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MSU, ATP to offer joint aviation degree

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
By Matthew Everett

Mountain State University students have a new degree option thanks to a recent academic services agreement with Airline Transport Professionals. The agreement, signed by CEO and President of MSU Charles H. Polk and ATP President Derrick Dennis, provides the foundation for the Bachelor of Science in Airline Transport Professional Pilot Operations. Under the agreement, students will complete flight training through ATP at one of their 22 locations across the U.S. and college curriculum through MSU.

MSU, based in Beckley, West Virginia, is a not-for-profit educational institution with several campuses around the nation as well as a number of online degree programs. MSU chose to partner with ATP based on their proven record of professional multi-engine flight training, flying over 6,000 hours and providing 300 FAA pilot certifications a year.

According to David Robbins, director of aviation at MSU, “Airlines hire the most qualified pilots, preferring that applicants have a bachelor’s degree and high quality flight experience.” The program, which is intended to provide airlines with qualified pilot applicants, will allow students to build required flight experience, certifications and work as flight instructors while completing their bachelor’s degree. Additionally, students will study leadership, business and management, communications, and aeronautics.

“What makes this degree so unique is how the college coursework complements students’ flight training and professional pilot careers. With recent legislation requiring more flight experience of airline pilot applicants, it’s important that career pilots build high-quality flight experience as quickly and economically as possible. Graduates of this program will be the first of a new generation of airline pilot applicants,” said Derrick Dennis, president of ATP.

For more information see:
http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/ATP-/83/92/F/1.php

Source: MSU

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Matthew Everett is a private pilot, aviation writer, and frequent contributor to AviationSchoolsOnline.com. You can follow him on twitter @leaving_tf or find his blog at http://leavingterrafirma.com.

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Flight school fees: a growing trend?

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
By Matthew Everett

On Thursday the 24th of August, the Arizona State Board for Private and Postsecondary Education met to discuss the regulation of flight instruction in Arizona. Many instructors and advocacy groups feared that this would create a host of new fees and regulatory hurdles. With the number of flight training providers located in Arizona, this had the potential to be very problematic. The announcement was of particular concern to the National Association of Flight Instructors.

“We are concerned that Arizona may be considering similar fees (to California),” says NAFI Executive Director Jason Blair. “As a state that has a significant number of flight-training providers, we’re concerned about the chilling effect those fees may have on those businesses. We’re encouraging our members in that state to get involved in this issue, so we don’t have a repeat of the California situation.”

According to further reports however, the state board unanimously voted to reject the proposal to consider Part 61 flight schools as “vocational schools.” This is likely very good news to many, but does this indicate a growing trend? Should advocacy groups and instructors be concerned that other states may pass regulations similar to California?

The California law, which recently took effect, has remained fairly unpopular. According to the California lawmakers, the law is intended to protect students. While that may be true enough, the new law does have noticeable adverse effects on flight training operators, including new registration fees and very strict financial regulation. The fear is that such laws will only drive up training costs and force smaller schools out of business.

These fees are an important issue that advocacy groups should continue to discuss. There are some important questions that need to be answered, because regardless of how unpopular the new California law may be, it looks like the issue is spreading.

What’s your opinion, do the benefits outweigh the costs? Is there a better way to protect students?

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Sources:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/
Arizona_Flight_School_Fees_203180-1.html
http://www.generalaviationnews.com/?p=28137
http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-08-26_nafi.asp
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/
Arizona_Rejects_Flight_School_Fees_203198-1.html

Matthew Everett is a private pilot, aviation writer, and frequent contributor to AviationSchoolsOnline.com. You can follow him on twitter @leaving_tf or find his blog at http://leavingterrafirma.com.

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Delta Connection Academy now Aerosim Flight Academy

Monday, August 30th, 2010
By Matthew Everett

In a recent announcement by Aerosim, Delta Connection Academy has been renamed Aerosim Flight Academy. Aerosim bought Delta Connection in January in an effort to expand the company’s service offerings.

Aerosim is a leading provider of simulation-based training products for customized training solutions that are in use world-wide by commercial air carriers and training providers. With the acquisition of Delta Connections Academy, they now offer training for aviators at any level. From the established career pilot seeking a new type-rating to the low-time primary student, Aerosim can provide training to meet the needs of pilots at any stage.

