Eric Walter -  awarded Aircraft Mechanic certificate, Aug. 25, 2015

        The graduation ceremony began with a movie streaming across the stage. The movie was exceptional and enlightening. These photo's do not do justice to the movie but, I trust, are informative.

 
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        The following images are live shots of the ceremony. They may not be much better than the previous images but, if so,  that would reflect on the photographer, not the technology.


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Simultaneous recognition of other Pilots.


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461 ......  enter Eric Walter, graduating student in A & P training.



461a ..... Eric, student <<<< to >>>> Certified Aircraft Mechanic

        I understand this completes the knowledge and skill requirements, for the course of study Eric set out to achieve, that being 'pilot training'  and 'aircraft maintenance' . Prior to this he achieved first: a Student pilot endorsement, followed by a Private pilot certificate, an Instrument rating, a Commercial pilot certificate and, within a week following this ceremony, he completed his final oral and flight check and was awarded the rating of Certified Flight Instructor - Airplane.
        He has earned endorsements to act as Pilot in Command of  various type/category aircraft including, Conventional (nose wheel), Taildragger (tail wheel),
High Performance (engine and prop), and Complex (retractible gear). He has also received, but not limited to, instruction in mountain flying, operating on short and soft fields, recovery from unusual attitudes, and emergency landing procedure.
        Many hours of ground instruction and intense study were involved in each step of his achievement. His  accomplishment has been compared to achieving a Masters degree.
Congratulations Eric!
May God's blessing continue as you follow His leading!
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