"Thank you very much for helping me fulfill my dreams.  The day I graduated from PIA was the first day of the rest of my life.  I love my job and I'm optimistic about my future.  Mr. Armstrong (instructor) changed my life and outlook on my future in many positive ways.  I couldn't be happier."

PIA took me from my high school days of just "getting by" and passing the time until school was over, to preparing for an industry where school never ends. I recieved my A&P license in 1981, and went to work for Allegheny Commuter in Youngstown, OH, then Parkersburg, WV. Five years later I moved to Minneapolis, MN, to work for Northwest in the wheels and brakes shop. After finding out the real meaning of winter, I returned to the 'Burgh and USAir as it was called. I spent 18 years...