[4everfsu]

https://www.liberty.edu/libertyjournal/ ... &ArtID=396

[PAmedic]

"HMO1 to tower, final approach, runway two-eight."



http://www.verticalmag.com/control/news ... a=8708&z=6

[blwall1416]

I wish I could afford to do this. I would be almost guaranteed a spot in the Coast Guard Reserves. They need helicopter pilots something fierce....

[Cider Jim]

Blwall, don't you get to go to college for free (like Super)?

[SuperJon]

Blwall, don't you get to go to college for free (like Super)?

I don't get to go to school for free by any means. He would get tuition for free though. The flight instruction and that stuff is on top of that.

[blwall1416]

Blwall, don't you get to go to college for free (like Super)?

Plus, my understanding is that once you have completed a degree at one level (BS, MBA, PhD, etc...) the university will not pay for any more. I completed my MS in Management in Aug. 2007.

If I could afford the helicopter stuff & maybe even an AA in Criminal Justice.......I'd be in like flynn.

[4everfsu]

I wonder if the Coast Guard would pay for your helicopter training at LU if you would server so many years after, like the ROTC program.

[blwall1416]

Well, this is more of a direct commission program for reservists. Basically, I would have the skills they need before going in, so I could get to work right away.......as opposed to training & then going.

The other way, would be to enter the Coast Guard as full-time active duty...which requires 17 weeks at OCS & me leaving my current employer. The reserve training for officers is only 3 weeks. Both are at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Ct.(i believe)

[4everfsu]

https://www.liberty.edu/libertyjournal/ ... &artid=427

[Sly Fox]

Knucklevision finally runs a story ....

LU Aeronautics Program Flying High

posted 7:57 pm Mon October 06, 2008 - Lynchburg, VA
reporter: Josh Farmer posted by: Webteam

The folks at Liberty University (web) are taking their aeronautics program to new heights. The addition of a new Schweizer helicopter makes Liberty one of just three schools in the nation to offer both fixed-wing and helicopter training in its School of Aeronautics. Instructor Dave Young says it's going to be a big part of expanding the university's program.

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[Hold My Own]

You should see this thing in person...it's like a better version of a ultralight....which isnt very reassuring, but it's neat to see none the less...every time I've seen it it's at Falwell, but maybe they are keeping it at both hangers

[Sly Fox]

These choppers are becoming the bread & butter of television news these days. They are inexpensive to purchase and operate in relation to the big traditional Bells & Hueys. We used to refer to ours at one of my stations as the "toy chopper".

[Hold My Own]

They are also dangerous

[Sly Fox]

All choppers are more dangerous than fixed wing. That's why Mrs. Sly never flew in one during her airborne traffic reporting days.

[Sly Fox]

Liberty University boasts new helicopter course

By Christa Desrets
Published: October 16, 2008


PHOTO BY JILL NANCE/THE NEWS & ADVANCE

For aviation students who have concentrated on airplanes, flying a helicopter is a whole new experience.

“I have 110 hours (of experience) in a regular plane, so I know how to fly,” said Liberty University junior Tom Vonolszewski. “Then I got this thing, and I didn’t know what to do. It’s a whole new thing.”

Liberty’s School of Aeronautics, in collaboration with Falwell Aviation, expanded its offerings this year with the addition of a $300,000 2006 Schweizer helicopter, and a program to match.

In January, the school plans to also offer aircraft mechanics.

Liberty now is one of only a few universities in the nation to offer helicopter training, said aviation department chair Ernie Rogers.

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