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Marshall Flight School Offers Open House

Prospective commercial pilots can learn more about Marshall University’s new flight school this weekend at Yeager Airport in Charleston.

The Bill Noe Flight School is hosting an open house at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 15.

Visitors will get a close-up look at Marshall’s new training aircraft and see the facilities under construction, while learning more about how they can earn a bachelor’s degree and prepare for a career in aviation.

Marshall President Jerome A. Gilbert and the university’s Executive Aviation Specialist Bill Noe, along with Chief Flight Instructor Bryan Branham, will be on hand to meet students and answer questions. A limited number of attendees will be chosen to take a ride in one of the Marshall planes.

Admissions staff will be on hand to provide information about the application process.

The flight school is set to open for the fall 2021 semester. Students will earn a Commercial Pilot: Fixed Wing bachelor of science degree. The ground and flight courses also will lead to a series of FAA certifications, preparing graduates to become commercial pilots of single and multi-engine aircraft.

When in full operation, the Bill Noe Flight School is expected to enroll more than 200 students and produce some 50 commercial pilots annually.

Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP in advance by calling 304-696-5038 or e-mailing aviation@marshall.edu.

For more information about the flight school, visit www.marshall.edu/aviation.

Marshall Breaks Ground On Flight School In Charleston

Federal, state and local representatives gathered at Yeager Airport in Charleston Thursday to break ground for the new Marshall University Bill Noe Flight School. 

Jerome Gilbert, president of Marshall University, explained that the school learned the aviation industry needed new pilots because they have a federally mandated retirement age. 

“It was after a thorough investigative and fact-finding process, Marshall committed to a flight school to produce commercial pilots with a bachelor’s degree,” Gilbert said  

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Dignitaries including US Senator Joe Manchin and Jerome Gilbert, president of Marshall University, broke ceremonial ground for the new Bill Noe Flight School at Yeager Airport.

When the Bill Noe Flight School is fully functional, the program will produce 50 commercial pilots annually, he said. Classroom instruction will take place at the Marshall University South Charleston Campus.

Gov. Jim Justice also attended, and said the program will be an economic driver for the state and region. The state already exports more than $150 million in airplane parts annually.

“Just think of the employment, of the attraction to West Virginia that this is going to bring,” Justice said. “I congratulate Marshall, I can congratulate all of you who have done great work here.”

The flight school is named for Bill Noe, a Marshall graduate, pilot and the university’s executive aviation specialist for the new Division of Aviation. 

The aviation school will include a 12,000 square-foot hangar with classes beginning in fall 2021.

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