Polk State College

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The program employs a state-of-the-art, blended learning approach where students from various aerospace disciplines collaborate, mirroring modern industry operations.
  • It is built upon the industry-standard Safety Management System (SMS) concept and relies on solid flight safety data for its training.
  • The program's goal is to graduate aerospace professionals who not only operate and maintain aircraft but do so with the highest level of safety.
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From Polk State: This program utilizes a state-of-the-art approach to training that allows students from all aerospace degree paths to share knowledge and experience in a blended learning environment modeled on the actual operations of the modern aerospace industry. Our program relies on the guiding principles of the Safety Management System (SMS) concept, now an industry standard for all professional aviation operations. By building our training program around solid flight safety data, we are able to graduate aerospace professionals who not only fly, manage, and maintain airplanes, but do so as safely as possible.

Isabel Goyer

A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.
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