Archive for the ‘PIA News’ Category
Girl Scouts from Troop 50242 Brentwood
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Girl Scouts from Troop 50242 visited PIA to explore aviation with us. What a great day! The girls enjoyed jumping into the planes and seeing what an aircraft is like first hand. They asked alot of really great questions that kept their tour guides on their toes. Thanks for coming girls and we hope you continue exploring the world around you!
Financial Aid Deadlines
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Deadlines
• First-time applicants: August 1 if you plan to enroll in business, trade or technical schools, hospital schools of nursing, or two-year non-transferable programs at other institutions.
• Renewal applicants: May 1 is the deadline to submit your renewal FAFSA. To notify PHEAA of any changes such as marital status, reduced income, medical/dental expenses, or other life events, complete the appropriate State Grant Document.
• Summer-term applicants: August 15 is the deadline for students attending classes during summer term who wish to apply for a Pennsylvania Summer State Grant.
PIT and YNG campuses closed Wednesday
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Both the Pittsburgh and Youngstown campuses will be closed Wednesday, 2/10 due to inclement weather. Please watch the PIA website for more information.
Main Campus closed 2/8/10
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
PIA main campus will be closed on Monday February 8, 2010 due to this weather event.
Pratt and Whitney Scholarship Winner
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Congratulations to Lauren Kemerer, 5th Quarter Avionics student, who received the Pratt and Whitney Maintenance Scholarship!
After graduation, Lauren will have the chance to travel to one of P&W’s courses and have the opportunity to familiarize herself with the systems, maintenance, and inspection procedures for P&W’s line of engines.
Learning the ropes on Pratt & Whitney engines, some of the most commonly used jet engines in the world, these experiences will give Lauren the edge when she is ready to find a job. Nice job, Lauren!
YNG Graduation photos are available
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The official YNG 2009 graduation photograph is now available for purchase. Please visit http://issuu.com/technician/docs/photoorderform for the order form.
New Equipment Acquisitions
Friday, December 18th, 2009
PIA received ten Slick magnetos from Champion Aerospace (www.championaerospace.com) last week. These are the most common mags found in 4- and 6-cylinder engines. PIA’s Frank Bria feels that Slick magnetos can be found in 90% of aviation’s single and twin engine aircraft. These make excellent training tools and were sent up to our Youngstown campus. Thank you, Champion Aerospace, for your donation.
PIA also just received two thrust reversers off of a G2 from Fugro Earth Data (www.fugroearthdata.com). Known for its loud engines, the G2’s are now being modified with “hush kits” to quiet its engines over residential areas and around airports. Because of this push, we were happy to receive these systems for our students to work on from Fugro. Thanks!
If you have out-dated or surplus equipment in your hangar, consider donating it to PIA. As a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit institution, donations can be tax-deductible. Contact Frank Bria at 412.346.2136 or fbria@pia.edu
Hagerstown Trip
Monday, December 7th, 2009
PIA was represented at a familiarization tour of the Hagertown Regional Airport. We were pleased to get to see again Sierra Nevada Corporation, Northrop Grumman, and Agusta/Westland Corporations on the field. Thanks to those PIA grads who stopped us to say hello.
In the hangar…
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
A Stinson 10 from the 1940s was tugged into our hangar yesterday. This cloth-winged aircraft was painted in WWII Civil Air Patrol livery by Squadron 602 here at AGC.
Planes similar to this one hunted subs along the US coastline during WWII. This particular aircraft allowed our seventh quarter students, under the instruction of Mr. Tom O’Keefe, the opportunity to practice their weight and balance skills with a vintage aircraft.
Stinson 10
Technician Trivia Answer
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Miss Pittsburgh, the Waco 9 aircraft that hangs in the Landside Terminal of Pittsburgh International Airport, had two sister planes.
Their names were Miss McKeesport and Miss Youngstown.
These biplanes (all powered by OX5 engines) were owned by Clifford Ball and used as mail planes between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. The first of these flights began on April 21, 1927. Such mail contracts were instrumental in spurring on the commercial aviation industry.
PIA refurbished Miss Pittsburgh in the early 1990s. Does anyone know what ever happened to Miss McKeesport or Miss Youngstown?
