Aviation College after 9. Flight schools of Russia. Higher military aviation schools for pilots and navigators. Employment after graduation from institutes and schools
Aviation is not only about ease of transportation, high-tech transport and travel around the world; this is a calling. Modern Russian airlines are experiencing an acute shortage of qualified personnel. The times when schools and institutes lacked teachers and equipment are long gone. Today, everyone can receive a comprehensive aviation education by learning on modern aircraft and simulators. Each educational institution is also equipped with laboratories, workshops and modern classrooms. There are civil aviation institutes and flight schools in many regions of Russia. Let's take a closer look at them.
To obtain higher education in the aviation field, you should enroll in a higher civil aviation flight school or a corresponding civil aviation institute. There are a lot of them in Russia. The most prestigious universities are located in the following cities:
- Ulyanovsk;
- Moscow;
- Saint Petersburg;
- Samara;
- Kazan;
- Chelyabinsk.
Today, university education programs include time-tested methods and modern European teaching technologies. The list of subjects that future graduates will encounter includes general and humanities disciplines, foreign languages, physical training, as well as highly specialized subjects.
Ulyanovsk Institute of Civil Aviation (UI GA) is one of the most prestigious universities in the country.
Future specialists, bachelors, and graduate students can get an education here. Here they study both full-time for 5 years and part-time (5.5 years). Students who already have specialized secondary aviation education or higher education behind them are trained in an abbreviated form. The institute offers a wide range of specializations including piloting, maintenance, flight control and management, and security. Cadets are provided with food and hostel accommodation; The institute has a military department. The branches of the UI GA are several schools located in Sasovo, Omsk and Krasny Kut.
Ulyanovsk Institute of Civil Aviation (UI GA)
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) is a large research university. Here, not only the training of students takes place, but also the design and development of the latest achievements in the aviation, rocket and space spheres. You can study for a fee or free of charge, full-time and part-time. Special preparation courses for admission are organized for applicants.
MAI faculties include not only specialized disciplines and areas: there are opportunities for teaching social engineering, foreign languages, applied mathematics and physics. The remaining faculties graduate specialists in the field of radio electronics, management, computer science, aviation components, etc. A dormitory has been created for nonresident students. The military department is also present at the university.
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI)
State Technological Institute named after. Tsiolkovsky, or MATI, trains students in the development and operation of equipment for astronautics, as well as humanitarian fields. Currently, the university is merging with Moscow Aviation Institute. The forms of education correspond to the previous institutes; there are training courses for schoolchildren and graduates, and a military department.
The State Aerospace University in Samara has the status of a research educational institution. Future designers of aircraft and their components, engineers and technologists, specialists in the field of printing, economics, energy, etc. are trained here. The university has a branch located in the city of Tolyatti. The university has the opportunity to receive correspondence education, and also runs preparatory courses.
St. Petersburg is home to two venerable universities, one of which is dedicated mainly to aerospace instrumentation, and the second to civil aviation. The lists of faculties and specialties here are similar to similar universities in the country.
The cost of paid training depends on the specific institute and faculty. At MAI, for example, the first year of study will cost at least 144,000 rubles for a full-time course and 59,000 rubles for a part-time course. In St. Petersburg, full-time training costs from 2000 USD. e. and from 1000 cu. e. it costs in absentia.
Samara State Aerospace University
How to enter an aviation university
The rules for admission to aviation institutes and universities are in some respects similar to admission to civilian institutions. Applicants take the Unified State Exam in the required subjects (most often the Russian language, mathematics and physics). In addition, a flight medical examination is required, within the framework of which a detailed examination of the health status of the future student is carried out. Passing the selection is possible only after passing the commission and a successful psychological interview.
If the scores are the same, applicants are selected based on their success in passing specialized subjects. Applicants who did not qualify for the budget can apply for paid study. Girls can also study at universities, but they are often not accepted for training to pilot aircraft.
Benefits upon admission may be provided to orphans and representatives of socially vulnerable segments of the population. The practice of targeted direction is widespread, when the enterprise provides the applicant with a guarantee of employment upon graduation.
