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Redbird started as a familiar conversation amongst pilots: learning to fly is expensive and hard, but once mastered, few pursuits can match the life changing impacts aviation brings. At first glance, the costs and difficulties seemed intractable, but we thought our collective backgrounds in technology and passion for aviation might provide at least a few solutions. So Redbird was founded in 2006 with the simple idea that we could help make it easier for anyone to become a pilot. When we set out to revolutionize aviation, our first goal was to build a flight simulation system that provided unheard of training value at a price every flight school could afford. The original idea was the obvious one: The best way to make a pilot feel like they are flying a real airplane is to put them in a real airplane. That led us to an aircraft boneyard south of Dallas and the original Redbird, N45480. N45480- The Original RedbirdA decaying Cessna 177 Cardinal RG, we thought she was the perfect prototype. Not long into the development process we realized the idea of using an old fuselage was not as ingenious as we had once thought. So we revised our plans, and N45480 was sent back to quietly repose in the Texas sun. Although our original plans for her didn`t work out, we`ve never forgotten the plane that was once to become the first FMX. How could we? After-all we named the company after her. After a few more not-quite-right prototypes, we arrived at our first product, the Redbird FMX. Since then we`ve expanded our product line, built new companies to attack the problems of exorbitant aircraft operating costs and lackluster flight training curriculums, and we`ve managed to deliver over 1,200 aviation training devices to 30+ countries. We`ve still got a long way to go, but we`re proud of the revolutionary changes our employees and customers are bringing to this industry we are all so passionate about.
Essex Community College is a Newark, NJ-based company in the Education sector.
North Park is Chicago`s city-centered Christian University. It serves nearly 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students from around the country and the world. Within a diverse, close-knit community, North Park offers a values-based education to students through more than 40 undergraduate majors and an adult degree-completion program, as well as graduate and continuing education in business, nonprofit management, nursing, education, music, and theology. By integrating faith with learning—as it has done since its founding in 1891 by the Evangelical Covenant Church—North Park University continues to focus on the important task of preparing students for lives of significance and service.
Founded in 1965, the University of Southern Indiana enrolls over 10,000 dual credit, undergraduate and graduate students in 80 majors. A public higher education institution, located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus in Evansville, Indiana, USI offers programs through the College of Liberal Arts, Romain College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Professions, and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. USI is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University and offers continuing education and special programs to more than 15,000 participants annually through Outreach and Engagement. The University offers study-abroad opportunities in more than 60 countries, and is host to international students from around the globe. A competitive member of NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference, USI offers 17 varsity intercollegiate men`s and women`s sports.
Morningside University is a private college located in Sioux City, IA, recognized for providing students with exceptional active learning experiences in undergraduate programs, as well as flexible, practical, online coursework through graduate programs and a bachelor`s degree completion option. Morningside offers bachelor`s degrees in more than 65 areas of study, as well as graduate degrees in nursing and education. The college enrolls approximately 2800 students from nearly all 50 states and 20 countries. It is located on a picturesque 69-acre campus in the heart of Iowa`s fourth largest city. The setting offers students a safe and serene learning environment, as well as access to a thriving community with many professional and personal opportunities. Morningside is known for robust study abroad and May Term programs that provide students the ability to personalize their education and access a global network of opportunities. It is home to 28 athletics teams that are affiliated with the NAIA, more than 50 clubs and organizations, thriving choral and instrumental music programs, theatre, and other well-established experiential learning programs that provide students opportunities outside the traditional classroom setting. Morningside also serves the Siouxland region in a variety of ways, offering theatrical and music performances to the public, hosting public events, nationally-known speakers, political debates, and nearly every Presidential candidate of the last two decades.