September 2022: Aviation Day at KPYM, New A&P Mechanic, & More!
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, November 12th, 10 AM – 3 PM
Join us for a day of fun, hangar flying, learning, and of course, lunch. This will be a great chance to reconnect with other local pilots and aircraft owners like yourself. Organized by the Plymouth Aero Club. Supported by Alpha 1 Flight School, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Lycoming Engines, Mike Goulian Aviation and more. All proceeds will benefit the Plymouth Aero Club scholarship program and the AOPA Foundation. Drive in or fly in – all welcome!
Our keynote speaker is Richard McSpadden – Executive Director of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Richard leads a team of CFIs and content creators to develop and distribute free aviation safety material to advance General Aviation Safety. He’s a commercial pilot, CFII, MEI with an SES rating and a 525S (Citation Jet Single Pilot) type rating.
Richard’s Keynote: The State of General Aviation and More
Breakout sessions include:
- IFR Best Practices / Prassuna Budlong, Mike Goulian Aviation CFII
- VFR into IMC / Buddy MacDonald, Alpha 1 CFII
- Tire Care and Maintenance / Mary Beth Widak, Goodyear Tire Company
- Engine Care and Maintenance / Jeff Schans, Lycoming Engines
- “The Doctor is in” / Dr. James Ross, AME
- Boston TRACON session
Location:
Mike Goulian Aviation hangars at the Plymouth Airport. Plenty of aircraft parking in front of SW-2 hangar on the south side of the airport and car parking near the hangars inside Gate 6.
We hope to see you there!
Take AOPA's Flight Training Experience Survey
Now open through October 31, 2022
The survey encourages anyone who has taken flight training in the past 12 months to candidly share their training experiences. Responses are used to measure the overall performance of respondents’ flight training providers and spotlight areas where they are successful and where they have opportunities to improve.
Survey participants include pilots of all experience levels, from new students to those earning advanced ratings or taking a flight review. Check out “4 Reasons to Take the Survey.”
Survey results are used to select recipients of the Flight Training Experience Awards. Distinguished, Regional, and National award winners will be announced at Redbird Migration, April 11-12, 2023 at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, WI.
In-Focus:
Meet Hannah Smith, the newest addition to our Maintenance Team!
After learning about aviation through her grandfathers, Hannah’s dream to work on aircraft began. She grew up building machines and R/C planes with her grandfather in Colorado and heard about her other grandfather’s career as a pilot. As she went to airshows and talked to more people in aviation, she decided to start flying in 2018 but found that her interests in mechanics drew her in even more throughout her education. Her family later moved to Texas and she attended LeTourneau University in Longview where she was able to earn her private pilot certificate, A&P certificate, and Bachelor of Science degree. She is excited to have joined the team and learn more about aerobatic and Cirrus aircraft.
Check out this picture of Michael and Hannah in Oshkosh back in 2019 – Little did they know! Welcome to the team Hannah!
Pro-Tip
of the Month
by CSIP Shelby Lillie
License to Learn
You’ve probably heard a private pilot certificate being called a “license to learn.” While that’s true, the need to continue learning and growing as a pilot doesn’t stop at your private certificate.
Read Shelby’s pro-tip here!