Secondary specialized educational institutions in the field of aviation
In addition to universities or institutes, numerous civil aviation schools in Russia provide educational opportunities. They are located in different cities, have options for admission based on grades 9 or 11, and have different lists of specialties of study. Leading secondary educational institutions in the aviation sector are located in the following cities of Russia:
- Red Kut;
- Omsk;
- Buguruslan;
- Sasovo.
The Omsk Flight Technical College, the Krasnokutsk School and the Sasovo School are part of the branches of the Ulyanovsk Institute of Civil Aviation, and the Buguruslan School operates under the control of the St. Petersburg Institute of Civil Aviation. Such mergers of educational institutions help school graduates enroll on a short-term basis at institutes or get a job in leading Russian companies and enterprises.
Russian civil aviation flight schools after 9th grade train cadets for 3 years 10 months. This opportunity is provided by the Omsk Flight College. It offers several specialties: airplane and helicopter pilot (one of the few institutions that offer helicopter training), flight mechanic, aircraft mechanic, navigation and radio equipment engineer.
The school has about 1,000 students, including both full-time and part-time students. The selection process for college is very strict: as a rule, only half of the applicants successfully pass it. The cadets train on airplanes and the Mi-8 helicopter. For the successful development of the educational and methodological program, there is an airfield, hangars, warehouses, laboratories and workshops on the college territory - all for theoretical and practical classes.
Russian civil aviation flight schools after 11th grade are presented in a wider range of options. Omsk College, mentioned above, provides the opportunity for admission after 11th grade. In addition to it, the Krasnokutsk School, a school for civil aviation pilots, operates in Russia. Education based on 11 classes lasts for a period of 2 years and 10 months. Future pilots train on 5 types of aircraft and various simulators. In total, about 300 people study in Krasny Kut. Cadets are provided with dormitory, food and uniform. There is the possibility of training on a paid basis, the cost of which for the entire period will be more than 100,000 rubles.
Omsk Flight Technical College
Future commercial pilots receive full-time training in Buguruslan. The duration of study is standard for the specialty. Each year, the school enrolls about 320 people; Most of the cadets study for free, the rest study at their own expense. The college has a large fleet of aircraft, simulators and other elements of modern equipment. Paid training here costs a lot, more than 2.7 million rubles for the entire time.
Sasovo also provides training for civil aviation pilots and information equipment technicians. Previously, this school was considered especially prestigious due to its proximity to the capital. Its current condition is also good: the school is well equipped with everything necessary. You can study for a fee or for free.
All Russian aviation schools, in addition to the general training course for cadets, provide paid services. This could be retraining of personnel, various courses including teaching English. Each of them is equipped with a dining room and catering unit; cadets are given free meals three times a day. In addition, colleges are equipped with assembly halls, sports complexes with various halls and sections, and dormitories.
Cadets on the territory of schools are required to comply with a strict daily routine and rules of behavior, leave the territory at a set time for a certain period, and meet the requirements in study and everyday life. Orphans and socially vulnerable cadets are provided with financial assistance, social scholarships, and allowances for the purchase of things necessary for study. Students of budgetary departments receive a scholarship.
Sasovo Flight School
The rules for admission to secondary specialized educational institutions are the same. First of all, the average score of the certificate after 9 or 11 grades is taken into account. Among them, mathematics, physics, Russian and foreign languages, in that order, are of particular importance. In case of dispute, grades in these subjects will be the deciding factor for admission. Passing marks may vary from college to college. They are high in Sasovo, Omsk and slightly lower in Krasny Kut and Buguruslan.
An equally important factor in how to enter a flight school in Russia is a psychological interview and a medical commission. The timing of its implementation is strictly established, since the duration of each certificate may be different. There is a fee for passing the commission. Usually it can be completed either at the educational institution itself or at another medical institution adapted for this purpose. The studies include a comprehensive examination of doctors: dentist, psychiatrist, narcologist, venereologist, radiologist, surgeon, etc. In addition, blood, urine, stool tests are taken, x-rays, ECG, etc. Successful completion of the commission is one of the most important conditions for enrollment in any aviation school.
