Billy Price (right) with his Designated Pilot Examiner, Toby Blanton
Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Billy Price ‘22 for earning his Private Pilot Certificate on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in a Cessna 172, tail number N99265, on runway 7 at Albert Whitted Airport.
Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Spencer Salzberg on earning his private pilot certificate. Spencer passed his private pilot practical test on Saturday, May 1, 2021, in a Cessna 172 aircraft at Albert Whitted Airport with FAA-designated pilot examiner Toby Blanton.
Jerry Liu ’12 and wife Lisa
“The decision that I made to attend Farragut in 2009 was not easy,” said Farragut alumnus Bolun “Jerry” Liu ‘12. “I was too young to recognize that I was about to begin a journey beyond imagination. An ordinary teenager is not expected to make his bed, iron his clothes, clean his own room, and do homework without supervision or parent’s help. However, by my senior year, I had transformed completely into a responsible young adult with goals for my future. I owe many of my leadership skills to Admiral Farragut Academy.”
Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Spencer Salzberg on earning his student pilot solo endorsement. Spencer flew solo for the first time on January, 14, 2021 in a Cessna 172, tail number N99265, on runway 7 at Albert Whitted Airport.
Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Roman Stott on earning his student pilot solo endorsement. Roman flew solo for the first time on January 7, 2021, in a Cessna 172, tail number N99265, on runway 18 at Albert Whitted Airport in downtown St. Petersburg.
Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Billy Price ‘22 for earning his solo endorsement on Thursday, December 3, 2020. He flew solo for the first time in a Cessna 172, tail number N5258Z, at Albert Whitted Airport on runway 7.
Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Vladimir Poliak ‘20 on earning his solo pilot endorsement. Vlad flew solo for the first time on February 26, 2020, in a Cessna 172 aircraft, tail number N99265, at Albert Whitted Airport.
Guest speakers from left to right: Douglas Pearson Sr., Brigitte Lakah, Nicole Stott, Chris Thomas, April Allen, Ben Srock, and Marisha Falk
According to the Boeing Company’s industry forecast, more than 800,000 new pilots and 679,000 aircraft technicians will be needed over the next 20 years. With air travel increasing worldwide, career opportunities are also booming in aviation business and finance, airport management, air traffic control, aerospace engineering, aviation data analytics, aviation cybersecurity, and more.
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Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Andrew Jeon on earning his student pilot solo endorsement. Andrew flew solo for the first time at Manatee Airport in a Piper Archer PA-28 aircraft tail number N82746 on January 8, 2020.
Since 1998, Admiral Farragut Academy has prepared young men and women to soar. While students at other schools might be focusing on an upcoming math exam, students in Farragut’s Aviation program master the fundamentals of flight, both on campus and in the air. Read more
