Slides from a webinar presented Sept 14 2017 by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide. The webinar covered how to become a commercial pilot and featured panels from ERAU, Nashville Flight Training, AOPA, and ExpressJet.

1. Welcome!

2. Today’s Agenda
• Welcome/Introduction —Bill Gibbs
• Panel Presentation
• Questions and Answers
• Upcoming Webinars and Webinar Plus
Degree Briefing
• Certificate of Participation
• Optional Survey
Bill Gibbs
Director Campus Outreach
& Webinar Coordinator

3. Panelists

4. Dr. Ken Byrnes
Associate Professor of Aeronautical Science
Department Chair of Flight
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

5. ERAU Daytona Beach Flight Program
“Turning people with a passion for aviation into the best pilots in the air”
• 60 high-end training aircraft (Diamond DA42 L-360, Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Piper
Arrow, American Champion Super Decathlon 8KCAB)
• Banks of simulators (Full Flight and Flight Training Devices)
• 150 Flight Instructors/25 Technicians maintaining fleet
• Part of a B.S. in Aeronautical Science degree program

6. Flight Ratings
• Multiengine Flight Track
This option takes the student from single-engine private to multiengine private to
maximize the amount of multiengine "pilot-in-command" time.
• Single-Multi Flight Track
This track also results in a multiengine commercial license but focuses on obtaining the
single-engine commercial license first. This way, the student may obtain
a Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) rating sooner and join the Embry-Riddle instructor
team.
• FastTrack Certificated Flight Instructor/Instrument Instructor (CFI/II)
This special program offered every summer allows selected students to obtain
their Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) and Instrument Instructor (II) ratings in the
summer of their sophomore or junior year. Each of these students is guaranteed an
interview with the Embry-Riddle Flight Department, and nearly all are hired.
• Learn more at daytonabeach.erau.edu/college-aviation/flight

7. Chris Erlanson
President
Nashville Flight Training

8. Really? I get paid to fly?
Chris Erlanson
President, Nashville Flight Training
Nashville, Tennessee
www.NashvilleFlightTraining.com

9. Really? I get paid to fly?
GOAL: To build hours
Plenty of jobs, but where are they?
Look at the other side of the airport!

10. Really? I get paid to fly?
Look at the other side of the airport
- Hang at the FBO
- Medical carriers
- Part 135
- Part 91
- Photographers

11. Really? I get paid to fly?
FLIGHT SCHOOLS !

12. Really? I get paid to fly?
Connect with a good flight school
It’s not a secret any more
flying is a GREAT job!

13. Really? I get paid to fly?
Connect with a good flight school
* People WANT to learn to fly
* There IS a demand for training

14. Really? I get paid to fly?
Benefits to connecting with a flight school
* Set your own schedule
* Work at your pace
* Fly an average of 50 hours a month (or more!)
* Hang out a year?

15. Really? I get paid to fly?
Benefits to connecting with a flight school
* It’s not a $10 an hour job anymore
* The airlines LOVE flight instructors

16. Really? I get paid to fly?
So, what flight school should I choose?
* BIG CITY
- Customer flow
- Networking
* SMALL TOWN
- You’re the expert

17. Really? I get paid to fly?
* Don’t try to start your own.
* Partner with someone who has already done the
hard part.

18. Really? I get paid to fly?
You are wanted !
Thousands of CFI jobs are out there

19. Really? I get paid to fly?
www.NashvilleFlightTraining.com

20. Chris Moser
Director, Flight Training Initiative
AOPA

21. INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

22. 500000
550000
600000
650000
700000
750000
800000
850000
900000
Active Certificated Airplane Pilots, US
827,071 Active Pilots1980 593,499 Active Pilots2016

23. 1980
= 1000 CERTIFICATES
2016
FAA Private Pilot Certificates Issued
50,458 Issued
66%
17,082 Issued

24. WHAT WE KNOW
▶ 70-80% of
students won’t
complete
training
▶ CFIs typically
stay only 12-18
months
▶ Flight training is
a tough
business!

