Flight Technology, AAS

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Total Program Credits: 105-106

Estimated Program Length: Two years

Offered by the Aviation Academy , 541.463.4195

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Requirements

Program Coordinator Paul Lancaster - Director of Flight Training

Purpose To prepare students for successful careers as pilots in the air transportation industry.

Learning Outcomes The student who successfully completes all Flight Technology requirements will:

Be certificated by the FAA as commercial pilot with an option for being FAA certified as a Flight Instructor.
Have FAA pilot certification and be legally qualified for an entry-level position in the commercial aviation industry.
Have knowledge and skills to serve in responsible positions in a corporate aviation department.
Be skilled in the use of multiple industry libraries and data base systems and be skilled as a researcher in the aviation industry.
Be skilled in the use of various systems of measure and conversion; be skilled in the use of performance tables and graphs; plot data manually and electronically to determine performance and trends.
Skillfully access a multitude of library accessible resources for applications information and topical research projects; be skilled in the use of local and national libraries and databases.
Accurately use systems of measure, skillfully perform unit conversions, and be skilled in computational analysis defining airplane operational performance; accurately use performance tables, charts and graphs; use interpolation to derive implied values; and be skilled in the use of aviation specific manual and electronic calculators to determine time, rate and trends.

Accreditation Flight Technology Private Pilot, Instrument and Commercial Flight Training is FAA Part 141 approved.

Licensing & Certification After successful completion of the college courses and completion of the subsequent FAA practical tests, the student will receive FAA Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot Certificates.

Admission Information Contact Lane Aviation Academy: lanecc.edu/aviationacademy Phone:541.463.4195 Email: FlightApply@lanecc.edu

Advising Contact Claudia Riumallo and Rudy Tyburczy at advtechprograms@lanecc.edu.

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Co-op offers students college credit and a grade for on-the-job experience related to their educational and career goals. Through Co-op, students connect theory and practice, develop skills, expand career knowledge, and make contacts for the future. Work schedules and work sites vary. Contact Cooperative Education at https://www.lanecc.edu/cooped/contact

Job Openings and Wages Projected through 2022

Career Pathways Roadmap

Lane County openings: 18 annually
Statewide openings: 80 annually

National openings: 10,620+ annually for commercial pilots, aircraft pilots and flight engineers, and airline pilots and copilots

Flight instructors earn from $25,000-50,000.

Entry-level airline pilots earn $35,000 through their probationary period.

Air carrier line pilots earn $45,000-300,000 annually.

Estimated Program Cost

		Standard Track*	W Track**
Books		$1,800	$1,800
Certification, Licensure, Exams, Physicals		$2,500	$2,500
Instruments/Tools		$300	$300
Flight Fees		$52,650	$54,137
Resident Tuition and General Student Fees		$13,414	$13,414
	Total Estimated Cost	$70,664	$72,151

Course fees may change during the year. See the online credit class schedule for fees assigned to courses.

*Students under 180 lbs, under 6'2", under 39" sitting height

**Students at or above 180 lbs, over 6'2", over 39" sitting height

Program Notes

A VIB (Veterans Information Bulletin) with current program costs is provided in Flight Technology's initial Application Packet .
Prerequisites are required for some courses. See Courses
If Math is taken through the Math Resource Center, then all credits must be completed in order to meet the math requirement.
Students are encouraged to complete the Arts and Letters and Human Relations requirements prior to program entry.
Graduates considering transfer to a 4-year College or University should see their Academic Advisor.
Private Pilot courses are to be chosen based on student size. Students under 180 lbs, under 6'2", under 39" sitting height must complete FT 141, FT 142, and FT 143. Students at or above these limits must complete FT 141W, FT 142W, and FT143W.
FT 141W, FT 142W and FT143W are flown in 4 seat aircraft, which have a higher rental cost than the two seat aircraft used in FT 141, FT 142 and FT 143.

General Education

GENERAL EDUCATION courses must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better, or Pass.