For admission to both a college and a Russian university, the applicant’s application, identification documents, a certificate, and the results of the Unified State Examination in higher education are required. In addition, you will need an insurance card, military ID and medical insurance.
Employment after graduation from institutes and schools
Graduates of aviation educational institutions have a chance to get a job in their specialty in airlines, factories in the production of aircraft, helicopter and space equipment and air hubs. The chances of employment as pilots increase with a sufficient number of flight hours and a high level of foreign language proficiency.
Finding employment after graduation can be difficult, despite the fact that Russian enterprises require employees. As a rule, each secondary school cooperates with a number of organizations and companies that regularly send lists of vacancies. Many graduates choose to continue their specialized studies at the institute or go to military service.
Military aviation today is one of the main means of combating global terrorism. The Russian Military Space Forces (VKS) have become the main protagonist of the anti-terrorist operation in Syria. Therefore, training military pilots is one of the most pressing tasks for the country. The Moscow region town of Monino is one of the aviation centers of Russia. It is here that it is planned to open a presidential cadet school with an aviation focus. And since 2000, a unique boarding school with initial flight training has been operating in Monino, named after the legendary fighter pilot, three times Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Pokryshkin.
The school director, 1st class military pilot, participant in the war in Afghanistan, Yuri Kravchenko, told a correspondent of the Shchelkovo news agency about the learning process and the prospects of Russian aviation.
At the helm since the tenth grade
In November 1998, a decree was issued on the creation of nine boarding schools throughout Russia with initial flight training. And in 2000, a school was created in Monino, the founders of which were the Shchelkovsky district, the regional Ministry of Education, the Russian Ministry of Defense, and the Main Command of the Russian Air Force (Air Force).
“Currently, there are probably two or three such institutions left, and flight practice is probably only with us,” says Kravchenko.
Education at the school named after A.I. Pokryshkin takes place after the ninth grade and exclusively for boys. Most of them are residents of the Moscow region. For children from the regions of Russia and Moscow, permission from the Minister of Education of the Moscow Region is required. By the way, all students are fully supported by the state.
There are about 220 people studying at the school, but not all graduate from it - not everyone copes with the load. The discipline and daily routine here are like in the Suvorov Military School, not all the guys can cope with. Military structure in everything - companies, platoons, commanders from retired Air Force officers. Strict prohibitions apply, for example, bad habits result in immediate expulsion, and using a telephone during school hours results in a reprimand and denial of leave.
The difference from a regular school is in additional specialized disciplines, including aviation technology, aerodynamics, parachute and radio engineering training. This allows the children to gain the necessary knowledge for flight practice. An experiment is currently underway to introduce three more areas. At their choice, students can take a lifeguard course, a drone operator course, or engineering training.
Otherwise, it is an ordinary school, where civilian teachers teach, 70% of whom have the highest pedagogical category. Graduates of the school are given the same certificate as all Russian graduates.
In the sky - only the best
Flight simulator at flight school
Photo: Sergey Budachenkov, Shchelkovskoye IA
Students undergo flight practice in Serpukhov near Moscow at the Drakino airfield on light EuroStar aircraft. Only 45-50% of cadets receive permission to practice.
“Unfortunately, we have fewer and fewer completely healthy guys. Even frequent colds affect the choice - a pilot cannot get sick often. From the remaining ones, we eliminate them using a rating system, which takes into account grades in subjects and for flights on a flight simulator,” explains the director of the educational institution.
The school has several simulators at its disposal: one of them completely imitates an airplane cockpit, the rest are computer-based. Previously, those who wished could learn to pilot a real MI-2 helicopter, but now this training device is under repair.
After practice, the guys receive 3rd class parachutist badges, having made three jumps from an AN-2 aircraft from an altitude of 8,000 meters, and piloting badges, having flown about 15 hours.
Revival of military aviation
Photo: Sergey Budachenkov, Shchelkovskoye IA
Yuri Kravchenko himself served in Afghanistan, where in two years he made 565 combat missions and landed on all 17 airfields of this country. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Red Banner of Afghanistan.