25. WHY GA?
▶ Vast majority of professional pilots today are trained in
general aviation
▶ U.S. military trains approx. 2000-2500 pilots per year
▶ GA trains an average of 9,000 Commercial Pilots and
17,000 Private Pilots each year
▶ The CFI Challenge
▶ There are over 100,000 CFI certificate holders, but…
▶ Only about 30-40% of them are actively instructing
▶ ”We don’t have to boil the ocean” – Mark Baker, AOPA
President

26. Engaging Pilots at Every Stage

27. High School Initiative
Scholarships
 Over 20 awarded to high
school students each year for
$5000 each
HS Symposium
 Specialized aviation training
for high school teacher
 Nov 6-7, 2017 in FortWorth
4Year HS STEM
Curriculum
 Field testing now in almost 30
schools
 Pilot, Drone, and Aerospace
Engineering tracks

28. FLIGHT TRAINING INITIATIVE
▶ FlightTraining Network
▶ Make the business work
for schools
▶ Make the experience work
for students
▶ Make the process work for
CFIs
▶FlightTraining Experience
Survey & Awards
▶Based on 2010 research into
optimal FT Experience
▶Participants receive direct
customer feedback
▶The best receive recognition

29. Flying Clubs Initiative
AOPA is Behind Flying Clubs
▶ Affordable access to an airplane
▶ A Non-Profit organization of
pilots with a passion for aviation
▶ Pilots can be active in their local
flying community
▶ A social network and pilot
support group

30. Rusty Pilots
▶ Encouraging lapsed pilots to Get Back in the Left Seat!
▶ Who is a lapsed pilot? Anyone who hasn’t flown as PIC in more than 2
years
▶ 3 hour in-person seminar (free forAOPA Members)
▶ Review the basics of theVFR flight review
▶ Held at airports across the U.S.
▶ Over 17,000 pilots have attended since 2014
▶ Estimating over 4,000 lapsed pilots who have attended completed their flight
review and are back in the sky!

31. Captain Joey Cook
Manager of Flight Operations Hiring and Recruitment
ExpressJet

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 Introduction
 Start Right to Finish Right
 Pathway Programs
 Career Progression
 Get Started on the Right Path
Welcome
Where we are headed

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Introduction
Who Am I?
Captain
• 11 Years with ExpressJet Airlines
Manager – Flight Ops Hiring and Recruitment
• Pilot Recruiter for 2 Years
• Manage 23 recruiters in both ATL and IAH offices
Flight Training
• FlightSafety Academy | Vero Beach, Florida
• Pathway Program
Education
• Georgia State University | BS Aviation & Transportation
Management
• Liberty University | Master of Business Administration

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Start Right to Finish Right
Plan Ahead, Decide, Commit
Establish Goals
• Where do you want to be in 10, 20, 30 years?
• How will you get there?
• Write them down
Do Your Research
• Evaluate all options
• Ask questions
Don’t Forget Education
• What schools offer online degree options?

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Pathway Programs
Make it Personal
Mentorship
• Learn from those within the industry
• The more you know, the easier the transition
Internships
• Gain experience and insight in operations
Opportunities
• Early Job Offers
• Private Camps
• Special Events
• Networking
• Progression

37. 37
ExpressJet Pathways
AP3 | PSP | CLEARED
www.expressjet.com/AP3
www.expressjet.com/PSP
www.expressjet.com/PILOTS

38. 38
Career Progression
Background and Numbers
Look Internally
• Training Success
• Check-ride Failures
• Professionalism
• Character
Airline Quality
• Safety
• Training
Numbers
• Attrition data
• Dedicated pathways or flows
• Ask questions about these programs

39. The Smart Choice
589 263
604 287
Data current as of September 1, 2017
2016:
2015:
507 219
ExpressJet
Pilots Hired
By The Majors
of those pilots
were
FIRST OFFICERS
So far in 2017:

40. 40
Get Started
Fastest Route
Training & Culture
United CPP
• 25% Reserved Each Class
• 1 in 4 Pilots

41. 41
Conclusion
+ SET GOALS
+ DO YOUR RESEARCH
+ COMMIT TO THE PROCESS
+ LIVE THE DREAM
TO APPLY: CONTACT INFO:
www.expressjet.com/APPLY joey.cook@expressjet.com

42. Thank You
Questions?
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43. Upcoming Webinars:
Oct. 12 Commanding Presence: Delivering Effective Presentations
Nov. 9 Digital Security
webinars.erau.edu

44. Join us for a Webinar+ Degree Briefing!
Thursday, Sept. 21 (1 week from today)
2 p.m. Eastern (USA)
Covering:
• Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
• Master of Science in Aeronautics
webinars.erau.edu