WITH A FREE ASSET THAT'S
ACQUIRED FROM THE GOVT. IT SURE
BEATS US THROWING IT AWAY AND
HAVING IT SHREDDED FOR
SCRAP.
This Lear jet carries some
mystery after being used by
NASA, and it's finding new life
now at the airport. [G6]20170427
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That plane looks like an
executive jet -- but it's been
used for some pretty cool
things -- studying the sun, the
skies and even the water.
It was based in Cleveland until
today --- and making a new home
at the airport for
a new role. [G7]20170427 PIA
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A watery welcome salute to a new
plane for the Pittsburgh
Institute of
Aeronautics. NASA delivered a
1969 Lear Jet. 00:46 :10 J.D. to
have an asset like this to
actually wrench
on and actually pull engines off
and put back on and then go
ahead and turn them
on...that's great. The sensors
all over the plane have done
some great work for
NASA....exploring solar cells,
micro gravity, and even checking
out the algae bloom in Lake
Erie. The plane's final mission
was a secret
one for the Department of
Defense in California.
7:34 :08 Paul there's a little
mystery in it so just kninda
wondering what kind of cool
stuff did this plane do before
coming here to PIA
and now we're using it to train
more technicians for the future
you know.
The plane is 48-years old and
NASA is using more modern
aircraft. In fact, the engines
don't meet FAA noise level
requirements. But they meet the
needs of the PIA
students. 6:18 :06 Paul well
it's going to help because it
has the turbo fan engines which
we haven't had
here. most all of our stuff is
propellors In fact -- it's the
first complete working jet
on the Vienna campus. It has jet
engines, but not an entire
intact jet plane
until today. 5:06 :07 Joe when
they get to work on a plane like
this they are more marketable
when they
leave here to be able to work in
the industry. That training
takes just 16-months to get
an FAA certificate which
basically lets you work on
anything and everything that
flies. The average starting pay
is around 40- grand....and
within 10-years you could double
it.
And the most recent graduates
are living it. 7:45 :09 Joe
everybody in that graduating
class had a job offer prior to
graduation day and so
this is going to add to our
legacy of putting quality
aircraft mechanics in the field
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NT-TAG
In fact -- I featured the
aviation technician career on
JobsNow.
You can see that story on
wkbn.com Type JobsNow in the
search box and look
for the headline which says Job
as aviation technician could get
career off ground
