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Patrick Murphy is the Director of Training for Sunrise Aviation. He was recently in China for 2 weeks. The trip was sponsored by Sunrise Aviation's partner in China, Shanghai EasyFly Aviation Technology Co., Ltd.. During his trip, Murphy went to two high schools. He talked to about 1200 students who were just about to graduate from high school.

Presentations in Guangdong Bowen International School in Zhongshan and Sino-Canada High School near Shanghai were carried out when the delegation went to China. Presentation at Zhuhai No. 3 Middle School will be made later, which was also visited by the delegation.

Sunrise Aviation has a unique flight training program for Chinese Pilots in association Florida State College at Jacksonville - where the Chinese students enroll - with a satellite-supported base for training aspiring pilots. This institute, along with Shanghai EasyFly, has come up with an improvised 4-year flight training schedule for Chinese high school graduates, containing English language training, a 4-year bachelor's program, all types of pilot training consisting of including multi-engine commercial pilot and flight instructor, and followed by an internship as a flight instructor.

In preparation of the arrival and enrollment of high school graduates from China, a Letter of Intent was recently signed at Florida State College at Jacksonville with Shanghai EasyFly.

In January of 2013, the very first three Chinese flight training pupils are scheduled to come to Jacksonville, Florid. Sunrise Aviation already has three Chinese students taking pilot training courses at their Ormond Beach, Florida main base of operations.

Though the head office of Shanghai EasyFly Aviation Technology Co. Ltd is in Shanghai, it has a number of sub offices in other provinces as well. The company does a number of services for students who want to become pilots. It finds out pilot training slots for the students abroad, especially in the US. It screens the students to identify students who are eligible for pilot training and prepares them for the journey to the US and the training there. Once they complete their training and return to China, the company helps the students to get their certificates endorsed by the Chinese authorities. The company also helps the pilots to find suitable jobs for them.

The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Sunrise Aviation to conduct pilot training and the US Department of Homeland Security has permitted students from other countries like China, recent students have arrived from Brazil, Panama, Colombia, Bahamas, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE, and India to undergo pilot training at this school. Started since 1983, the school has more than 50 aircrafts for training and hiring. A sister company operates charter flights in a Piper Chieftain and King Air B100.