Aviation Program - Pcc - Mm262 class project

Are you guys ready? Just make Hi my name is Larry Altree I'm department chair of the aviation science program. It's a 2 year associated applied science degree. Students in my program become professional pilots in either airplanes or helicopter and I have the best job in the world. During PCC's aviation science program students earn a number of certificates and then add ratings to those certificates, so for instance their pilot certificate. The first pilot certificate they will earn is the private pilot certificate and that allows them to carry passengers and then on to their commercial certificate, which is the minimum FAA certificate that allows them to be paid to be a pilot. The relationship that the student develops with their certified flight instructor is actually one of the most important relationships that they're ever going to have in their lifetime. This person will help them attain their dreams whatever those are and help them overcome personal barriers that they didn't even know they had. We are very happy with the way the aviation science program has matured over the past 10 to 12 years. In addition to our students earning all of their FAA certificates which is really obviously vital for them in terms of getting their career started we're able to go deeper here into areas that our industry advisors have told us really matter and so our students come out better equipped as flight instructors, better equipped as future pilots to make safe decisions and protect the interest of their employers. PCC's aviation science students do all of their flight training through Hillsboro Aviation. Hillsboro Aviation is, is a flight school, they've been doing business since 1980 and it is a really positive and important piece of this program. It gives our students here at PCC the opportunity to interact with cultures literally from all over the world. We've had students form the Pacific Rim, China, Korea, Taiwan from Europe, Germany, Austria, if a student gets through my 2 year program without becoming best friends with somebody from another country, they've blown the opportunity in my opinion. The helicopter is inherently unstable. It requires a lot of effort on part of the pilot. In exchange for that they get unparalled manueverability and utility out of an aircraft that it'll do things that no other machine on the planet will do. The airplane on the other hand is inherently stable, the pilot can literally take their hands off the controls and the airplane will just keep right on flying. The airplane pilot is required to think further ahead in more detail, has to be very disciplined, and organized in their thoughts. At the moment the program is split pretty evenly between students seeking their airplane certificates and students seeking their helicopter certificates. Future employment opportunities are fairly good for both sides of the house. I've got graduates flying in the regional airlines, corporate aviation, flying leer jets. On the helicopter side graduates flying, scenic tours in the Grand Canyon and up in Alaska. Pretty much the whole range of activities out there for graduates even with just our 2 year degree. Flying is different than most other activities. There are things about it that I really love. I've gone places where people in cars could never hope to go just for the day. The flight itself the active flying is a very artistic endeavor and it's very satisfying to make the aircraft do what you want it to do.