“I came to serve in Soviet times, when the training system for flight personnel was very powerful. Almost all types of aviation had their own school. The flight time was fantastic - about 300 hours. Trained pilots came out, who only had to retrain for certain machines and hone their skill level. Literally four or five years - and the pilot received 1st class, which means that he could fly at any time in any weather conditions,” recalls Kravchenko.
According to him, the 90s were a real blow for Russian aviation. The wear and tear of equipment and the reduction of flight personnel undermined its power. For the city of Monin, a sad echo of the 90s was the cessation of the activities of the Air Force Academy named after N. E. Zhukovsky and Yu. A. Gagarin, which was the base for training command personnel; some of the best pilots in the country were graduated here.
“The rise of aviation began in 2008-2010. Military pilots are once again becoming the elite. But my opinion is this: they still fly little, although perhaps in modern conditions and with the current capabilities of aircraft this is not required on such a scale as before. Technology has advanced so much that I am no longer ready to board a new plane,” admits the director of the flight school.
He also noted that several exercises have recently taken place in Russia, which have shown that we have Armed Forces capable of repelling enemies. And the Parade in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Victory on May 9 demonstrated the latest aviation and ground equipment.
“I am delighted with the full-scale operation our military is conducting against terrorists in Syria. This is a demonstration of our power and coherence of action, an indicator for the whole world that aviation in Russia has not died. She has precision weapons. The Russian Aerospace Forces were able to demonstrate the highest level of combat operations,” concluded Kravchenko
Sergey Budachenkov
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Girls and boys, wanting to have a military rank, enter military schools after 9th grade.
These guys have a much greater advantage than their fellow citizens from 11th grade, because it is much easier to enter a higher military institution if you have a diploma from a technical school or college.
This article will talk about military schools after 9th grade and more.
Main educational institutions of Russia
Military education is divided into two types:
- Basic. It is divided into: cadet, Suvorov and Nakhimov schools.
- Higher education includes varieties: institutes, academies, higher command schools.
Future warriors can delve into one of their chosen specialties in the following areas of the military:
- land;
- airborne;
- marine;
- railway;
- rocket;
- Cossacks;
- military-technical;
- military musical troops;
- troops of military justice.
The main cities where the main educational centers are concentrated are: St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow. Often, parents send their children to a military school because of the prevailing discipline of the barracks. When choosing a school, parents are guided by several criteria:
- Location of the institution (preferably closer to home).
- Age of the future cadet (after 9th grade, not all military institutions can be entered).
- Requirements for applicants (in order to “pull up” grades to the required level in advance).
- Deadline for submitting documents (acceptance of documents begins earlier than in secondary schools).
List of the best military educational institutions of the Russian Federation
Cadets
Cadets begin their military career at an early age (4-5th grade), after classes at a military school, the guys go home.
List of the best cadet schools in the Russian Federation (only for orphans and children of military personnel):
- Anti-aircraft missile (Orenburg);
- Krasnodar;
- Stavropol;
- Sevastopol;
- Vladivostok;
- Tyumenskoe.
Suvorovites
Suvorovites differ from cadets in that these young guys, who graduated from 8th or 9th grade, live in barracks conditions, far from home.
The admission criteria are similar for both cadets and Suvorov and Nakhimov students. List of the most famous Suvorov schools:
- Yekaterinburg;
- St. Petersburg;
- Moscow;
- Tverskoe;
- Ulyanovsk;
- Kazanskoe.
Nakhimovtsy
Nakhimovites are cadets of the naval school.
It is incredibly prestigious to study at such an institution.
After graduation, mid-level specialists enter universities without exams.
The best educational institution known throughout Russia is the Nakhimov School in St. Petersburg.
Requirements for applicants
The requirements for applicants who apply to become a cadet are not simple; it is necessary:
- have Russian citizenship;
- suitable age;
- good level of preparation;
- positive test results (psychological, physiological).
Graduates of 9th grade cannot start studying at their own request, since parental consent is mandatory. If all stages of selection are completed, the cadet lives in the barracks. In case of non-compliance with the norms of behavior, he may be expelled.
