{"id":835,"date":"2013-04-23T20:35:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T20:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/184.173.81.185\/~mycareer\/sanjac\/?p=835"},"modified":"2016-05-12T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T15:09:45","slug":"local-aviation-program-appeals-aspiring-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2016-volume-1-issue-2\/local-aviation-program-appeals-aspiring-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Local aviation program appeals to aspiring pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/aspiring_pilots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"419\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-836\" alt=\"aspiring_pilots\" src=\"http:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/aspiring_pilots.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2016-volume-1-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/04\/aspiring_pilots.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2016-volume-1-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/04\/aspiring_pilots-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2016-volume-1-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/04\/aspiring_pilots-768x335.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"introtext\">One of the lesser-known programs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjac.edu\">San Jacinto College<\/a> offers is the aeronautical technology (aviation) program. Often overlooked by many students wishing to obtain a private or commercial pilot license, or aviation management degree, many students are surprised to learn about these career training opportunities right in their own back yard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was searching online for flight schools and found San Jacinto College,\u201d said 30-year-old former Army flight operations specialist and aviation student, Jessica Veasey. \u201cI grew up in Dickinson, so I\u2019ve always been familiar with San Jac, but I never knew they had a flight program.\u201d When Veasey was stationed at Fort Bragg researching training options to get her pilot license, San Jacinto College was a surprising option. \u201cIt was great because I knew I would be able to go back home and be close to my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"quotations\">\u201cEveryone is nervous for that first flight you operate by yourself, but it\u2019s still an amazing feeling.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Currently on active duty in the Coast Guard, aviation student Eric Mobiglia was also glad to hear about flight training opportunities right at his duty station at Ellington Field. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to fly,\u201d said the 27-year old. \u201cI first got stationed in Houston in 2011, and knowing that I\u2019d be assigned to a land unit, I wanted to start going to school using my VA benefits, so I started asking around about flight programs. My supervisor told me about San Jacinto College\u2019s aviation program, and I looked it up online, went to the Central Campus to meet with the instructors and registered for the following semester. The fact that it\u2019s so close is a great benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The San Jacinto College aviation program offers an Associate of Applied Science in Aeronautical Technology pilot development and aviation management, along with a certificate of technology in pilot development. The pilot development program entails classroom lecture with flight time at Ellington Field with the Flying Tigers Flight School. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires a minimum of 40 flight hours for certification, with student solo flights being approved after 20 flight hours. The program\u2019s advisory board includes professional and commercial pilots, airport management, and flight school instructors. The newest additions to the aviation program, beginning this Fall, are a certificate of technology in commercial pilot and airport management. Within the Gulf Coast region, aircraft dispatchers with a technical certification can expect to earn an average of $16 an hour ($32,000 annually) and $25 an hour ($50,000 annually) as an experienced professional. Private and commercial pilots with an associate degree can earn an average of $30 an hour ($60,000 annually) and $50 an hour ($100,000 annually) with professional flight experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is nervous for that first flight you operate by yourself, but it\u2019s still an amazing feeling,\u201d said Veasey, who will begin studying for a master\u2019s degree next Fall. \u201cI have so much more confidence now. San Jacinto College is everything when it comes to accomplishing my career goals. I want to become a commercial pilot flying regionals, so this is definitely setting things in motion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like Veasey, Mobiglia also has plans to become a commercial pilot. \u201cBeing active duty in the Coast Guard, more than likely I\u2019ll get transferred somewhere before I complete the program, but San Jacinto College has definitely opened this door for me to continue training for my pilot license,\u201d he said. \u201cOnce I retire from the Coast Guard, I want to immediately be able to start working as a commercial pilot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For students looking into the program, both agreed that commitment and safety are two big factors to have going in. \u201cFlying is a three-dimensional world,\u201d said Veasey. \u201cYou have to be comfortable with what you\u2019re doing. If you\u2019re ever in a situation that doesn\u2019t feel right, don\u2019t push yourself- you\u2019ll live another day,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStick with it, even the techniques you find difficult,\u201d said Mobiglia. \u201cIf there\u2019s something you\u2019re not good at, you can\u2019t get away from it. You have to commit to it and master it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the San Jacinto College aviation program, visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanjac.edu\"> our website<\/a> or call 281-998-6150.<\/p>\n<p><i>Andrea Vasquez<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the lesser-known programs San Jacinto College offers is the aeronautical technology (aviation) program. 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