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The course meets between 7 and 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday for 11 weeks.
Successful completion of the course allows students to earn four semester hours of university credit and helps them pass the required written examination for a private pilot airplane certificate.
Topics in the course include basic meteorology, communications, federal aviation regulations, safety, radio navigation, aerodynamics, aircraft systems and medical factors for pilots.
The course is taught by George Bolon, airline transport pilot and FAA safety counselor. Bolon is a WSU professor of physics and director of the university’s airway science program.
Certified pilots who want to review their training and keep current also are encouraged to attend.
For more information, call the WSU Physics Office at (507) 457-5585.
