Florida Institute of Technology is offering two new advanced airline pilot flight courses in conjunction with Aerostar Training Services of Orlando. The Jet Transition and Commercial Type Rating courses are aimed at upper-division students planning careers with commercial airlines.
The offering allows students to use regular electives in their bachelor’s degree program to prepare fully for a career flying a large transport jet. Although jet transition and type rating courses are available on the open market, no other college or university offers this program as part of its academic degree.
Although most colleges and flight schools offer commercial multi-engine ratings in propeller airplanes, type ratings (required for all turbojets), have not been offered for academic credit. The type rating check ride is beyond the commercial certificate: it is conducted to airline transport pilot standards.
