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Rotorcraft Systems & Maintenance

This elective course was originally designed to familiarize FAA field inspectors with the intricacies of rotary wing aircraft (helicopters), and it has become a popular elective course for PIA’s full-time students. The course provides an interesting look into the history of helicopters, the peculiar aerodynamics of rotorcraft, and helicopter flight controls and basic engine installations.





    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...

     

    "PIA showed me the way! I started working for US Airways in Harrisburg, PA three days after my graduation. Currently, I'm working on helicopters for the Maryland State Police. There's nothing else I'd rather be doing. This is a great field and PIA was THE school to go to!"