{"id":3316,"date":"2018-08-18T23:49:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T23:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2018-08-19T03:54:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T03:54:30","slug":"tstc-recognizes-national-aviation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3316","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Recognizes National Aviation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) – \u00a0As aircrafts reach new heights, Texas State Technical College embraces its rich aviation history and looks to the future during National Aviation Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed August 19 to be National Aviation Day. <\/span><\/p>\n

TSTC in Waco started its aviation program almost 50 years ago with two programs: Aviation Maintenance and Aircraft Pilot Training. <\/span><\/p>\n

Today, TSTC offers nine associate and certifications in aviation related fields, including Air Traffic Control, Avionics Technology and Helicopter Pilot Training.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have always been driven by industry needs and our institution has kept pace with the evolution of the industry to ensure our name stands for quality and solidness,\u201d said Carson Pearce, TSTC Aerospace Division director. <\/span><\/p>\n

While there have been many changes in commercial aviation such as the implementation of GPS and electronic gauges, one of the most notable is the transition from sheet metal to carbon fiber structure. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCarbon fiber is changing the way structural work is done and the skill set required to work on it,\u201d said Robert Capps, lead instructor in the Aviation Maintenance program. \u201cThat, and the fact we are moving rapidly toward electronic based airplanes means everything is heavily computerized which changes how maintenance is done and how pilots operate airplanes.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The transition to computer-based aircrafts creates a need for pilots to be trained in both manual and electronic operated aircrafts.Coupled with <\/span>the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s increase in required flight hours for commercial pilots from 250 to 1,500 hours, a massive demand for pilots has emerged. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe need for pilots is absolutely insane,\u201d Pearce said. \u201cWe marry both worlds when training our pilots so they can look out the window and fly with a stick and the steam gauges or with the electronic gauges and touch screens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking to the future, young pilots like Ryan Gauntt are leading the charge in a new generation of aviation fanatics ready to embrace the challenges ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI caught the \u2018airplane bug\u2019 when I was about four years old when my grandpa, a helicopter pilot, retired,\u201d said Gauntt, a TSTC flight instructor. \u00a0\u201cHe bought a little plane and took my brother and me up and I was hooked. I can\u2019t imagine doing anything else.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about Texas State Technical College, go to tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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