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Western Carolinian Volume 44 Number 08

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  • The^stern Carolinian 16 PAGES THURSDAY OCT. 12, 1978 Vol.XLIV, No. 8 CULLOWHEE, N.C. Visitors to the airport will enjoy this plush terminal. Condition stable Powers in auto accident Jane Powers, wife of WCU football coach Donald Powers, is listed in stable condition in Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, SC following a one-car accident Sunday morning on Interstate 26 south of Columbia. Coach, Mrs. Powers and their daughter Kathy were returning to WCU following the Marshall-Citadel football game which Coach Powers was scouting. The vehicle, which Mrs. Powers was driving, apparently left the road and hit an embankment. She suffered a broken back and severe head injuries in the accident. Coach and Kathy Powers were unharmed. The WCU athletic department told the Western Carolinian that Mrs. Powers has been taken off the critical list and is improving steadily. Stage, sound system installed A stage and sound system are being installed in the Snack Bar on the second floor of the University Center. According to Gary Crocker, director of auxiliary food services, these facilities will be available for use by students with in four weeks. Crocker encourages all beginning and experienced musicians to take advantage of this opportunity. It will offer exposure and experience and provide live entertainment for Snack Bar patrons. According to Crocker, the stage and sound system are being paid for by different UCB committees. "They're spending this money for the students." The UCB has also purchased a video tape system for the Snack Bar. Crocker says commercial-free tapes of concerts and away WCU football games will soon be shown. The showings will occur several times during the (lav. three days a week, free of charge. Crocker is also considering opening the delicatessen side of the Snack Bar at night. He is curious as to what •Turn to Page 10, Please Flying A truly stimulating experience byJ.M.TRINKS Staff Writer "Learning to fly can be one of the most exciting, stimulating and important personal achievements that an individual can undertake in his lifetime,'' said Phillip M. Ramsey, president of Ramair Aviation and manager of the Cessna Flight School and maintenance program at the Jackson County Airport. There are 14 students—nine from the university— currently taking flight classes under instructors Frank DiCillo and Tom McCarthy. The classes are held in the terminal building. According to Ramsey, the Cessna program offered here is used in 28 different countries and produced in seven foreign languages. "We (Cessna) are considered head and shoulders above the other types of pilot training programs," he said. National statistics show that % percent of students who train under Cessna can pass their written exam with the Federal Aviation Administration the first time, compared to 60 percent for others. Also, a Cessna student can learn to fly in an average of 42 hours of flying time and three to four months of instruction, compared to an average of 57 hours and 10 months for students not participating in a Cessna program, Ramsey said. Dr. B.F. Skinner, the program learning specialist at Harvard, was a consultant to the Cessna Pilot Center in designing its student programs. Ramsey said the students learning to fly "are conscientious students, the kind we like to see flying. We know that they're people who can use their training experience here. "If you learn to fly here, generally you're not going to have problems flying anywhere else. The level of standards is higher here. Our students probably know more when they solo than a lot of people know when they get their private license—certainly in terms of technique and handling their aircraft." He said when someone learns to fly they are a different person when it's all over. "They approach problems differently; there are some tense moments and you learn some things about yourself that a lot of people might not want to learn. But when it's all over with, there's a sense of confidence that you just cannot glean from anywhere else.'' (There are about 700,000 licensed pilots in the country today, and approximately 165.000 instrument- rated pilots.) "To have that skill is really something. The learning experience is totally different—it's one to one instruction—both on the ground and in the aircraft. The same learning skills that made a college student successful in a liberal arts class is not necessarily the same learning skills that will make him successful in flight training. "But we know that when it's all over with, we have a Student who can fly just about anywhere with confidence knowing that he wasn't left out in his training development as a pilot. It really requires dedication on the part of the student." The package cost for students learning to fly is $1,500. It includes their flying time, individualized instruction and all textbooks, log books, charts and flight computers. Ramsey said the Cessna 172 aircraft is the only one instruction is done in. "Because of the mountainous terrain and other safety factors, the traditional two-seater Cessna 150 or 152 is not used in training," he said. Ramsey is the FAA-designated fixed-base operator at the airport. He pilots the charter service which the airport is now offering. Flights depart for Asheville at 8 a.m. and arrive there at 8:25 a.m., arrive in Charlotte at 9:10 a.m. and in Raleigh at 10:15 a.m. Departures are at 5 p.m. from Raleigh. 5:45 from Charlotte and arrive back in Asheville at 6:30 p.m. and in Cullowhee at 7 p.m. One way fares are $15, $35 and $43 respectively. Ramsey said he now makes the trips about twice a week, but is available to go everyday. The airport is serviced by Exxon and there are eleven aircraft presently based there. Hanger space is available for 10-14 more, depending on whether they are single or multi-engine aircraft. The terminal is an air-conditioned public area with an attractive fireplace in the general receiving area. Classrooms, a business counter and a non-smoking sitting area are located on the first floor. More business rooms and additional classrooms are •Turn to Page 9, Please The controversial Jackson County Airport Is now the home of Ramair Aviation, a company whose profits are partly turned over to Jackson County.
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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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