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Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy

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Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy (LHAA) is a full-service Part 61 and Part 141 flight school located at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) in Latrobe, PA. Part of the Laurel Highlands Jet Center/Vee Neal Aviation Group, which has been in business for more than 50 years.

Fleet
3aircraft
VFR days
~225/yr

Programs & Services

Training

Private Pilot

Private pilot certificate program from zero experience through checkride, including ground school and flight training.

Instrument Rating

IFR training covering precision and non-precision approaches, holds, cross-country flight planning, and partial-panel work.

Commercial Pilot

Commercial certificate training including complex and high-performance aircraft time, maneuvers, and cross-country requirements.

Multi-Engine Rating

Multi-engine add-on rating with training in engine-out procedures, Vmc demonstrations, and systems management.

Endorsements

Complex Aircraft

Endorsement training for aircraft equipped with retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propeller.

Tailwheel

Conventional gear endorsement covering ground handling, crosswind technique, and three-point and wheel landings.

Rental

Aircraft Rental

Rent aircraft for solo flights after completing a checkout with one of our instructors. Wet and dry rates available.

Career Pathway

The path to the airlines — highlighted steps are available here

PPL
IR
CPL
CFI
CFII
ME
MEI
ATP
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Pilot
Flight Instructor
Instrument Instructor
Multi-Engine
Multi-Engine Instructor
Airline Transport Pilot

Fleet

1

172

172

1

172RG

172RG

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Travel Air

Travel Air

University Partners
Community College of Beaver County (CCBC)

Team

2 members
JR
James R. (Jim) Arnold
Administrator · Jim started flying in the late 1990s and attended Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH, earning a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management- FBO Operations and an Associate's Degree in Aviation Opera
JF
John F. Masters
Chief Flight Instructor · John was previously a check pilot with the Academy and recently moved into the position of chief instructor. He comes from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, where he excelled as a fixed-wing and rotary-

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