Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 9

196 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9 project started,” says Cefalu. “Working closely with Stephen F. Austin State University President Dr. Scott Gordon, and College of Education Dean Dr. Judy Abbott, we’ve been able to put together this amazing new flight school in partnership with HCH Aviation to offer flight training. It’s important to attract the interest of the next aviation generation and get them involved as early as possible.” In that regard, the Civil Air Patrol admit 20 teenagers from the U.S. and around the world to be trained as cadets in a Powered Flight Academy. The program is short and intense, with students arriving with no experience and a week later flying aircraft solo. The cadets are based at the airport in barracks for the program that happens one to two times a year, with instructors from across the country being called in to assist with the training. It’s a program that Cefalu is extremely excited