Admission of girls to military universities is a rather complicated operation; only five universities out of 26 carry out enrollment. The rules for admitting girls are similar to the rules for admitting boys, the only difference is the level of difficulty when passing the standards.
After graduating from college, a girl can study medicine, control a ballistic missile system, an automated command and control system, ground-based space infrastructure, as well as work. The education of boys and girls differs in that girls learn to work in the communications field associated with the personnel department and military personnel.
Ministry of Emergency Situations
Graduates who dreamed of being firefighters or rescuers, there are also educational institutions according to their morals, for the Ministry of Emergency Situations this is:
- fire and rescue college in Moscow;
- fire rescue college in St. Petersburg;
- Cadet Corps at the Civil Defense Academy.
In order to join the ranks of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, it is necessary to pass standards (shuttle running, 1 km running, standing long jump, pull-ups) and exams in the necessary disciplines. Girls can submit documents on the same basis as boys.
Ministry of Internal Affairs
The requirements for students who want to obtain the title of Ministry of Internal Affairs are quite high and are no different from the requirements of all military schools.
After graduation, graduates have a complete secondary education, and can already work as operatives, detectives, criminologists, and local police officers. The most famous educational centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are:
- Police College in Moscow;
- Moscow secondary special police school of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia;
- training center of the Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the training of employees of the Eastern Military District.
Note: In order to get a job in the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the future, you must complete 11 classes, pass exams and undergo a medical examination. It is very difficult to enter any specialty in this area.
Flight
To enter the flight school, you need to complete 11 classes and pass exams in the Russian language, mathematics and physics.
The decisive factor is health indicators, psychological tests, as well as good marks on the exam. The most famous flight schools in the Russian Federation are located in Moscow, Ulyanovsk, St. Petersburg and Omsk.
The requirements for admission to space school are no different from flight school. The best space educational institutions in Russia are located in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Omsk.
There are a large number of military educational institutions operating in Russia. Every year the state is replenished with new specialists in various fields (Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, as well as institutions that graduate cadets, Suvorov and Nakhimov students).
Every ninth grader has a chance to become a military man, but he must seriously think about choosing his destiny, because defending the state is a difficult task, and not everyone can cope with it.
Becoming a pilot is not easy. This profession requires complete dedication and special education. Before deciding to enroll in a particular educational institution, it is worth studying the list of flight schools in Russia. In the institutions presented below you can get high-quality and affordable education.
Ulyanovsk Higher Aviation School of Civil Aviation
Higher flight schools in Russia are chosen by those applicants who want to receive the best education. Ulyanovsk VAU GA is one of the largest educational institutions in this category.
The school was founded in 1935. Initially it was a flight training course, which was based in different cities of Russia.
The Ulyanovsk VAU GA acquired its modern appearance in 1992 after the collapse of the USSR, and the new leadership of the country issued a decree on the creation of an aviation school of the highest category in Ulyanovsk on the basis of previously existing institutions.
Ulyanovsk VAU GA has three faculties and fourteen departments that train specialists in management and maintenance of various types.
Branches of Ulyanovsk VAU GA
Russian civil aviation flight schools are branches of other educational institutions. The largest branches of the institution indicated in the subtitle are located in Sasovo, Krasny Kut and Omsk.
In the city of Sasovo there is one of the civil aviation schools, which trains specialists in the flight operation of various aircraft. It also trains technical personnel for the repair and maintenance of flight equipment, flight and navigation systems, engines and electrified systems.
Krasnokutsk Flight School specializes in training civil aviation pilots. During its operation, it has produced many specialists, among whom are pilots awarded honorary state awards.
The Flight Technical College in Omsk is one of the few civil aviation flight schools in Russia that teach piloting MI-8 helicopters and train technical staff to maintain them. The school's teachers also train aviation mechanics and aviation and radio-electronic equipment specialists.
The remaining flight schools in Russia are presented as branches of other universities, but also train specialists in different areas.
civil aviation (St. Petersburg State Administration for Civil Aviation)
In the post-war years, the rapid development of air transport and the increase in air transportation turnover began. Existing training centers could not provide the required number of personnel. In 1955, the leadership of the USSR decided to create a new educational institution that would train pilots. University status was assigned to the educational institution in 2004 after successfully completing accreditation.
