By NORMAN ANAWAT
A new pilot training class is being offered in the Daniel H. Wells ROTC building on campus.
Lt. Col. Charles J. Unice III, from the U.S. Air Force will teach Aerospace Studies 320 for the next 2 years.
Unice has been in the Air Force for 22 years. He is a 1974 BYU graduate in ROTC and has been an instructor there for ten years.
“Although the school (BYU) is not Federal Aviation Administration approved, the principles taught in this class apply to private flying as well,” Unice said.
The air school at Utah Valley State College is FAA approved, he said.
The class, limited to 20 students, gives the basic knowledge students need to meet the prerequisites for the private pilot written exam required by Federal Aviation Regulation. Students who pass the test can get a commercial pilot license.
It also provides pilot candidate cadets with an understanding and preparation of the U.S. Air Force undergraduate pilot training and teaches the basics about safety of flight and airports, how to interpret weather reports, forecasts and charts.
The course covers airspace, radio communication, air traffic control services and use of radar.
Other items taught include how to predict performance and how to control the weight and balance condition of the airplane, according to a class handout.
Everett Lilya, an ROTC cadet majoring in English, said a class like this is expensive if taken privately.
Most people taking the class want to fly for the Air Force, but not everybody taking the class is registered in the ROTC program, Lilya said.
