The Aviation Mechanics team from West Los Angeles College has placed second in the School Category in the recent national Aerospace Maintenance Competition in Dallas.
This marks the third win for West, which also placed in the top three the last two years.
Fifty-one American and international teams representing schools, commercial aircraft, the military, and general aviation competed in 25 different timed events.
“As team captain,” said West’s Richard McSorley, “I was honored to lead the team to compete against the world’s best maintainers.
“I speak for the team when I say all the support, hard work and dedication of the WLAC staff, students and instructors helped our school win second in the nation.”
Anna Katono, Michal Gola, Paul Mattson and Greg Allen rounded out the team.
The Aerospace Maintenance Competition is open to engineers, technicians and students throughout the aircraft maintenance community.
It tests the competitors’ skills that highlight responsibilities required to repair and maintain today’s aircraft and spacecraft such as safety wiring and electrical cannon plug troubleshooting.
Since the West Aviation Maintenance program was founded in 1974, West has prepared students for careers in aviation mechanics and to earn a FAA license certification allowing them to garner high paying, professional aviation maintenance jobs.
This dynamic program is conducted in one of the most up-to-date facilities available for college aviation training in the region. www.WLAC.edu/Aviation-Technology/index.aspx
Ms. Long-Coffee may be contacted at LongCofm@wlac.edu
