-Tech Videos

“While flight-training videos have been around since World War II, no university with a flight-training program has fully capitalized on recent technology and produced such engaging and instructive training videos,” said Dr. Ken Byrnes, Chairman of Embry-Riddle’s Flight Department in Daytona Beach. “We decided to release the videos on YouTube because we see this as an opportunity to improve flight training industry-wide.”

The videos are part of an interactive multimedia course known as PACE (Pre-Activity Computer Exercises) that allows Embry-Riddle students to prepare for their flight lessons with a combination of videos, interactive multimedia, online gaming and testing. By using these activities ahead of time, students can approach a flight well prepared to receive instruction more effectively with foundational knowledge before they begin each course unit.

“Our video staff is a unique group of multimedia professionals with experience in flight instruction, 3D animation, filmmaking and even air carrier operations,” said Mark Avellino, head of Special VFR Productions. “We have combined this knowledge to produce the most advanced flight-training material available today, and we want to share these videos with everyone to make flying safer and even more enjoyable.”