Meet Professor Fiona Silcox
Welcome!
Your instructor is Fiona Silcox
Contact information
Email: fsilcox@uvu.edu
Office phone: 801-863-7826
Office location: Provo Airport, Hangar B, Room HB 209B
Office hours: MW 2:30-3:30 pm; TR 1-3 pm
Welcome Statement
Welcome to AVSC 3030! My name is Fiona Silcox and I will be your instructor. I look forward to getting to know you and working with you this semester. Make sure to go review the Course Orientation Module as it contains the course syllabus and other important information. All course communication must be sent through the Canvas messaging system. Instructions on how to contact your instructor through Canvas can be found in the Canvas Student Guide (Links to an external site.). Students are required to configure all Announcements and Conversation Messages delivered ASAP to your MyUVU email address in the Canvas-Settings-Notifications Preferences. Students may also configure preferences to receive these and other notifications to their personal email address or cell phone via SMS in addition to your MyUVU email. A video on how to configure your Notification Preferences in Canvas can be found in the Canvas Student Guide (Links to an external site.). Make sure you check Canvas or your email regularly for course updates from the instructor as well as additional information regarding this course.
Education and Experience
Masters (MAS) Aviation Management/Aviation Safety – ERAU
FAA Certified CFI, CFII, MEL, AGI, IGI, and Aircraft Dispatcher
I began flying in 1990 and completed my flight training in 1994 at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. I obtained my initial Certified Flight Instructor Certificate in 1994 and actively instructed through 2007. I am rated in both helicopters and airplanes. I have flown as a pilot in small single and twins for fire patrol, aerial photography, wildlife survey, air tours, and sky diving. I flew as a Corporate pilot for several years in the Lear 25 and 35 for a charter outfit in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was also an Assistant Chief Flight Instructor and Chief Ground Instructor for a Part 141 flight training school and managed the satellite base location at South Valley Regional Airport for a Fixed based Operator (FBO). More recently I worked for the Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) as a Program Coordinator and Professor over the Professional Pilot and Aircraft Dispatch programs. During my tenure at SLCC, I helped develop the flight training operations and was the acting Director of Flight Operations, developed the helicopter pilot and aircraft dispatch curriculum, and was the Interim Associate Dean of the Aviation and Related Technologies Division at the Salt Lake Community College