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By Thomas Phillips
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own territory. Shemo, a sophomore
space engineering major, said he plans
follow in the footsteps of his father, a
|ter Air Force F-16 fighter pilot and
ent pilot for Delta Airlines.
I knew I wanted to be a pilot around age
|but I didn’t know that much about it,”
no said.
Jhemo became a private pilot when he
18 years old. Now, his license has pro
sed to include an instrument rating,
of com play a ^ ows him to fly in bad weather,
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s Aviation, said anyone can learn to
an airplane.
‘We could make a pilot out of anybody,
oesn’t matter if you’re 10 years old;
could learn to fly,” Bain said.
As flight instructors, their job consists
teaching people and molding them
hat would mak|to aviators.
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tid professors «street can’t come in and do,” Bain said.
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vkt tough. According to Bain and Keen,
fe. dedication and a little bit of money
is the three key things to becoming a
tensed private pilot.
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“Safety is the biggest thing,” Bain said.
“If [the instructor] feels you are safe and
ready to go, they’ll sign you off.”
And despite any fears that might spring
from taking to the skies and being in a small
aircraft, the instructors said the dangers of
piloting, when done properly, are few.
“The small amount of risk involved in
flying an airplane is minuscule compared
to everyday life,” Keen said.
Along with the 40 hours of flight time,
student flyers can expect about 10 hours of
ground study. This involves studying charts,
manuals and regulations set forth by the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
“Not only is it just flying a plane,” Keen
Once you push the
throttle up on the runway,
you just kind of get this feel
ing. It’s cool coming off the
ground, just knowing the
responsibility you have to
land that plane.
— Justin Shemo
flight student
said. “You’re also applying the knowledge
and correlating between what you’ve
learned on the ground and what you’ve
learned in the air. You put them all together
to get the total outcome.”
Most of the people Bain and Keen
instruct are working toward an airline pilot
rating on their license. In exchange for future
benefits and exceptional salaries, people
commit themselves to reaching their goal of
one day flying others around the globe.
This training does not come cheap,
however.
An air transport pilot’s certificate takes at
least 1,200 hours of flight time, not to men
tion additional ground studies and fees.
“If they’re not oriented to just doing it as
an airline pilot, then some people want to
get into the business deal of it — flying
personal charters, smaller jets or govern
ment type stuff,” Keen said.
To fly in services other than airlines,
pilots need to have 250 hours of flight
time and a commercial pilot’s certifica
tion. This certification allows the pilot to
be compensated for his or her efforts.
Yet monetary rewards are not the only
type of compensation pilots incur.
Shemo, who practices those maneu
vers and skills required to acquire his
commercial rating, said he occasionally
takes his friends up for a ride to see the
sights or simply passes over campus.
“That’s probably the best kind of fly
ing, just having some fun, showing
places to people,” Shemo said. “It’s
extremely beautiful up there, all the time,
even if it’s bad weather. Once you push
the throttle up on the runway, you just
kind of get this feeling. It’s cool coming
off the ground, just knowing the respon
sibility you have to land that plane.”
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Above: Ryan Goodman, a junior animal science major, flies
Brazos Valley.
Below: Goodman, who is in flight training with Priess
inspects his plane before a practice flight.
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