Aviation classes and AACOMAS

[footNankle]

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So just out of curiosity, has anyone here who has applied in the past ever taken any aviation courses (ground classes or flight)? I'm just sort of curious how AACOMAS classifies them. I'm thinking they will just be "Other non-science," however there is certainly a scientific aspect to many concepts in aviation IMHO, and I kind of have my hopes up that they will be classified as "Other science."

 

[Cooperd0g]

So just out of curiosity, has anyone here who has applied in the past ever taken any aviation courses (ground classes or flight)? I'm just sort of curious how AACOMAS classifies them. I'm thinking they will just be "Other non-science," however there is certainly a scientific aspect to many concepts in aviation IMHO, and I kind of have my hopes up that they will be classified as "Other science."

It's basic math at best, bro. You aren't exactly deriving Bernoulli's equations.

 

[footNankle]

It's basic math at best, bro. You aren't exactly deriving Bernoulli's equations.

Thank you for your incredibly useful response.

Although it is completely irrelevant to my question above: The math used in algebra based physics is "basic math," there is very little math in biology (at least as far as the med school pre reqs are concerned), and, although I haven't taken ochem yet, the stuff in inorganic chem really isn't all that complicated either. The interesting part is, last I checked, these are all considered sciences.

 

[COMedic2Doc]

I'll chime in on this, as I attended a Flight School immediately after High School which despite being a large program was not accredited for college credit. Be very careful about listing Aviation courses on the AACOMAS. If you have courses that are accredited by a university or college then list them, but don't expect any science credit. They are professional courses and many are certifying courses, and are not clinical courses such as EMT, Paramedic, CNA, etc. Hope this helps.

 

[Cooperd0g]

Thank you for your incredibly useful response.

Although it is completely irrelevant to my question above: The math used in algebra based physics is "basic math," there is very little math in biology (at least as far as the med school pre reqs are concerned), and, although I haven't taken ochem yet, the stuff in inorganic chem really isn't all that complicated either. The interesting part is, last I checked, these are all considered sciences.

Touché. But as a CFII it seems like all I do is teach basic math to college kids who really should know this crap by 9th or 10th grade. I would not count them as science if I were you.

 

[jinobi]

Although it is completely irrelevant to my question above: The math used in algebra based physics is "basic math," there is very little math in biology (at least as far as the med school pre reqs are concerned), and, although I haven't taken ochem yet, the stuff in inorganic chem really isn't all that complicated either. The interesting part is, last I checked, these are all considered sciences.

That's not the point. The concepts in bio, chem, and physics all apply to medical school.

Aviation classes? Good luck. Best to classify as non-science.

 

[footNankle]

Touché. But as a CFII it seems like all I do is teach basic math to college kids who really should know this crap by 9th or 10th grade. I would not count them as science if I were you.

Alright yeah I'll go ahead and count them as non science when the time comes.

And yeah I certainly agree there are quite a few kids I go to school with that have problems on the simplest things (ie weight and balance worksheets, performance calculations, etc). At least at my school these kids usually end up dropping out sometime during instrument training haha.

Sorry if I was a bit nasty sounding in my response above. Long day yesterday.

 

[COMedic2Doc]

Alright yeah I'll go ahead and count them as non science when the time comes.

And yeah I certainly agree there are quite a few kids I go to school with that have problems on the simplest things (ie weight and balance worksheets, performance calculations, etc). At least at my school these kids usually end up dropping out sometime during instrument training haha.

Sorry if I was a bit nasty sounding in my response above. Long day yesterday.

I feel your pain, man. Sadly aviation has attracted more of the non-serious and pro-glamour students over the years. I truly miss flying, and am hoping to return to it some day. Flying a PA-28 is truly an excellent a/c. Here's hoping for a chance to further my aviation certificates in the future and combine it with my other passion, Medicine. 😎

 

[footNankle]

I feel your pain, man. Sadly aviation has attracted more of the non-serious and pro-glamour students over the years. I truly miss flying, and am hoping to return to it some day. Flying a PA-28 is truly an excellent a/c. Here's hoping for a chance to further my aviation certificates in the future and combine it with my other passion, Medicine. 😎

Couldn't agree with you more.