Manned Pilot, AAS

Program Code: A60180P

(2024*03)

The Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology curriculum prepares individuals for a variety of aviation and aviation-related careers including the commercial airlines, general aviation, the aerospace industry, the military, unmanned aircraft systems industries, and state and federal aviation organizations.

Course work includes fundamentals of flight, aerodynamics, aircraft performance, meteorology, navigation, federal regulations, aviation management, unmanned aircraft systems, and instrument and commercial ground training, flight and simulator training, and entrepreneurship or business management training.

Graduates may earn a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating, specialize in aviation management or in unmanned air systems, and may find employment as commercial, corporate, and military pilots, fixed base operators and airport managers, as pilots or technicians in the unmanned air systems industry, or as flight instructors, and flight dispatchers.

Manned Pilot, AAS Semester-By-Semester

General Education Hours: 15-16 Hours

Major Hours: 51 Hours

Core: 23 Hours

Technical Core: 11 Hours

AER 110 - Air Navigation Credits: 3
AER 111 - Aviation Meteorology Credits: 3
AER 112 - Aviation Laws and FARs Credits: 2
AER 150 - Private Pilot Flt Theory Credits: 3

Required Subject Areas: 12 Hours

AER 151 - Flight-Private Pilot Credits: 1
AER 160 - Instrument Flight Theory Credits: 3
AER 161 - Flight-Instrument Pilot Credits: 2
AER 170 - Commercial Flight Theory Credits: 3
AER 171 - Flight-Commercial Pilot Credits: 3

Other Major Hours: 28 Hours

Required Courses: 24 Hours

ACA 111 - College Student Success Credits: 1
or ACA 122 - College Transfer Success Credits: 1
AER 113 - History of Aviation Credits: 2
AER 114 - Aviation Management Credits: 3
AER 211 - Air Traffic Control Credits: 2
AER 213 - Avionics Credits: 2
AER 215 - Flight Safety Credits: 3
AER 216 - Engines & Systems Credits: 3
AER 217 - Air Transportation Credits: 3
AER 218 - Human Factors in Aviation Credits: 2
CIS 110 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3

Select 4 Hours from the following:

AER 115 - Instrument Flight Simulator Credits: 2
AER 116 - Private Pilot Flight Simulato Credits: 2
BUS 152 - Human Relations Credits: 3
BUS 153 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3
CTS 130 - Spreadsheet Credits: 3
DBA 110 - Database Concepts Credits: 3
PHY 131 - Physics-Mechanics Credits: 4
UAS 110 - Intro to UAS Operations Credits: 3
UAS 111 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Credits: 3
WBL 111 - Work-Based Learning I Credits: 1
WBL 112 - Work-Based Learning I Credits: 2

Total Manned Pilot, AAS: 66-67 Credits

For more information:

Mat Tribula

Director of Aviation Programs

Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center (Building 030), Room 124

Phone: (252) 527-6223, ext. 251

Fax: (252) 233-6879

Email: matribula90@lenoircc.edu