{"id":23839,"date":"2022-05-05T17:58:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T21:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=23839"},"modified":"2022-05-05T19:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T23:27:00","slug":"first-marshall-flight-student-passes-private-pilots-license-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/first-marshall-flight-student-passes-private-pilots-license-test\/","title":{"rendered":"First flight student passes private pilot\u2019s license test"},"content":{"rendered":"
Joshua (Josh) Lucas, a Bill Noe Flight School student at Marshall University, passed his private pilot\u2019s license test today. This is the first in a series of licenses he will earn in order to become a commercial pilot.<\/p>\n

Lucas is a longtime resident of Charleston, West Virginia. He graduated from Grace Christian High School and then attended Marshall, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. He has been a member of several area police departments for many years and has also worked as an investigator for the West Virginia state attorney general’s office and as an insurance fraud investigator.<\/p>\n

Although he had some experience flying, he decided to change his career when he heard that Marshall was opening the Bill Noe Flight School at Yeager International Airport.<\/p>\n

Today, not long after landing, Lucas said, \u201cFlying is something I never thought was possible for me. It\u2019s been a long and difficult journey, but the destination is worth the hard work. Thank you to all my friends and family who helped me along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a historic day for Marshall University,\u201d Bill Noe, for whom the flight school is named, noted. \u201cWe could not be more proud of Josh\u2019s accomplishment of becoming our first FAA Certified Licensed Pilot. An incredible amount of time, effort and hard work went into achieving this goal. Josh is leading the way for others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucas and more than 30 other students are currently pursuing their training. In the coming months, more students from the program will complete the same test Lucas completed today.<\/p>\n

Bryan Branham, director and chief instructor of the flight school, noted that Lucas came into the program determined and full of energy to pursue the career path he has laid out for himself. \u201cThis is an exciting moment for all of us at the Bill Noe Flight School,\u201d said Branham.<\/p>\n

Nancy Ritter, assistant director, said she also is proud of Lucas\u2019 accomplishment, noting that \u201che has served as an outstanding team member among the first cohort of students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Branham said the Bill Noe Flight School is ready to teach more West Virginians to become commercial pilots. There is a great demand for new pilots as more national and international commerce depends on the aviation industry. To learn more, contact school officials at bnfs@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/em> Josh Lucas (center), a flight school student at Marshall University, posed with Marshall\u2019s Chief Flight Instructor Bryan Branham (left) and Col. (ret.) William Peters after passing his private pilot\u2019s license test. Peters, the FAA examiner, administered a comprehensive oral exam testing knowledge of aircraft and principles of aviation and an extended flight test that included many maneuvers testing Lucas\u2019 ability to control the aircraft in different conditions.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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