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Achieve your Airline Goals With Liberty’s Rotary Transition Pathway

Liberty University School of Aeronautics has created the first Rotary Transition Pathway. It’s 100% online and allows you to complete your flight training at one of our 65+ flight training affiliates nationwide. With this program, you will be qualified for regional airline hire in a few short months, without forfeiting your regional airline hiring bonus! The B.S. in Aviation degree is eligible for a Military Tuition Discount, an ERP Tuition Discount, and the GI Bill® and Yellow Ribbon.

Program of Study (DCP)

B.S. in Aviation (DCP)

Military Rotorcraft Pilots

This program starts in Spring 2020 (January Term)

Offers you an online degree in aviation in conjunction with local flight
Provides you with a nationwide network of flight training
Discounted tuition rates ($250 per credit hour)
Up to $39,476.79 available for GI Bill®™ and Yellow Ribbon
Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) (formally BAH) available to those that qualify
Free electronic textbooks for online students and book and supplies stipend

Step 1 — AVIA334: (8 or 16 week) Rotary Transition To Commercial Single & Multi-Engine With Instrument

Step 2 — AVIA420: (8 or 16 week) Flight Instructor Single Engine

Step 3 — Work as a flight instructor to gain 250 hours

Step 4 — Hired by regional airline

Steps to Completing Your Degree

Choose an approved RTP training location

The following locations are approved training sites for AVIA334 for students using Veterans Benefits:

Florida

Minnesota

Ohio

Virginia

Washington

(As additional locations gain the required approvals, we will add them to the above list)

Completion

You will complete this program with an FAA Commercial Single and Multi-Engine With Instrument Rating.
Additionally, you will also obtain your FAA Flight Instructor Single Engine Rating.
You will have 25 hours of multi-engine time and work as a flight instructor to build the requisite 250 hours of PIC needed for the regional airlines.
The online degree can be completed while you are working in a regional airline.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.