Fleet characteristics of collegiate aviation flight programs

Abstract

The University Aviation Association (1991) completed the last report on the status of collegiate aviation programs over two decades ago. The purpose of the current report is to update the field regarding the status of collegiate aviation fleet characteristics. Using existing survey data, collected in 2010 from 38 collegiate aviation programs in the United States that use aircraft or flight-training devices (FTD), fleet size, hours in use, aircraft and FTD types used, and the number of students in each program were investigated. The results indicate that collegiate aviation flight programs have increased their number of aircraft and FTD since the 1991 study.