The St. Petersburg State Administration for Civil Aviation trains specialists in several areas: pilots, technical personnel, dispatchers. The university has several faculties. There is a separate dean's office for work with foreign students, which specializes in helping foreign citizens obtain an education.
Some flight schools in Russia are branches of the St. Petersburg State Administration for Civil Aviation. They have narrower specializations, but also allow you to get a technical education.
Branches of the St. Petersburg State Administration for State Administration
The flight school in Buguruslan trains qualified pilots for civil aviation. Personnel training is carried out only in full-time education, which ensures a sufficient level of qualifications.
Civil flight schools of Russia on the basis of the St. Petersburg State Administration for Civil Aviation are located in several other cities of the country: Vyborg, Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk, Yakutsk.
The Yakut branch of the St. Petersburg State Administration for Civil Aviation is called the Aviation Technical School and is interesting in that since 2012 it has been training personnel in the specialty “Piloting the MI-8 helicopter.” There are few such institutions in Russia, so the institution is popular. The school also trains technical personnel for various types of maintenance.
The Krasnoyarsk branch of the St. Petersburg State Administration for Civil Aviation provides training for specialists in flight control and airport operation. At the same time, the school operates an aviation training center, which provides retraining of specialists in other areas and advanced training.
civil aviation (Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation)
Higher flight schools in Russia are designed to provide the country with the required number of specialists in the aviation industry. One of such institutions is the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation.
It was founded in 1971 as a response to the demand of domestic aviation and to this day it copes well with its tasks.
This educational institution trains operational specialists. All major civil aviation flight schools have branches in other cities of Russia. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation is no exception and has 2 branches and several colleges.
Branches of the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation
The branch of the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation in Irkutsk trains specialists in the field of maintenance of aviation systems, complexes and operation of aircraft. It includes the Center for Personnel Retraining.
The Rostov branch trains specialists in the technical operation of engines and aircraft, flight and navigation systems and aviation electrical systems, and transport radio equipment.
The Aviation Technical College in Yegoryevsk trains technical personnel for civil aviation. On the basis of the college, a department for foreign students of a preparatory direction has been founded, where they can master the Russian language and some general disciplines.
The Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation also includes aviation colleges in Rylsk, Irkutsk, Kirsanov and Troitsk.
Flight schools of Russian military aviation
There are few educational institutions in Russia that train military pilots.
Applicants who wish to enroll in Russian military flight schools should first consider how military aviation differs from civil aviation.
Civil aviation is intended for transport of population and goods and is of a commercial nature. is state-owned and is used for defensive purposes or to carry out combat missions and transport troops and technical weapons. Flight schools train personnel for transport, fighter, bomber and attack aircraft.
Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots in Krasnodar (Krasnodar VVAUL)
Krasnodar VVAUL is currently a branch of the Air Force Academy named after. Professors N. E. Zhukovsky and Yu. A. Gagarin. It was founded in 1938 as a school for military aviation pilots.
In the modern Krasnodar VVAUL, three faculties are fully functioning, which train specialists in several areas of military aviation. During its existence as a flight school, the school graduated many personnel who subsequently achieved high ranks in the military sphere.
Almost all flight schools in Russia during the Great Patriotic War trained military pilots. But at the end of it, most of them were transferred to the reserves or retrained as civil aviation pilots. In addition to the Krasnodar VVAUL, another educational institution is currently training military aircraft pilots.
Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots in Syzran (Syzran VVAUL)
The uniqueness of the Syzran VVAUL is that it is the only military school that trains combat helicopter pilots. Currently, there is one helicopter regiment based at the school, based at the airfield in Syzran. Previously there were three. But the remaining regiments were disbanded.
Russian flight schools are popular among students from nearby countries. Foreign specialists who do not have the opportunity to train in their own state are also trained within the walls of the Syzran VVAUL.
Russian military flight schools, in their small numbers, currently meet the needs of the country’s military aviation and its closest neighbors. Over the years of their work, they have produced many specialists in their field.
