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Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

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The 10 Best Aviation Colleges | 2018 Aviation Degrees

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The 10 Best Aviation Colleges | 2018 Aviation Degrees

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Aviation is an incredibly diverse industry, with jobs available in air traffic controlling, aircraft mechanics, flight instructing, piloting, engineering, and more. These positions range from customer service to the highly technical, and can include long hours and extensive travel.

Job growth and employment opportunities for aviation professionals vary across concentrations. For instance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average salary for airline and commercial pilots is $105,720, with job growth in the industry projected at 5% by 2024. For equipment mechanics and technicians, jobs are expected to increase by 1%, with an average salary of $60,270 per year.

Depending on what aspect of the industry you decide to study, there are quality programs, both traditional and online, that provide the technical and foundational skills necessary to become an aviation professional.

What Are The Best Aviation Colleges?

Online Aviation Degrees

As the 21st century progresses, so too does our ability to utilize technology for the benefit of higher learning; it may surprise you to learn that you can earn an online aviation degree just as you would at a traditional brick and mortar institution. Many technical and aerospace schools now offer a portion of their degree programs online, often at in-state tuition costs, regardless of your place of residence. These online aviation degrees often have less to do with majors requiring flight but offer more options to students interested in aviation management. These degree programs are typically designed to be completed in approximately two years, but also offer room for part-time and full-time course flexibility. Before enrolling in an online program, be sure that the school you're interested in offers an online aviation degree that is accredited by a relevant institution.
To determine the best aviation colleges, we looked at the most important factors prospective students, mainly common predictors of future success and a school's commitment to online programs. This boils down to admissions rate, student loan default rate, retention rate, graduation rate, and the percent of students enrolled in online classes. All data points are taken from information provided by colleges and universities to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Each factor is weighted evenly in order to give an objective view and determine the top 10 aviation colleges. To calculate our rankings, we looked at a school's ranking when organized by a single factor, and then averaged each category's ranking to find an overall score: Admissions Rate (20%) + Default Rate (20%) + Retention Rate (20%) + Graduation Rate (20%) + Percent of Students Enrolled in Online Classes (20%) = Final score.

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The 10 Best Aviation Colleges | 2018 Aviation Degrees

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Aviation is an incredibly diverse industry, with jobs available in air traffic controlling, aircraft mechanics, flight instructing, piloting, engineering, and more. These positions range from customer service to the highly technical, and can include long hours and extensive travel. Job growth and employment opportunities for aviation professionals vary across concentrations.

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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Career Video

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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Career Video

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Become an Aircraft Pilot - Careers - The College Board

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Learn about what an aircraft pilot is and what aircraft pilots do. Explore the academic path to this career to see if it's the right one for you.

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Airline and Commercial Pilots : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Airline and Commercial Pilots : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Airline and commercial pilots fly and navigate airplanes, helicopters, and other aircraft.

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53-2011.00 - Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

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Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport Pilot certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, National, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.

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Finding a airline to fly for will be tough because of your hours you flew in flight school.. Seniority is the best thing about being a pilot so you basically have to take the first job offer and put in some hours. After you have a lot of hours it'll be more easier for you to find a good airline to fly for.

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To become a pilot you need to know how to describe the land below you, the weather conditions, you need to have a good knowledge of math, you need to know how to communicate with the people in the towers. Also use instruments when you can't see the ground.
I plan to take a lot of math classes, science, earthly classes that explain the land.

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Training to become a pilot "Aviation colleges" or "Flight School"

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Training to become a pilot "Aviation colleges" or "Flight School"

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After high school you're going to look for a flight school or a college to attend so that you can study flying and put in some hours so you can get a permit, license, and a certification saying that you're a pilot.

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Did you know that you can train to fly in the military?

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Most airlines prefer to higher college grads.

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most pilots fly 75 hours a month and work 75 more hours on the ground

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Most of these occupations require a 4 year bachelors degree but some do not

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The training and education you need will depend on whether you plan to work as a commercial or an airline pilot. If you want to become a commercial pilot you will need a high school or equivalency diploma, but if your ultimate goal is to fly for a regional or major airline, you will need to earn a bachelor's degree. Don't worry if you aren't sure about this yet. You can always go back and get your bachelor's degree later. As a matter of fact, many airline pilots begin their careers as commercial pilots.

