Victoria, Texas – Calhoun Air Center at Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is proud to announce its recent certification. In addition to adding a helicopter division in early 2012; the flight school has been issued a Part 141 certificate. The certificate was awarded November 20, 2012 and enables Calhoun Air Center to teach the Private Pilot certification under Part 141 for airplanes.
The next step for the flight school is to add Instrument, Commercial, Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) to the Part 141 certificate. Chief Flight Instructor, Erin Michael, is currently working on the Instrument and Commercial Part 141 approval. Once the Instrument and Commercial courses have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under Part 141, the Flight School will begin the process to become certified by the Veterans Administration (VA). This will enable veterans to attend the flight school and use their VA benefits. In addition, an application has been submitted for the Flight School to accept International students through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) program.
The Flight School is currently working on Part 141 approval for all courses for helicopter training as well. Flight schools certified under Part 141 provide a structured training program with a standardized training syllabus approved by the FAA.
“One of the multiple benefits of being certified under Part 141 is our students are allowed to complete the pilot certificate or rating in fewer flight training hours as compared to other flight schools,” commented manager and helicopter Chief Flight Instructor Toni McCarthy.
Part 141 certification requires an approved flight training syllabus for each course, instructor standardization, flight exams given by the Chief Flight Instructor and regular FAA inspections of school facilities, aircrafts, simulators and training devices.
If you wish to learn more about the newest addition to Calhoun Air Center’s airplane flight training courses, please contact Erin Michael at 361-575-2359 or via email at erin@calhounaircenter.com. For more information on helicopter flight training courses, contact Toni McCarthy at 361-575-2359 or via email at toni@calhounaircenter.com.
To schedule an interview or for more information about this event please contact, Jasmine Gordon at 361-746-8846 or via email at jas@calhounaircenter.com.
