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Airplanes

MTSU AIRPLANES
A little over five years ago, MTSU purchased 25 planes from Diamond Aircraft and The New Piper Aircraft Inc. for $4.8 million. These new airplanes enabled the MTSU Aerospace department to incorporate the latest

technology into their flight training program with the purchase of a state-of-the-art fleet of Diamond aircraft. The deliver of 8 new DA 40 Diamond Star aircraft in the 2008 took this technology to new heights.
"These DA40s represent absolute state-of-the-art training platforms reflecting some of the latest technologies that career pilots will ultimately encounter in the most advanced airliners," said David Moser, Diamond's fleet sales director. All of MTSU's DA40s have the Garmin G1000 suites and the latest eight have the GFC Automated Flight Control System and Garmin's Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT). This new technology
will enable the MTSU Aerospace program to again be the first aviation training program in the country to incorporate another technology innovation into its flight training program.

Listed below are the current aircraft used by MTSU Aerospace students:

BOEING 727
Donated by FedEx

QUANTITY: 1

Click here for more information on the Boeing 727.

DIAMOND DA40
Purchased in 2002 and 2008

QUANTITY: 19

Click here for more information on the Diamond DA40.

PIPER ARROW
Purchased in 2002

QUANTITY: 3

Click here for more information on the Piper Arrow.

PIPER SEMINOLE
Purchased in 2002

QUANTITY: 2

Click here for more information on the Piper Seminole.

CESSNA 152
Used by the MTSU Flight Team

QUANTITY: 3

Click here for more information
on the MTSU Flight Team.

PIPER SUPER CUB

This aircraft was purchased in the Fall of 1996 by the Aerospace Department from the South Carolina Department of Forestry. It had been involved in a fuel exhaustion accident in 1988. Through the hard work of many it has become the favorite of many students.

DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 BEAVER

This aircraft was purchased by the Aerospace department in conjunction with the MTSU Foundation in a rough condition. It was purchased from the Texas Department of forestry and flown to the Murfreesboro Airport. Students in the Maintenance program worked on the restoration of this aircraft including changing the paint scheme from bright yellow to the current scheme. The aircraft is now used as a recruiting aid and is featured in the P-38 "Glacier Girl" welcome book at Middlesboro, Kentucky Airport.

KING AIR 200

During the summer of 2007 the Aerospace Department sold our Cessna 404 and on June 7, 2007 MTSU became the proud owner of N515BA, a King Air 200. The Beechcraft King Air 200 has been in production since 1974 and is the best selling turbine business aircraft in history. This aircraft is now part of the Air Charter Lab that is available to MTSU Aerospace majors. Currently there are MTSU graduates who participated in the Air Charter Lab flying for major airlines, charter operations, fractional operations and corporations all over the world. This course represents one of the best opportunities afforded Aerospace students. The selection process is very strict and competitive, just like the students will experience when entering the job market.

CESSNA T-41
High Performance

CESSNA RG
High Performance

Accreditation

MTSU Aerospace had been accredited since 1992. The Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) has accredited all five of the Aerospace concentrations! For more information, click here.

Air Traffic Control

Click here for more information on MTSU's AT-CTI program.

Flight Scheduling

Click here for Flight Scheduling at the Murfreesboro Airport.

Flight Labs

To apply for a flight lab, follow the steps below.

Step 1:
Download and read the Additional Information Packet thoroughly and review the additional costs of flight labs.

Step 2:
Print and read the “Lab Request Form” for the semester you wish to enroll in a flight lab. Sign and submit it to the flight school secretary within the application period specified. Neither early nor late submissions will be accepted or considered.

Fall Lab Request Form Application Period: February 1 – July 15

Spring Lab Request Form Application Period: September 1 – Nov 15

Summer Lab Request Form Application Period: February 1 – April 15