Whatever you decide to do you will, of course, need to learn how to fly. You may get flight instruction from an independent FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)-certified instructor or at a FAA-certified pilot school. Use the searchable database on the FAA website to locate a school. You will eventually have to get a student pilot certificate. You don't need to have one to take flying lessons but you will need it before you can fly solo. You must be at least 16 years old to qualify for one and you will have to pass a physical examination administered by an FAA-Authorized Aviation Medical Examiner. Find an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME).

You can eventually apply for a private pilot certificate. To do this you must be at least 17 years old and have completed between 35 and 40 hours of flying time depending on the type of flight school you are attending. You have to pass both written and practical exams.

A private pilot can't be paid for his or her services according to FAA regulations. Therefore, if you want to earn a living as a pilot you must first get a Commercial Pilot's License. After that, if you want to fly for an airline, you will need to get Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certification.

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The training and education you need will depend on whether you plan to work as a commercial or an airline pilot. If you want to become a commercial pilot you will need a high school or equivalency diploma, but if your ultimate goal is to fly for a regional or major airline, you will need to earn a bachelor's degree.

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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12, 1910 (UP) - Col. Roosevelt defied death late yesterday when he went up in an aeroplane with Aviator Arch Hoxsey. More than 10,000 persons breathlessly watched the flight, fearing the colonel's daring on the spur of the moment might mean his death or injury.

After two laps around the aviation field, Hoxsey brought the machine gracefully to ground, having flown nearly three miles in three minutes and twenty seconds.

"It was fine. Fine!" ejaculated the ex-president, as he crawled from the narrow seat through the network of wires.

Hoxsey said later the colonel made a model passenger, except that he took too many chances. As the airship flew by the grandstand at a 60-mile clip, Roosevelt leaned over, waving his hand at the crowd.

While aviation fans are discussing Roosevelt's daring in going up in the airship yesterday, politicians are puzzling over the Roosevelt-insurgency situation. Somehow Missouri insurgents don't seem to know which side of their cake is frosted.

Not until the machine was high in the air did the crowd realize that the ex-president was defying death in the clouds.

Here's Aviator Hoxsey's story of Roosevelt's daring trip:

"President Lambert of the St. Louis Aero club introduced me to Roosevelt. Lambert said something about my trip from Springfield. Roosevelt said he envied me. 'Here's your chance,' I said to him.

'"All right,' said Roosevelt, 'but let's not make too much fuss about it.'

"Roosevelt was on the machine before I was. He was bareheaded. A newspaperman gave him a cap and he said 'let 'er go.' We started.

"I didn't look at Roosevelt until I felt the machine wiggle. He was waving at the crowd. We were up about 150 feet.

"'Be careful not to pull any of those strings,' I warned him. He was sitting directly underneath the valve cord of the engine and the engine would have stopped had he touched it

"'Nothing doing,' he shouted back, showing his teeth. The propeller made so much noise we had to shout.

"I heard him say 'war,' 'army,' 'aeroplane' and 'bomb,' but the noise was so great I could not hear the rest.

"I was very careful. I said to myself, 'If anything happens to him I'll never be able to square myself with the American people.' I was mighty glad when we landed. I never felt a greater responsibility in my life.

"'Hoxsey, you're all right,' he said as we alighted."

Not even Gov. Hadley, arch-progressive of Missouri, would read an insurgent indorsement into the Roosevelt pronouncement in St. Louis.

"I think," said Hadley, "the principles that the colonel upholds are the principles for which the Republican party in Missouri stands."

"Do you think the colonel's tariff utterances conflict with the indorsement of the Payne-Aldrich law in the Missouri platform?" the governor was asked.

"I think his views may well be taken and the principles he advocates accepted as the vital issues."

Gov. Hadley today revealed the fact that Arch Hoxsey, the aviator who took Roosevelt aloft yesterday, was a guest at the dinner to the colonel given by the governor last night. Roosevelt personally thanked the aviator, saying:

"That was the bulliest experience I ever had. I envy you your professional conquest of space."

The colonel sent his personal compliments to the Wright brothers.

Roosevelt and his party left today for Springfield and Peoria, Ill, to be the guest of the Knights of Columbus. After a day in Indiana tomorrow campaigning for Senator Beveridge, the colonel, according to his changed plans, will begin his campaign at New York.

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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12, 1910 (UP) - Col. Roosevelt defied death late yesterday when he went up in an aeroplane with Aviator Arch Hoxsey. More than 10,000 persons breathlessly watched the flight, fearing the colonel's daring on the spur of the moment might mean his death or injury.