Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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Nicholls out to produce best pilot by Steve Hebert If you have dreamed of becoming the next Waldo Pepper of Aviation, then Foundations of Aeronautics 101 is not for you. This program is geared not to pro- duce any Waldo Peppers, Dr. Philip Robichaux, Ir.. head of the brand' new Department of Aeronautical Science, says. The pilots we produce will be the best, he adds. Six new courses are offered to the Nicholls student. and they lead to an Associate of Science Degree in aero- nautical science. Thirty-two students have registered in the basic pilot pro- gram and twenty students are in the instrument pilot program. The academic phase is taught on the university campus in the RCTC Armory and the flying will be from Thi- bodaux Municipal Airport. Donley Watkins, chief pilot and an instructor in the program, will perform the administrative duties for the new department in the armory. Watkins believes that many industries are inter- ested in pilots with college degrees. For example, he said, A person having both a B.S. in engineering, and a pilot's license, may seem twice as use- ful to a potential employer. Minimum requirements of the Fed- eral Aviation Administration KFAAJ are 35 flight hours and 35 classroom hours. The program at Nicholls includes 15 hours solo flight time and 20 hours dual fwith an instructorl flight time. The minimum cost to achieve the FAA requirements is S896. But a realistic figure is 81000, Wat- 'kins said. In addition to the basic train- ing, a professional commercial license will run a student another 35600. For the Nicholls student, fees break down into pre-paid phases, from S150 to S300 per phase. For example, com- pletion ofthe solo training would be the first phase and would cost the student approximately S75 per week. Some stu- dents are able to solo after 10 hours of dual training. But many require more time to become familiar with the air- craft. Dr. Robichaux and Dr. Merlin Ohmer. dean of the College of Sciences, have worked extensively to compose and compile a syllabus for the new pro- gram. Final approval was obtained in the fall of 1975 and funding for the sal- ary of the department head was obtained in the fall of 1976. Because the university cannot, by l.iml.i l.r'lll.lnt.. 'lll'lll7llCl'lllX. Sr Mulx l.t'l'll.inr., ll'lllNHl.lllK, li! Munn l.1'l'll.im., l.1u.kpui'I,Sr P.imvI.iI.vHl.im.N1-ix lllll'-H15-.l'll R.imlx'l.1-Hl.im,Wvslwi-go.Soph R1-lu-i.i..i l.1'lll.inr., 'l liiliutluux. Fr Rinlw l.i-Hl.inm . Morgan tlily, li Ruxunnw l.l'Hl.lu1:, M.1rri'i'ri, l-'r. 'l'i'i'l'y l.i'l3l.mr., llnn.ildsunx'ill1', Fl W.inml.i l,l'Hl.inr , S4 hrin-vm. SI l'1l'lr. l.l-Hoviif, Sr.hru'x'r-r, Sr. Iulin l.i-Buviil. lliiunm, Ir pt'j1l.lVl.l'BlH'l1l,St.l1l'll'YI'l',lfl R.lnd.1lll,i'l3m'uil.llrium.l.Supli flvurigc-l,l'Hmir'gr-ous,NewOrl1'ains,Fi'. IJ:-lmmli I.:-r.hs', l hihodimx. lr. Ill-mst' l.r'i,hc', 'l'hibml.iux, Sopli. lilimlu-th l.f-4.lic-, Tliilmilfiux. Ir. lx:-vin I.:-Lkmfll, llriunm. Fr Cli.li'l1-slmfliiniptc-,firiiy.I1 llonna lmfjoiiiptu-. Houma, Soph til:-nn I.:-flimiptm-, Houm.i. Fl MaiI'l4'm'l.1'Cluiiipli',lluum.i.FI' Sylvia l.4-Cunipti-. fll'l4lllVll l, Sopli 'lliinim' l.:-tlrmipli-, Cli.iuv1n. Fr. 'l'unrilhy l.:-Conipla-, Briurg. Ir. kallii' l..iCluul', Mailhvws, Ir. Allen l.i'ill'l,l'lm1m.i.FI' C.lml.u,t' l.:-dvl, 'l'hllNiil.lux. Sl' tlyntlim I.:-il:-I, 'l'hilirid.iux, Fr. ll.irl'l-ll l.i'il4'I. Cut Off. Fr. lJ.ix'ul l.1'cli't, llounm, tix-ad, JN l 1 li-l.frcl lzbizu A fait h- A J-. I ' if rs, ' 'WF 'fn 'HUNT' Q- .r W., JF? 1' A , , f 1 ': '4- !' K .l 5 In A . swf' 1 g i if L ' 5 V 7 'M' lp if Vi . -A '..-- . x ' ' fl ' X J ' ft ' i V, WW., .,,, 5 F- . ,vm ,, , ., A fn? 4 MHA gl. N 4' ,TS g., P A , 4, ,, 1, 5 ij? -..i q 1 c '- L' --l

