National Aviation Academy Competing in Aerospace Maintenance Competition

BEDFORD, Mass. - National Aviation Academy is sending two teams to Miami for the Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC) April 14 – 16 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The AMC is an opportunity for the students to demonstrate the skills they’ve learned in school and to test their abilities against those of their peers.

Aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, students and military personnel from five different countries will be competing. The teams are broken up into six different categories and will partake in 16 maintenance task events, lasting 15 minutes each. Judging will be based on how fast each event is completed. The scores from all of the events will be added together to make up the final overall competition score.

To qualify for the team, students were required to participate in the Aviation Games Competition at NAA’s January open house. This competition is similar to the AMC, but on a smaller scale and consisted of only five events. The top 10 scorers received additional training and are required to meet weekly until the AMC to practice. The final team will be selected at the end of the month and consists of five members plus one alternate.

“Our students have been preparing for this competition for months,” said George Nelson, president of National Aviation Academy. “I’m excited to see all of that hard work showcased in front of the aviation industry in Miami.”

This is the first year students from the New England campus will be competing in the AMC. For more information about the competition visit www.aerospacemaintenancecompetition.com.

National Aviation Academy trains aircraft maintenance technicians at facilities in Bedford, Mass. and Clearwater, Fla. Exceptional skills, professionalism and excellence are instilled to meet the growing demands of the aviation industry. National Aviation Academy is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, 2101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201, Telephone 703-247-4212 / Fax: 703-247-4533, www.accsc.org. NAA meets the standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration, Aircraft Maintenance Division for Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools and has held FAA Certificate #DV9T100-R since 1970. NAA is located at 150 Hanscom Drive in Bedford. For more information call 800-292-3228 or visit www.naa.edu.