According to Dave Rapley, Aerosim CEO, “The industry is looking for a partner that can provide a full range of training solutions customized to their requirements. Bringing our technology together with the academy’s airline-based approach to professional pilot training just made sense in terms of providing a modern curriculum using advanced technology and offering an even broader range of customized training solutions. Now as we present under a unified name, we reaffirm our commitment to provide the industry with that singular partner.”

This is no doubt a welcome addition to aviators looking into career training as it provides an integrated platform of training options that are already in use by the very airlines at which they are seeking a career. Additionally, with four campuses in the U.S., Aerosim can train pilots with maximum efficiency.

For more information see: http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/Aerosim-Flight-Academy/48/41/F/1.php

Source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Delta-Connection-Academy-Becomes-Aerosim-Flight-Academy-1309719.htm

Matthew Everett is a private pilot, aviation writer, and frequent contributor to AviationSchoolsOnline.com. You can follow him on twitter @leaving_tf or find his blog at http://leavingterrafirma.com.

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Middletown Community Foundation establishes aviation scholarship

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

By Matthew Everett

Students in a four county area of Ohio have a new source of financial aid thanks to the Middletown Community Foundation’s establishment of the Aviation Educational Trust Fund. The fund will begin awarding scholarships from the assets of the Middletown Aviation Club, which has been disbanded, to students in Butler, Warren, Montgomery and Preble counties. The students must be enrolled in an accredited university, college, or flight school and seeking a degree or certificate in an aviation-related subject area including aeronautical engineering, airframe and powerplant mechanics, airport management. Students seeking commercial pilot or certified flight instructor certificates are eligible, but those seeking private pilot certificates are not.

The fund has grown out of the Middletown Aviation Club which has a long history of promoting interest in aviation and aviation safety. The club, once open to anyone with an interest in aviation, hosted many aviation events and field trips from August 1940 on. Applications, which are due in February for the first round of scholarships, are available on the Middletown Community Foundation’s website, www.mcfoundation.org.

For more information see: www.mcfoundation.org

Source: http://www.journal-news.com/news/aviation-scholarship-takes-off-for-area-students-875301.html

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Matthew Everett is a private pilot, aviation writer, and frequent contributor to AviationSchoolsOnline.com. You can follow him on twitter @leaving_tf or find his blog at http://leavingterrafirma.com.

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Texas-based flight academy takes in Chinese students

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
By Matthew Everett

US Flight Academy, a US Aviation subsidiary based in Denton, Texas, will take over the training of 60 Chinese student pilots. The students faced an uncertain future after the closure of Wright Flyers Aviation in Hondo, TX, but thanks to a new agreement, US Flight Academy will take over the assets of Wright Flyers Aviation.

The academy currently operates similar programs at other facilities and is looking to get the students flying again within the week. Under the deal, US Flight Academy will also utilize the Hondo facilities to continue the training program which will minimize effects of the transition on the students.

For more information see:
http://www.aopa.org/training/articles/2010/100817china.html?WT.mc_id=100820epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan
http://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/school-info/US-Flight-Academy—Fight-Training/709/1754/F/1.php

Source: US Aviation to take over flight training program from Wright Flyers Aviation
http://www.usaviationgroup.net/Articles/Hondo.pdf

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Matthew Everett is a private pilot, aviation writer, and frequent contributor to AviationSchoolsOnline.com. You can follow him at twitter.com/leaving_tf or find his blog at http://leavingterrafirma.com.

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New Ruling Keeps Mesa, ASU Program Airworthy

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
By Matthew Everett
A recent ruling in bankruptcy court aims to keep future pilots in the air. According to the deal, Mesa Air Group, Inc. will continue teaching students enrolled in the Arizona State Unversity’s Airline Bridge Training Program. The program is designed to provide students with a bachelor’s degree and all pilot qualifications required for entry as a Mesa first officer.
Mesa, based in Phoenix, is a regional airline operating connector flights for US Airways and United Airlines. Early this year they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Under the deal Mesa will operate the program for another year, until August 15 2011, and that they will pay $22,885 owed to Arizona State University.

The training is performed at a joint ASU Mesa facility at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Upon completion, trainees with the required qualifications are granted a preferential interview for a position as a first officer at Mesa.

