National Aviation Academy - Tampa Bay - GRADUATION DAY February 23rd: Congratulations to our most recent graduating class! Graduation was held at the Largo Cultural Center on Monday, February 23rd!
A special thanks to Joe Howell, Assistant Service Manager of Hawker Beechcraft, for being our keynote speaker.
Mr. Howell has served in the aviation industry since 1980. He has spent time with Air Florida Airlines, Behm Aviation Services, Provincetown Boston Airlines, Hangar One / United Beechcraft / Raytheon Aircraft, Stevens Aviation, and is now with Hawker Beechcraft Services. Mr. Howell Graduated from National Aviation Academy - Tampa Bay in 1986.
CAREER FAIR and CAR SHOW RESULTS - JANUARY 16-17, 2009: 6225 Ulmerton Road | Clearwater, FL 33760
We had a very special treat at the hangar this year. Cape Air flew their "Fantasy Flyer" in for a little visit. Reflecting the beauty and excitement of Key West while depicting Cape Air's dedication to Florida and the Keys, the Fantasy Flyer illustrates the Conch Republic flag, underwater life, a pirate, treasure, Captain Tony, parrots and more. An airbrush masterpiece by world renowned artist, Jürek, the Fantasy Flyer, a Cessna 402, serves passengers year 'round throughout Cape Air's Florida markets.
Bristow Academy, in conjunction with HFI, flew their Bell 206 BIII JetRanger Helicopter in for a static display on Friday.
Fox 13 News even made an appearance. We were talked about on the 5:00 PM news. Click below to see the news segment.
The Car Show - Saturday, January 17, 2009! The weather was a little cool on the morning of our 3rd Annual Car Show but it was still a great success with 74 cars entered. With great friends, cars, vendors and food good times were had by all while we raised almost $2000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
If you have any feedback you would like to send our way, we would love to hear from you. Drop us a line at CarShow@naa.edu to let us know the details.
We would like to thank everyone involved with the show for another successful year. Our car show winners were as follows: Best of Show - Ken Kilmartin's 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe
People's Choice - Jerry Fay's 1923 Ford T Bucket
President's Choice - Mark Shuman's 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Best Engine - Jay Bernard's 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS 396
Best Engineered - Will Nolte's 1994 Honda Civic
Best Finish - Don Donsbach's 1972 Chevy Chevelle SS
GRADUATION DAY December 2nd: Congratulations to our largest graduation class in history! Graduation was held at the Largo Cultural Center on Tuesday, December 2nd!
A special thanks to John Goglia, Senior Vice President of JDA Aviation Technology Solutions, for being our keynote speaker. Mr. Goglia served as a member of the NTSB and has over 30 years of aviation experience. He was the first member of the NTSB to hold an FAA Aircraft Mechanics Certification.
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