Writing (4 credits)
WR 121 - Academic Composition 4 Credit(s) or WR 121_H
Math (5 credits)
MTH 095 - Intermediate Algebra 5 Credit(s) or higher
Human Relations (3-4 credits), choose one of the following:
BA 278 - Leadership and Team Dynamics 4 Credit(s)
CG 100 - College Success 1-3 Credit(s)
CG 203 - Human Relations at Work 1-3 Credit(s)
COMM 130 - Business and Professional Communication 4 Credit(s)
COMM 218 - Interpersonal Communication 4 Credit(s)
COMM 219 - Small Group Communication 4 Credit(s)
Science/Math/Computer Science (4 credits)
CS 120 - Concepts of Computing: Information Processing 4 Credit(s) or higher
Arts and Letters (3 credits)
Choose one course from the approved Arts and Letters list
Health/PE/Dance (3 credits)
Choose any combination of courses from the approved Health/PE/Dance list

Program Core Courses

FT 102 may be completed with a grade of C- or better, or Pass. All other CORE courses must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better. P/NP is not accepted.

Private Pilot courses are to be chosen based on student size. Students under 180 lbs, under 6'2", under 39" sitting height must complete FT 141, FT 142, and FT 143. Students at or above these limits must complete FT 141W, FT 142W, and FT143W.

BA 254 - General Aviation Management 3 Credit(s)
FT 102 - General Aviation Careers 1 Credit(s)
FT 103 - Aircraft Safety Development 4 Credit(s)
FT 115 - Aircraft Structures and Systems 3 Credit(s)
FT 228 - Multiengine Ground School 2 Credit(s)
FT 250 - Private Pilot Ground School 5 Credit(s)
FT 251 - Commercial Pilot Ground School 4 Credit(s)
FT 252 - Instrument Ground School 4 Credit(s)
FT 254 - Aerodynamics 3 Credit(s)
FT 255 - Fundamentals of Instruction and Human Factors 3 Credit(s)
FT 256 - Flight Instructor-Airplane and Instrument Flight Instructor-Airplane Ground School 3 Credit(s)
FT 261 - Air Traffic Control and Airspace 1 Credit(s)
FT 262 - Aviation Law and Regulations 1 Credit(s)
GS 109 - Meteorology 5 Credit(s)
Flight Labs (41 Credits)
FT 141 - Pt 141 Private Pilot Stage 1 Pre-solo Flight and Ground Lecture 6 Credit(s) or FT 141W
FT 142 - Pt 141 Private Pilot Stage 2 Post-solo Flight and Ground Lecture 3 Credit(s) or FT 142W
FT 143 - Pt 141 Private Pilot Stage 3 Cross-country and Certification prep Flight and Ground Lecture 3 Credit(s) or FT 143W
FT 201 - Pt 141 Instrument Rating Stage 1 Altitude Instrument Flying and Basic Instrument Navigation 4 Credit(s)
FT 202 - Pt 141 Instrument Rating Stage 2 Holding and Instrument Approaches 5 Credit(s)
FT 203 - Pt 141 Instrument Rating Stage 3 Instrument Cross-country and Certification Prep 3 Credit(s)
FT 221 - Pt 141 Commercial Pilot Stage 1 Ground and Airborne Lecture with solo lab 3 Credit(s)
FT 222 - Pt 141 Commercial Pilot Stage 2 Ground and Airborne Lecture with solo lab 3 Credit(s)
FT 223 - Pt 141 Commercial Pilot Stage 3 Ground and Airborne Lecture 2 Credit(s)
FT 224 - Pt 141 Commercial Pilot Stage 4 Ground and Airborne Lecture 4 Credit(s)
FT 225 - Pt 141 Commercial Pilot Stage 5 Ground and Airborne Lecture with Solo Lab 5 Credit(s)

Electives (optional)

FT 123 - Commercial UAS Ground School 1 Credit(s)
FT 124 - UAS Flight Lab 1-6 Credit(s)
FT 249 - Part 61 Pilot Flight Lab 1-7 Credit(s)
FT 280 - Co-op Ed: Flight Tech 3-12 Credit(s)