Under a separate agreement, Mesa will extend another program with a private college in Machida, Japan whose students also enroll at Arizona State.

For more information see:
http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2010/08/19/mesa-pilot-training-course-cleared-for-takeoff/

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Matthew Everett is a private pilot, aviation writer, and frequent contributor to AviationSchoolsOnline.com. You can follow him on twitter @leaving_tf or find his blog at http://leavingterrafirma.com.

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New Bill Offers Potential Stay For California Flight Schools

Monday, August 16th, 2010
By Matthew Everett

Flight schools in California have recently experienced some unintended consequences as a result of the California Private Postsecondary Act of 2009. Under the act, which offers protection of students from questionable private education practices, the flight schools would be required to pay new fees and open their financials up to regulators.

Fortunately, in a recent move, the Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee passed Assembly Bill 1140 which would allow the flight schools 18 months to comply with the 2009 act providing time to develop a more permanent legislative fix. Though numerous hurdles remain, such as fiscal analysis and further hearings, the bill could be sent directly to the Senate floor for a vote.

While there have been significant efforts to pass a legislative fix for the 2009 act, the legislature went in to recess during July, delaying efforts until after the August 1st deadline. After reviewing the act, the AOPA recommended that flight schools apply for a Verification of Exempt Status prior to the August 1st deadline. The AOPA also indicated they do not believe the law has any effect on individual flight instructors.

Source: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association article: California flight schools could see relief from costly regs.

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Matthew Everett is a private pilot, aviation writer, and frequent contributor to AviationSchoolsOnline.com. Check out his aviation blog here.

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Five Reasons to Choose an Accelerated Flight School

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
By Kyle Garrett
Boeing 737 - get to the cockpit faster in an accelerated flight school

Get to the cockpit faster in an accelerated flight school

Accelerated training is a technique used worldwide, most notably by military organizations, to quickly train people complicated tasks. Why is this type of training so successful? Because it works.

When applied to flight schools, accelerated training has many benefits for both the student and the school. Matthew Everett, one of our guest bloggers, offers his Five Reasons to Choose an Accelerated Flight School in his latest article. Here’s a snippet:

“One of the more challenging aspects of learning to fly is choosing how to do it. There are so many flight schools, accelerated programs, and individual instructors that it is often hard to decide what fits you, your schedule, and your learning style best. Not to mention the FAA doesn’t care how you get to the check-ride as long as you meet the requirements laid out in their test standards. This leads to hundreds of variations on the theme of learning to fly. So how do you decide? The best way is to consider the perks of various flight instruction methods. Accelerated flight schools offer five major perks…” read the full article Five Reasons to Choose an Accelerated Flight School.

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Three Reasons to Choose Accelerated Airline Pilot Training

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
By Kyle Garrett
Accelerated Airline Pilot Training

Accelerated Airline Training

The road to becoming an airline pilot is long, but you can get there faster with accelerated training. In our latest article, guest blogger Matthew Everett shows you why accelerated airline pilot training just may be what you need to get to that airline job you’ve been dreaming of.

Are you looking to start a flying career? If so, accelerated airline training may be the thing you’ve been looking for. Imagine learning to fly in months rather than years and starting that career you’ve always dreamed of. It’s not impossible, it just takes the right program. Accelerated training programs are just the ticket because they let you get multiple ratings quickly, train and fly like the airlines, and typically offer job placement services… read the full “Three Reasons to Choose Accelerated Airline Pilot Training” article.

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Accelerated Flight Training – Three Major Benefits

Monday, July 19th, 2010

By Kyle Garrett

pilot taking accelerated flight training

Accelerated flight training helps you reach your goals faster

Have you considered accelerated flight training as a way to reach your aviation goals faster? We wanted to let you know about a new article we posted that covers the three main benefits of accelerated training. Please give it a read and let us know what you think.

No matter how you look at it, Flight training is a lengthy process. There are many new things to learn and hundreds of flight hours to gain. When it comes down to it, flight training can only be condensed so much before it bumps up against regulations. This presents a bit of a problem to someone looking to start a career in aviation. Training costs money, but it is going to be a while before flying will pay. So what is the best solution? Accelerated training. Accelerated flight training offers some notable benefits including being good for career pilots, quick progression through ratings, and job placement… read the full Accelerated Flight Training – Three Benefits article.

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