University of Illinois Institute of Aviation
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The University of Illinois Institute of Aviation is an aviation institute affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Founded in 1946, it is located at the university-owned Willard Airport in Savoy, Illinois. The Institute was the first school in the United States to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct all tests leading to the issuance of civilian pilot certificates.[1] It has a long history of providing flight training, and is particularly well known for conducting research into aviation-related human factors. For training purposes, the institute currently maintains a fleet of 18 Piper Archers, 6 Piper Arrows, 3 twin-engine Piper Seminoles and two Cessna 152s.[2]
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[edit] Programs of Study
The Institute of Aviation offers a B.S. in Aviation Human Factors. This program of study focuses on how to make airplanes and the pilots and passengers who fly in them safer. The core of the curriculum is a mix between flight classes and psychology. The flight classes train a student so they earn their private pilot's certificate, commercial certificate, instrument rating, and multiengine rating. The psychology segment provides the students with an understanding of operator and machine interaction.
Some University students are interested in flight training but would prefer to pursue a degree in another field. For them the Professional Pilot program is an option. In this program the students are able to earn their private pilots certificate and instrument rating while still pursuing a degree. Students must transfer to a different college at the University of Illinois in order to complete their bachelor degree.
[edit] Courses offered
The following is a list of both flight and non-flight course options offered by the Institute for the 2007-08 school year.
Core Flight:
AVI 101 - Private Pilot I
AVI 120 - Private Pilot II (students receive Private Pilot certification upon course completion)
AVI 130 - Commercial - Instrument I
AVI 140 - Commercial - Instrument II (students receive Instrument rating upon completion)
AVI 200 - Commercial Pilot I
AVI 210 - Commercial Pilot II (students receive Commercial Pilot License upon completion)
AVI 320 - Flight Instructor Airplane (students receive Certified Flight Instructor certification upon completion)
AVI 322 - Instrument Flight Instructor (students receive Certified Flight Instructor Instrument rating upon completion)
AVI 380 - Multiengine Land (students receive Multi-engine Airplane Land category rating upon completion)
AVI 381 - Cockpit Resource Management
AVI 090 - Orientation Refresher (completion of unfinished flight training from previous flight course, for example, AVI 320 090)
Non-core Flight (optional flight classes):
AVI 121 - Private Pilot Requalification (used to transition students who are already Private Pilots into Institute training environment)
AVI 211 - Commercial Pilot, ME (for previous Multi-engine Land category rated students)
AVI 350 - Practice Teaching Airplane (after completion of AVI 320)
AVI 391 - Special Flight Ratings (rotorcraft, helicopter, etc...)
AVI 392 - Flight Instructor CFII and MEI (combines AVI 322 with Multi-Engine Instructor Airplane courses)
AVI 393 - Turboprop Pilot Orientation
Non-Flight courses:
AVI 184 - Aircraft Systems for Pilots
AVI 225 - Aviation Weather
AVI 358 - Human Factors
AVI 384 - Jet Aircraft Systems and Ops
AVI 447 - Human Error
AVI 455 - Aviation Accident Analysis
AVI 456 - Hum Perf and Eng Psych
AVI 495 - Aviation Psychology
AVI 497 - Special Topics in Aviation
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[edit] Notes and References
- ^ Staff (2005). "Faculty Obituaries: Jesse W. Stonecipher". Illinois Alumni 18 (2): 58.
- ^ Institute of Aviation at University of Illinois. Aircraft page. Accessed May 16, 2006.
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