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Two More Aviation Students Awarded Global Scholarships

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:01:38 +0000

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students were among only seven selected internationally to receive a Bill Sanderson Aviation Maintenance Technology Scholarship from Helicopter Association International’s Technical Committee. Max K. Wundschock, of Perkasie, and Steven S. Mellott, of State College, juniors in the college’s four-year aviation maintenance technology major, were recently awarded scholarships that provide a [...]

Aviation Student Advances to SkillsUSA Nationals

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:33:01 +0000

Marc T. Kaylor, an aviation maintenance technology major from Annville, has won the right to represent Penn College at the 49th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo., this summer. Because there is no aviation category at the state level, the college annually holds its own qualifying event. Kaylor earned the [...]

New Student Blog Showcases Creative Talents

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:55:18 +0000

The creative work of two Pennsylvania College of Technology student photographers is being shared via a new website – the Penn College Student Blog. Created by Marc T. Kaylor and Whitnie-rae Mays, student photographers in College Information and Community Relations, the blog features personal introductions by the students and regular posts showcasing their college experiences. [...]

Gallery Exhibit, Aviation Alumna Featured in Far-Reaching Coverage

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:59:58 +0000

News from Penn College took to the skies and traveled the world in recent weeks. In addition to the aforementioned (and widespread) coverage of the Community Garden hydroculture project at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center, notable media attention included a magnifique mention of The Gallery at Penn College in France’s Mosaique magazine – the photo [...]

Aviation Students Get Glimpse of Retractable-Motor Glider

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:35:17 +0000

To inspire electricity students, aviation instructor Michael R. Robison brought an electrically powered aircraft to Penn College’s Lumley Aviation Center on Friday. The Lange Antares 20E is one of six flying in the United States. The 42-kilowatt motor can lift the aircraft to nearly 10,000 feet. Once at altitude, the motor and propeller automatically retract, [...]

Absent Suitable Textbook, Aviation Faculty Member Writes His Own

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:51:34 +0000

Inspired by students and driven by need, an associate professor of aviation at Pennsylvania College of Technology has written a textbook for his avionics classes. Thomas D. Inman’s “Avionics: Beyond the AET” – available in bookstores and already incorporated into the School of Transportation Technology curriculum – has been published by AVOTEK Information Resources. AET [...]

Students Aid Air-Show Performers at Weekend Rotary Festival

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:15:52 +0000

Several aviation maintenance technology students at Penn College assisted Team RV, Jeff Maurer and the Lycoming Rotary Clubs by filling performance aircraft with smoke oil on Friday and Saturday. Air-show performers pump a special oil into their planes’ exhaust pipes to create smoke trails in the sky. In addition, Misty Blues, the world’s only all-female [...]

Major Gift Officially Opened by Aviation Faculty

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:02:48 +0000

With students’ return less than two months away, Penn College aviation faculty this week received concentrated training in a unique laboratory setting: a hulking Boeing 727-200F donated to the School of Transportation Technology in March after its retirement from the FedEx Express delivery fleet. Teaching the Operation and Maintenance Familiarization class was FedEx Express TechOps [...]

FedEx Express Donates Boeing 727-200F to College

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:43:54 +0000

Photo gallery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsoduRQFN4c A Boeing 727-200F aircraft from FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) made its final descentWednesday onto the runway at the Williamsport Regional Airport. Celebration of this landing and tremendously generous donation to Pennsylvania College of Technology took place at the college’s Lumley Aviation Center. A tour of the aircraft [...]

Mechanics Attend Training Seminar at Aviation Center

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:25:40 +0000

More than 80 Airframe and Powerplant mechanics holding inspection authorization attended a training seminar Saturday coordinated by Penn College and the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office in Harrisburg. In addition to the FAA representatives at the Lumley Aviation Center in Montoursville, presenters included Randy Jenson, of Lycoming Engines; Chad R. Wilcox, from the [...]