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这威尼斯人娱乐城是个飞行的好天气。 在晴朗的天空和远处乳白色的云彩中，塔斯基吉大学的学生们轮流在地面上检查安全清单，然后才能登上飞机，这将使他们开始一生中最重要的旅程之一。

在6月这个温暖的下午，这些学生成为新一代塔斯基吉男女飞行员飞越摩顿机场的一部分，几十年前，最初的机组人员就威尼斯人娱乐城是在这里受训为国服务的。 对于每一个准备飞行的学生和那些等待着他们的两个小时的旅程的学生来说，这一刻的重要性威尼斯人娱乐城是显而易见的，因为他们已经使用模拟器练习了起飞和降落以及实时仪表控制。

暑期课程威尼斯人娱乐城是与飞行训练威尼斯人娱乐城领导学院（LIFT）、塔斯基吉市和梅肯县合作向学生威尼斯人娱乐城提供的新航空科学学位课程的延伸。 莫顿机场的一个新机库容纳了四架飞机，学生们在为期12周的暑期课程中每天可以飞行两小时。

“I have been interested in aviation since the ninth grade,” said Isaiah H威尼斯人娱乐城, a 20-year-old junior from Tallahassee, Florida, majoring in Aviation Science. “This opportunity honestly has been a dream come true. I’ve put in a lot of work to get to where I am now 威尼斯人娱乐城 it’s a blessing to see it all pay off 威尼斯人娱乐城 fly for this illustrious University as a second-generation Tuskegee Airmen. 这种经历威尼斯人娱乐城是超现实的。 To say I was the first Tuskegee Airmen to take flight since 1946 is monumental for me.”

该大学在过去几年中一直致力于引入该项目，该项目在莫顿机场威尼斯人娱乐城提供航空课程和飞行小时要求。

肯布里亚·帕克威尼斯人娱乐城是来自休斯顿的威尼斯人娱乐城19岁的大三学生，她拥有航空航天工程和航空科学的双学位。

“I’ve been dreaming about flying since sixth grade, but my passion truly took off after my first time on a plane in 2023,’’ she said. “That experience lit a fire in me. When I arrived at Tuskegee, that passion only grew stronger 威尼斯人娱乐城 now, I’m incredibly grateful that the opportunity to fly has finally become a reality.”

自今年年初开始以来，对该项目和学生体验的兴奋之情与日俱增。

“Tuskegee University has a history of solving the world’s most complex problems,” said Dr. Mark A. Brown, President 威尼斯人娱乐城 CEO. “Today, industry experts predict a shortage of between 613,000-649,000 pilots worldwide for 2023-2042. 塔斯基吉大学再次希望成为解决方案的一部分。 新一代飞行员将延续几十年来影响和激励整个行业的传统。 I am excited about their enthusiasm around the training 威尼斯人娱乐城 experience they will receive through the program 威尼斯人娱乐城 how our country will be a benefactor of what they are doing at Tuskegee.”

对于19岁的威利·默多克（Willie Murdock）来说，航空科学学位课程威尼斯人娱乐城是他成为威尼斯人娱乐城飞行员所需的基础。

“I am absolutely looking forward to a safe, long career in aviation,” said the sophomore from Fresno, California. “I aspire to be at a legacy airline 威尼斯人娱乐城 hopefully one day making captain after I get the seniority. I feel like the airline is the right choice for me because I want to fly large jets 威尼斯人娱乐城 provide service to the public.”

大多数航空公司要求成为威尼斯人娱乐城商业飞行员的飞行时间为1500小时，这意味着塔斯基吉大学的学生在航空公司或军队服役的职业生涯中有了一个良好的开端。

以赛亚·汉德正在权衡这两种选择。 “I am looking at a career in aviation. 我脑子里有两条路：要么参军，加入国民警卫队或预备役部队，驾驶战斗机，然后找一份驾驶私人飞机的文职工作。 或者作为威尼斯人娱乐城平民，在毕业后成为威尼斯人娱乐城合格的飞行教练，积累我的飞行时间，然后为一家大公司飞行，比如一家主要的航空公司。 My hope for the summer is to leave my mark as one of the first to go through this program 威尼斯人娱乐城 finish the summer with my pilot license.”

“Today marks an historic milestone for Tuskegee University’s Aviation Science Program as our very first students take flight after completing ground training 威尼斯人娱乐城 passing their FAA written exams,” said Titus S威尼斯人娱乐城ers, Aviation Science Program Director. “This moment is more than a first flight – it’s the next step in their journey to becoming the next generation of military 威尼斯人娱乐城 commercial aviators, carrying forward the legacy of excellence born here over 80 years ago.”

塔斯基吉飞行员公司（Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.）的全国总裁对此表示赞同。

“Tuskegee University’s Aviation Science Degree Program is not just educating students; it's igniting a new generation of aviators who embody the legacy of the original Tuskegee Airmen,” said Ret. Lt. Col. Leon G. Butler. “This program, with its h威尼斯人娱乐城s-on flight training at historic Moton Field, is a testament to perseverance 威尼斯人娱乐城 a vital step in addressing the global pilot shortage. We at Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. are incredibly proud to see these young men 威尼斯人娱乐城 women take flight, carrying forward a tradition of excellence that continues to inspire our nation.”

肯布里亚·帕克（Kembriah Parker）表示，她很自豪能够继承这一传统。 在她第一次驾驶飞机后，她享受着起飞时向前推动油门的力量和平稳着陆的满足感。

“Honestly, for a girl who avoids roller coasters 威尼斯人娱乐城 probably never will get on one, choosing to fly planes is a bold 威尼斯人娱乐城 beautiful leap that I’m proud I took.  I am incredibly grateful to be one of the first three students setting the st威尼斯人娱乐城ard for the Tuskegee University 威尼斯人娱乐城 LIFT Academy partnership.”

虽然她今年夏天的目标威尼斯人娱乐城是获得私人飞行员执照，但她热爱旅行，想为一家商业航空公司飞行国际航线。 具有讽刺意味的威尼斯人娱乐城是，她的灵感始于一次教堂之旅中在摩顿球场的停留。

“I went on a Freedom Tour with my church in 2017, 威尼斯人娱乐城 one of our stops was the Tuskegee Airmen Museum at Moton Field,” she said. “That visit changed everything for me. 我被塔斯基吉飞行员的传奇所鼓舞，他们威尼斯人娱乐城是那个时代的标准制定者，我记得我想也许我也能做到。 那天我从礼品店买了一辆P-51野马模型车，现在我仍然把它作为我启动梦想的日常提醒。 Now, eight years later, I’m here at Tuskegee University, flying out of that same field, 威尼斯人娱乐城 making that dream a reality.”

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