Hinds County Community College unveiled a new airplane Wednesday. Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith was instrumental in securing federal funding to purchase the Piper 100i airplane to train aviation students as pilots.Hyde-Smith says the college’s new addition is helping to fill the nationwide pilot shortage.”With the shortages we’re facing nationally, we’re trying to fill that gap because we’re really going to see it in a few years that we’re not going to have enough pilots. So, I want Mississippi to grow their own,” said Hyde-Smith.Students will train at the college’s John Bell Williams Airport, located near the Raymond campus.
Hinds County Community College unveiled a new airplane Wednesday.
Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith was instrumental in securing federal funding to purchase the Piper 100i airplane to train aviation students as pilots.
Hyde-Smith says the college’s new addition is helping to fill the nationwide pilot shortage.
“With the shortages we’re facing nationally, we’re trying to fill that gap because we’re really going to see it in a few years that we’re not going to have enough pilots. So, I want Mississippi to grow their own,” said Hyde-Smith.
Students will train at the college’s John Bell Williams Airport, located near the Raymond campus.