Charleston Regional Accelerated Flight Training and\nSimulation, also known as CRAFT Flight Training and Simulation, announced it\nhas received its Provisional Part 141 Training approval from the Federal\nAviation Administration (FAA) becoming only the second school in South\nCarolina, and the only school in Charleston and the Lowcountry Region approved\nby the FAA to offer Part 141 courses for flight training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are proud, delighted and thrilled to earn our\nProvisional Part 141 Status,\u201d said Amanda Aldea, co-owner of CRAFT Flight\nSchool. Mrs. Aldea runs the school along with her husband, Jay Aldea and their\npartner Barry Emerson. She continued, \u201cOrganizing and leading our flight school\nthrough the FAA accreditation process has been a substantial and serious\nundertaking. But it\u2019s a goal we\u2019ve been working toward ever since we bought\nCRAFT in 2019. It feels really good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that we can offer both Part 141 and Part 61 training,\nit means we can offer more flexibility to our students. We can cater to both\ncareer-minded pilots who are training or retraining on new equipment and the\nweekend hobbyist who is looking to challenge themselves,\u201d Aldea explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
141 Certification Key to New CRAFT-CSI Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The new FAA designation was a necessary step for the school\nto offer South Carolina\u2019s first college aeronautics program through Charleston\nSouthern University (CSU). CSU will begin to offer the Bachelor of Science in\nAeronautics (Professional Pilot) program in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students enrolled in the new program next fall will be able\nto choose between three main tracks: commercial, military or missionary\naviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere has always been a strong relationship between South Carolina\u2019s economy and the aviation sector. I\u2019m for any initiative that helps the community learn about and enjoy aviation,” said Terry Connorton, President – South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA). “What CRAFT is doing will help promote aviation as a viable career path, especially with younger people. This is really key to meeting the need for pilots in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Expanded Training Meets Growing Demand For Pilots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As passenger flight demand rebounds from Covid-19, the\naviation industry is still hungry for qualified pilots. While the pandemic\nalleviated the pilot shortage almost overnight in 2020, a recent study by the\nglobal management consulting firm Oliver Wyman predicts the pilot shortage will\nreturn by 2022. The study estimates there will be a nearly 60,000-pilot\nshortfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The root cause of the pilot shortage varies by region, the\nstudy concluded. \u201cIn the U.S., it\u2019s an aging workforce facing mandatory\nretirement, fewer pilots exiting the military, and barriers to entry, including\nthe cost of training,\u201d the report noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What Is FAA Part 141 Approval?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Part 141 schools are specifically approved by the FAA to\nteach certain courses in a structured and organized way. The purpose of Part\n141 is to ensure the highest level of student training possible. These courses\nmay be taught on a rigid schedule and at a faster pace, allowing students to\ncomplete the full program in as little as 12 months with reduced minimum hours\nrequired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why Choose One Kind of Flight Training Over Another?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Part 61 Training:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part 141 Training:<\/p>\n\n\n\n By year\u2019s end, service members, veterans, and their families\nwill be able to use GI Bill funding to cover the costs associated with getting\nan education or training. Assistance with tuition, paying for flight time,\nbooks, fees, and supplies. This assistance is only available to students who\nenroll in a Part 141 flight school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fewer Hours To Flight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The main advantage to training at an accredited Part 141\nflight school is that dedicated students can progress quickly. Under Part 141,\nstudents can gain certificates with fewer hours in the airplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Stable Curriculum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Part 141 flight schools have a strictly defined training\nenvironment. These flight programs are typically created for the career-minded\npilot and offer a curriculum geared toward professionals. While both Part 61\nand Part 141 are policed by same FAA standards, a Part 141 environment can\noperate more efficiently while training pilots toward a specific career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FAA reviews Part 141 curriculum on a regular basis,\nchecking for consistency, continuity and acceptable flight training practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earning The 141 Designation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the FAA, a Part 141 school must operate with a\ncertain degree of continuity and quality. When a student completes one stage,\nthey must pass a stage check before moving on to the next. Ground and flight\ntraining instructors must follow the same approved syllabus and same training\nstandards, which makes learning from different instructors easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Second, Part 141 schools must maintain satisfactory\nperformance rates. Without the FAA checking in on them constantly, Part 61\ninstructors aren\u2019t always penalized for being sub-par. A high failure rate, for\nexample, may go unnoticed. In a Part 141 environment, however, poor instruction\nis taken seriously and reviewed by the FAA to ensure a proper training\nenvironment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Charleston Regional Accelerated Flight Training and Simulation, also known as CRAFT Flight Training and Simulation, announced it has received its Provisional Part 141 Training approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) becoming only the second school in South Carolina, and the only school in Charleston and the Lowcountry Region approved by the FAA to offer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-south-carolina"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19031"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19032,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19031\/revisions\/19032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}