Meeting the needs of flight students, kiosk-style
DWC introduces integrated “one-stop shop” kiosks

Long distinguished as one of the nation’s leaders in aviation education, Daniel Webster College (DWC) recently received the first of what will be ten MontegoNet Kiosks, creating a system that will create an effective “one-stop shop” for its flight students.

“Each kiosk allows students to access all pertinent information in a significantly more streamlined and dramatically more time-efficient manner,” said DWC’s Rick Bartle, assistant director of flight operations – flight services.

The kiosk that is already in place is seeing a lot of traffic, with more than 200 user sessions each week. On a typical fall semester flying day, the college operates more than 100 flights a day, with about 1,100 flight hours each month.

“The incorporation of the ten MontegoNet Interactive Kiosks will be a boon to the operational efficiency of DWC’s Tamposi Aviation Center,” he said, “significantly advancing the ability of flight operations to meet the needs of our 240 flight students in a number of ways,” he added.

Some of the ways the kiosks will enhance DWC’s aviation flight operations program include:

• More efficiently allowing the dispatch of aircraft, allowing for more lesson time with the flight instructor.
• Consolidating services such as weather, schedule changes, account access and flight planning into one stop.
• Enhanced delivery of information.

The addition of the MontegoNet Kiosk system for Daniel Webster’s aviation program, he added, is a key component of the college’s continuing technological enhancement. New kiosk services will be added in stages over the next few months.

Daniel Webster College provides educational programs for professional entry and advanced studies through undergraduate and graduate programs designed for both traditional and non-traditional students.

The college’s nationally ranked degree programs in aviation, including an online MBA for aviation professionals, are well complemented by innovative programs in computer science and information technology (gaming, simulation and robotics), aeronautical and mechanical engineering, sport management, the social and behavioral sciences, and business and management.

Daniel Webster College's flight training program (professional pilot) is approved under the guidelines of federal Aviation Regulation Parts 141 and 61, and all instructors are Certified Flight Instructors. DWC's air traffic management major is one of only 13 academic programs recognized by the FAA as part of its Collegiate Training Initiative.