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Opportunities in Aerospace Careers VGM title: Opportunities Series author: Maples, Wallace R. publisher: NTC Contemporary isbn10 | asin: 0844245771 print isbn13: 9780844245775 ebook isbn13: 9780071397520 language: English Aeronautics--Vocational guidance, subject Aerospace industries--Vocational guidance. publication date: 1996 lcc: TL561.M285 1996eb ddc: 629.1/023 Aeronautics--Vocational guidance, subject: Aerospace industries--Vocational guidance. Page i VGM Opportunities Series Opportunities In Aerospace Careers Wallace R. Maples Foreword by William K. Kershner National Flight Instructor of the Year-1989 Aviation Writer VGM Carrer Horizons a division of NTC Publishing Group Lincolnwood, Illinios USA Page ii Cover Photo Credits Clockwise from upper left: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Bell Helicopter; Middle Tennessee State University; Bell Helicopter. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Maples, Wallace R. Opportunities in aerospace careers / Wallace R. Maples; foreword by William K. Kershner. p. cm. (VGM opportunities series) Includes bibliographical references. (p.). ISBN 0-8442-4577-1 (h). ISBN 0-8442-4579-8 (p) 1. AeronauticsVocational guidance. 2. Aerospace industriesVocational guidance. I. Title. II. Series. TL561.M285 1995 629.1'023dc20 95-21864 CIP 1997 Printing Published by VGM Career Horizons, a division of NTC Publishing Group 4255 West Touhy Avenue Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975, U.S.A. © 1996 by NTC Publishing Group. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC Publishing Group. Manufactured in the United States of America. 7 8 9 VP 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Page iii Contents Foreword v Acknowledgments vi About the Author vii 1. Definition and History of Aerospace 1 Education versus training. History of flight. 2. Careers with the Airlines 6 Airline organizational structure. Airline pilot. Maintenance technician. Reservation sales agent. Flight attendant. Avionics technician. Other airline positions. Canadian airlines. 3. Landing Facilities 40 Airport manager. Other airport careers. Fixed base operator. 4. Engineering Research and Development 52 R&D specialist. Technical change. 5. General Aviation 58 Divisions of general aviation. Business aircraft use. Executive flying. Commercial aviation. Personal aviation. Instructional flying. Airplane sales. Other general aviation flying. Advances in general aviation technology. Page iv 6. Government Aviation 77 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). State aeronautics agencies. 7. Aerospace Industries 95 Manufacturing of major-carrier aircraft. General aviation manufacturing. Employment with manufacturers of U.S. aircraft. Aircraft engine manufacturers. Military and space manufacturing. 8. Military Aerospace 111 United States Air Force. United States Navy. United States Marine Corps. United States Army. United States Coast Guard. Military salaries and benefits. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 127 (NASA) NASA's occupation classification system. Technical support positions. NASA astronaut selection and training. Future in space. Major NASA locations in the United States. 10. Postsecondary Aviation Programs 142 Structure of postsecondary aviation. FAA airway science program. Internship and cooperative education. Aerospace problems to be solved. Youth activities. Summary comments on aerospace careers. Appendix A: Global and Major Airline Corporate 149 Addresses Appendix B: Recommended Reading 151 Page v Foreword As this book is being printed I am celebrating my 50th year as a pilot. Things were very different in 1945, and one of those different things was the lack of information on planning a career in aviation. In 1945, a pilot got private and commercial certificates and then perhaps would get a flight instructor's rating (it was a rating then) and hope to "build time" to go with an airline or into military flying. But times were bad then; there was a surplus of military and ex-military pilots in the year immediately following World War II and such was the case for the early-1990s. Wallace Maples tells it like it is, without fake optimism. He lays out the requirements and expectations for the person who wants to make aerospace a career, and suggests the best steps to be taken in reaching that goal. All important phases of aerospace careers are covered in this book. Not all readers axe interested in being a pilot; there are many other rewarding jobs in the field and, as the author indicates, there should be an increased demand in all areas for careerists until the year 2000 and beyond. This book would have been a great help to me in launching an aviation career back in 1945. Dr. Maples has compiled the current information most needed for those aspiring to a career in aviation. WILLIAM K. KERSHNER Flight instructor and Aviation writer Page vi Acknowledgments It is impossible to compile such a gathering of facts, impressions, statistics, and information about broad career fields without the support of many people and numerous organizations. Not to recognize and thank them would be unconscionable. The writer is clearly indebted to the following organizations for providing recent statistics on salaries, requirements for employment, and the numbers of people needed in the industry: Future Aviation Professionals of America (FAPA), National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA), AeroAcademe, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), American Airlines, Inc., the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). At the risk of omitting someone who has made a significant contribution, the following persons are recognized for donating time, effort, ideas, and moral support: Dr. Michael Schukert, Dr. Peggy Baty, Captain Stan Smartt, Dr. William Herrick, Commander Gary Odom, Captain Louis SmithPresident of the Future Aviation Professionals of American, Alex Evans, Buck Davis, Brett Fulford, A.Scott Crossfield, Lynn Crane, Irene Henley, William Kershner, and the aerospace faculty of Middle Tennessee State University. To those who assisted and encouraged my entry into aerospace: Dr. Bealer Smotherman, Jack Sorenson, Dr. Merv Strickler, H.Miller Lanier, Dr. Ralph White, and Randall Wood. Finally, with special thanks to my wife Carolyn, my three sons Greg, Steve, and Bill, and my mother Mary G. Maples, who "thought I could."
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