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law, own aircraft, the flight training is under the supervision of Nicholls Avia- tion, Inc., headed by Dr. Robichaux, Dr. Robichaux received his degree in medicine at the LSU Medical School, and surgical training at Tulane Univer- sity. I-Ie became interested in flying while serving in the Air Force, and because of the poor reputation of fly- ing doctors, has decided to do some- he will know flying, be a safe pilot, and will be well equipped to continue his education into commercial courses. Learning to fly an airplane requires extensive training in many fields other than the mechanics of flying. For exam- ple. a pilot must know meteorology, radio navigation, FAA rules and regula- tions, use of a flight computer, how to file a flight plan and read NOTAMS thing about it. llNotice to Airmenl, and how to under- Our basic goal is tough, he said. When a student graduates from here, stand the jargon of in-flight weather reports. Mike Morgan, a former student of aviation who took a meteorology course offered during the summer, now has a private pilot license and is looking toward aviation as a career. Iene Barbier of Morgan City is enrolled in Aeronautics 101 and is now working on his private license. Barbi- er's only comment on the new course was, It's a tough one, but flying is an exhilarating experience. Elizabeth Ledet, Thibodaux. Soph. . Ad X M U M . . .. all ,L ,. Y fav' -WU Q I W 7 ,Y 4 '. tv 1 , - --X ,S Q F. J tb CI 'J u A f ,L U '- I X 1 Q..- ' L ,1 .. L- . 1 4 . r rf '72 .,. .-.,1F,,,.. V g ,m,,..,,, ,... ..,, L ,,.. V a ' 'I EYE .Q , 3' , ,- 4 0 vs v s Q 1.4 , -f 4' t ' - V+ ' ff .7 Y' Q .- if .f ' : . l filling' V' ' ' 'mf'-'rf vw' I t fltdg y tr? 4 .M ' 111' V ' ' mx 15:13 Q ' f '- it , v . , -- v- ..1 -4' ' Y ., ' . A . 'Y 7, ix ' 'H l- 1 lr . tt V 1 A 1 , ' , .5 I , ' ' 49, , . . I . I tN f -A , .. .x - . . L ' ' -' ?,,,.,a- -.i ,W .. ,-,, -.,. -. . , Ellis Ledet. Thibodaux. Soph. Faye Ledet. Montegut. Fr. Glenn Ledet. Thibodaux, Sr. lames Ledet. Thibodaux. lr. Iimmy Ledet. Raceland, Fr, Keith Ledet, Thibodaux, Soph. Kerry Ledet. Thibodaux. Fr. Larry Ledet. Lockport, Fr. Leonard Ledet, Thibodaux. Sr. Louis Ledet, Houma, lr. Mark Ledet, Houma. lr. Mary Ledel. Thibodaux. Soph, Mary Ledet, Thibodaux, Fr. Mary Lf-det. Cut Off, Grad. Monique Ledet. Houma, Soph. Patricia Ledet. Thibodaux. Soph. Rheta Ledet. Chauvin, Sr. Rose Ledet, Thibodaux, Sr. Sherry Ledet, Thibodaux, Ir, Phyllis Lee. Morgan City, Soph. fr I . In J i n: ,- nm: ..,f n l V11 ,ff -4. ,Il ., ,, , 4 ,, . fy. . . ., 1., Y- 1 ' no , 'H' . ,, -' ' v . .,f , 3, l I my CN, A S W , vs f N W '14 HW ,J 11h . I 4'.- 'f K 1 J Z' A W l ! M- '45 K Q V . '-wear' 4 ' 'M tnW 4? 6 5 i ' r' , , 4 ' A ,. L- h J ' '7' L ll' - - A , ' . -t t M ' - 1 f ' 9 'v t I I a Az , L, . -.- V' ,- , ,-. , Q ,Q ,.- x.. - WWA x 1 , v mL- 4 T Dxlxi Rhonda Lee. Gramercy. Fr. Larry Leehans. Metairie. Fr. Mary Leese, Thibodaux. Fr. Aline Lefebvre. Metairie. Fr. Dean Lefort, Cut Off. Fr. Thomas Leftwich, Houma. lr. Cynthia Legaux, Edgard. Fr. Duane Legendre. Thibodaux, Fr, Irving Legendre. Thibodaux, Soph. Lynette Legendre, Vacherie, Fr. Martha Legendre. Thihodaux. Fr. Thomas Legendre, Thiboilaux, Ir. David Leger, Thibodaux, Soph. Denise Leger. Thibodaux. Soph, Herbert Leger, Houma, Fr, Victoria Leger, Thibodaux. Sr. Margaret Lehmann. Morgan City. Sr. Charles Leleune. Thibodaux, Soph. Iames Leleune. Bourg. lr. Keith Leleune, Marrero. lr. Barbara Lemieux. Thibodaux. lr. Iohn Lemieux. Vacherie. Fr. Francis Lemoine. Houma. Soph. Mary Lemoine. Houma, Fr. Craig Leonard, Harvey, lr. Dorothy Leonard, Thihodaux. Soph. Earle Leonard, New Orleans, Fr. 1 Gary Leonard, Algiers. Sr. jennifer Leonard. Pierre Part. Fr Donna Leopold. Luling. Fr, Barbara Leray, Labadierille. Soph, Richard Leray. Thihodaux. Ir, Helena Leroux. Arahi. Si: Everett Lester, Houma, Sr. Steven Leto. Chalmette. Fr. Linda Leung, Morgan City. Sr, Vickie Levatino. Baton Rouge. Ir. Angelique Level. Reserve, Soph. Claude Levet. Reserve. Fr. Mary Levy. Berwick. Sr. Avis Lewis, Houma. Soph. Cheryl Lewis. Morgan City. lr, David Lewis. Houma. Fr, 9 ' FY' l ' 7 .5 . VC' I I F' W' ff- WW Y WJ Q i- - - me as Q '?'fis . - f ' 1:-f 4, f X- ' , ,. . '- ' 'lr ,, ' Q ' L. J 1 In 'f l I V I7 I . ' .. ' 'P' , I, We .v 1 - h ' - , Q-TQ! .D J 'E - fsflflnil Si'xq V!! I . 1 L Xu Led-Levy '307