Helicopter Pilot Requirements

(2 years – 102 Credits)

This degree program is similar to Professional Pilot except that an instrument rating is not required. The Commercial Helicopter Pilot FAA certificate (license) is required. This degree requires 150 hours of flight time. Flight training is conducted at Boeing Field, Tacoma Narrows, or Crest Airpark. Funding for helicopter flight training is not part of Green River Financial Aid for classes and is solely the student's responsibility.

Contact:

George Comollo

gcomollo@greenriver.edu

Click on Course Title for Course Descriptions

AVIA 101	Aviation Fundamentals	5
AVIA 103	Aviation History and Careers	5
AVIA 110	Airline Operation	5
AVIA 111	Private Pilot Ground School	5
AVIA 112	Aircraft Systems	2
AVIA 123	Aviation Weather	5
AVIA 128	Weather Observation	3
AVIA 132	Helicopter Pilot Private Flight 1	2
AVIA 133	Helicopter Pilot Private Flight 2	2
AVIA 134	Helicopter Pilot Private Flight 3	2
AVIA 190	FAA Next Generation Technologies	5
AVIA 201	Air Traffic Control 1	5
AVIA 206	Helicopter Ground School	3
AVIA 208	Airline Dispatch	5
AVIA 211	Aerodynamics for Pilots	3
AVIA 217	Aviation Security	5
AVIA 218	Commercial Pilot Ground School	5
AVIA 232	Helicopter Pilot Commercial Flight 1	2
AVIA 233	Helicopter Pilot Commercial Flight 2	2
AVIA 242	Helicopter Pilot Instrument Flight 1	2
AVIA 243	Helicopter Pilot Instrument Flight 2	2
AVIA 244	Helicopter Pilot Instructor	2
#BESHC 103 or BESHC 190 or BUS 166 or CMST& 210 or CMST 238	Interpersonal Relations or Stress Management or Human Resources & Work Readiness or Interpersonal Communication or Intercultural Communication or	5
#CMST 100 or CMST&220 or CMST&230	Fundamentals of Oral Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	5
#ENGL 100 or ENGL&101 or ENGL 109 or ENGL 126 or ENGL 127 or ENGL 128	Introductory Composition or English Composition 1 or Writing for Trades/Professional Technical Degrees or Writing: Humanities or Writing: Social Science or Research Writing: Science/Engineering/Business	5
#MATH	Any Math course (100-level or higher)	5
Natural Science	Any Science course 100-level or higher with a lab	5

# Satisfies related instruction requirements

Dept./No	Course Title	Credits
Any Computer course 100 level or higher		3
Any GIS Course		5
Any Math Course		5
Any Science course 100 level or higher with a lab		5
AVIA 177-179 and COOP 171	Aviation Work Experience 1-3 and Work Experience Seminar	1-13 1
NATRS 117	Aerial Photo Uses & Ground-Based Mapping	2

Helicopter Certificate Program

(1 year – 33 Credits)

This certificate requires 150 hours of flight time. Flight training is conducted at one of three locations in the area: Boeing Field, Tacoma Narrows, or Crest Airpark. Funding for helicopter flight training is not part of Green River Financial Aid for classes and is solely the student's responsibility.

Contact:

George Comollo

gcomollo@greenriver.edu

Click on Course Title for Course Descriptions

Dept./No Course Title Credits

AVIA 103 Aviation History and Careers 5

AVIA 111 Private Pilot Ground School 5

AVIA 123 Aviation Weather 5

AVIA 206 Helicopter Ground School 3

AVIA 211 Aerodynamics for Pilots 3

AVIA 212 Human Factors for Aviators 2

AVIA 216 Instrument Pilot Ground School 5

AVIA 218 Commercial Pilot Ground School 5