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Jamarius Reid doesn't even remember when his fascination for flight began. Instead, he remembers moments: watching jets fly over his house in Charlotte, North Carolina; flying a kite; going for his first plane ride.

This Aviation Week explores how virtual and augmented reality can advance flight and safety training. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., describes innovative ways faculty are using virtual reality, but he cautions that rigorous research still needs to be done to understand the limitations of these platforms for training purposes.

Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University helped bring the goal of widespread drone delivery service and air taxis closer to fruition, by flying small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) along simulated delivery routes in Florida.

Graduate students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University gained valuable real-world experience last semester, working closely with upper-level employees at Textron Aviation, the manufacturer of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft.

A group of 58 flight students at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University were able to reduce the time it took them to complete a first solo flight by more than 30 percent, thanks to a first-of-its-kind general aviation flight training program.

In keeping with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's role as a thought leader in the area of aviation safety, faculty member Dr. Eduardo Rojas-Nastrucci has been contributing to public discourse about 5G networks.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University junior Marina Lindbergh believes there is no career more romantic than being a pilot. “Flying because you love it and always building your skills,” she said — “that’s the goal.”

Researchers from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University will advance testing and development of a device designed to help patients born with only one functioning heart ventricle, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Children’s Heart Foundation, which brings the funding the project has received since the researchers began work in 2015 to $700,000.

Dr. Barbara Holder, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s most recent Presidential Fellow, studies how pilots think in order to develop aviation systems and procedures that are as safe, efficient and easy-to-understand as possible.

The Embry‑Riddle student from Port Orange, Florida, who had just gotten his Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) license the previous summer, jumped into action.

The way America monitors the National Airspace System (NAS) will soon transition to a new platform to improve efficiency and predictability of air travel.

This Aviation Week op-ed explores the booming space industry. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., looks at how recent advancements in rockets, satellite technology, and suborbital flights have spurred a new generation of students to aim beyond Earth.