Certificate in Management Courses | Collaboration with Sky Wings Aviation

1 year

Donald School of Business | Aviation Courses at Sky Wings

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Sky Wings Aviation Academy offers a two-year diploma in Aviation in partnership with RDC. Academic courses for a Management Certificate are taken at RDC. You will graduate with a strong background in business and subjects related to flight in modern high-performance transport aircraft.

You will receive a Commercial Pilot License at the end of the first year. In the second year, you will have the option of obtaining either a Multi-Engine Instrument Rating or a Flight Instructor Rating, along with a Single Engine Instrument Rating. You will also receive a Management Certificate from RDC.

A. Academics

Successful completion of high school including the following courses or their equivalent. If you are unsure if your transcript will meet requirements, please contact us by telephone or fax.

• Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2
• English 30-1 or English 30-2
• Accounting and Computer experience is recommended
• Mathematics 31 is recommended
• Physics is an asset but not required

B. Medical Fitness

Candidates must be cleared to Commercial Pilot Medical Standards (Category 1) by a Ministry of Transport Doctor. Call Sky Wings for a list of specified Doctors in your area.

C. Private Pilot's License

Applicants may be conditionally accepted into the program subject to being in possession of a medical at the time of registration. Sky Wings Aviation offers an accelerated six week private pilot course during the months of July and August or it may be completed by entering in September and enrolling in the private pilot course along with the normal academic course load.

D. Fee Structure

Fees will vary for individual students, however, an approximate figure of $40,000.00 for the two years may be used for planning purposes.

Students will be required to make a deposit of $500.00 to hold a position upon registration, and one of $5,000.00 prior to the commencement of each semester. Subsequent course costs are payable midway through the term. Maximum funding available from Alberta Student Loans to qualified applicants is currently $27,000.00 for the entire program. Out-of-province students may be eligible through their respective finance boards (i.e. Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, etc.)

Some scholarships are available. Contact Sky Wings Aviation for a list of benefactors and application procedures.

E. How to Apply

Since, for practical purposes, each class is limited to 25 students, you are advised to apply as soon as possible to Sky Wings, complete and return the application form with a $75.00 non-refundable fee. Applications should be submitted by April 1 for September, and by August 30 for classes starting in January. Late applications will be reviewed as space permits. (Faxes are acceptable and fees may be paid by credit card.)

F. Duration

The Aviation Diploma program includes 2 semesters in each of two years. Each semester is fifteen weeks long. The academic program will take approximately half the student's time, and the flying theory and flight instruction part of the program will take the other half of this time. The program can be structured for the individual and an accelerated curriculum can be arranged. Contact the Program Coordinator and we can plan for your career needs.

Sky Wings will award a diploma if you pass all courses and achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00. You must also have obtained a Commercial Pilot's License with a Multi Engine Instrument Rating OR a Commercial Pilot License with an Instrument Rating and Single Engine Instrument Rating.

Upon completion you could receive:

1. Sky Wings Aviation Academy Diploma
2. RDC Management Certificate

Students will be required to take a College placement test before registering in a written communications course. (Students with 60% or greater in English 30-1 will be exempted from this test.) Students who do not achieve a satisfactory mark in this test will be required to complete COMM 150 before they can register in the required course, COMM 250. Students should take the placement test early in the event preparatory work (COMM 150) is required.

Preparatory as required

Flight training to achieve a Private Pilots License can be done at Sky Wings Aviation. Please contact. Eight Business Administration courses are required to complete the Management Certificate. Refer to the Business Administration section of the calendar for details.

Sky Wings courses include:

• Aviation 101 Human Factors, Navigation, Engines, Air Regs
• Aviation 102 Commercial Pilot's License Flight Training
• Aviation 201 Theory of Flight, Meteorology, Weight and Balance, Air Carriers
• Aviation 202 Flight Training
• Aviation 301 Advanced Meteorology, Advanced Navigation, Instrument Flight Procedures
• Aviation 401 Instructional Technique, Airline Management, First Aid, Survival Training, Theory of Flight, Crew Resource Management

Option 1

• Aviation 403 Single Engine IFT
• Aviation 502 Instructor Rating

Option 2

• Aviation 303 Multi-Engine Endorsement Flight Training
• Aviation 402 Multi-Engine Instrument Rating Flight Training (prerequisite to 404)
• Aviation 404 PCC on Advanced Twin Aircraft

*All above courses are requirements as well as one of the stated options.