AlmostThere

If you went/are attending, then i have some questions for you. I saw the different courses, along with the cost. and i read about the flight labs. so, what does your tuition go towards? does it include the ratings or is it for your degree. thanks guys

piper338

Oklahoma or Ohio?

AlmostThere

ohio state university aviation

down2mins

Tuition is university tuition.
Flight Labs costs are just that.
So, when you enroll in Av341, you pay for the course hours in your tuition, and pay for the cost of your flying out at the flight school.

1SloCessna

^What he said ...and make sure you're taking the classes as an IN STATE RESIDENT! I highly recommend going down the road to Columbus State to knock out a lot of your classes for less $$$ and then go over to OSU for the flight labs and upper division courses.

But really, get a degree in something else and go to Northwest Flying club over @ Don Scott to get your private and other ratings!

thegoblin

I fly out of OSU, and see a great deal of the operation over there. I have heard it's pretty exspensive and it looks a little hectic over there. Few months ago, I was first for takeoff and one of their Archers had to come around for an emergency landing, I think they had a prop strike on the previous touch and go. Anyways, the facilities are OK but nothing special, little old. You'll be flying in a lot of old cessnas, 152/172 etc. I would imagine it would be a pain catching the bus to get there everyday as traffic can be bad.

I second the other poster about taking classes at C-state and flying out of one of the clubs there, save a lot of time and money and you can work at your own pace. (Reccomend New Flyers www.newflyers.net) If your trying to stay in Ohio, I would also recommend Ohio University (Not state) to an extent, they got all glass warriors, excellent facilities, instructors and you'll have a lot of fun down in Athens (top 5 party school) with a lot cheaper tuition (Seems like they raise it every year though). However they are currently having budget problems.

Hope this helps.

AlmostThere

i would only go out of my way(i mean another state) to go to college. more and more though im considering the air force academy if i can get in. But since im only a freshmen i have time to still decide.

eishinsnsayshin

I attend OSU out of state and got my commercial, and CFI certificates here. It is very expensive (esp. out of state) since, as stated above, tuition does not cover any of your flight labs. However, the prices in comparison to just going to a local airport and renting a plane are not much different. The flight school as far as facilities and aircraft are concerned, again as stated above, are "nothing special". Pretty standard stuff. Embry Riddle is the only college I can see that has a reputation for having an Aviation program, and I think a lot of what you're buying into is the name. I looked at tons of colleges all over the country. The 152's and a few of the 172's are a little old, but you're learning how to fly, not performing Angel Flights or chartering businessmen. There's 2 new Piper Arrow's for commercial training (Avidyne glass cockpit), and they use C-310's for multi training. I will say the instructors are all very good, and with so many instructors working there, there's tons of new ways to learn something.

I chose to come here because I'm pursuing a degree in Engineering, and they have a great program here for that. Academically it's a very good university. If you're solely set on getting a degree in Aviation though, the program is pretty standard and looks a lot like the other flight programs I explored while in high school. Maybe it all comes down to football.

You do want to come somewhere that wins a national championship in the 2010 season right?

down2mins

Check out www.nifa.us There are MANY collegiate flight schools out there. UND & WMU have some of the larger programs, but are rather pricey. I went to OSU and work there now...PM me if you have any other questions.