Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 1

127 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 NORTHEAST PHI LADELPHI A A I RPORT what he is describing, his enthusiasm shines through. His thoughts turn to community involvement when describing the four flight schools on the property, the two largest of which are Legacy Aviation and Tailwinds Flight Education. “Howard Cooper runs Tailwinds,” explains Brewer, “and he is always looking for ways to alleviate the pilot and mechanic shortage. He’s always talking to whoever in government will listen to him about funding and trying to get young folks involved in aviation. He’s now trying to get a program up and running with one of the local high schools – an aviation program where they will graduate with a private pilot licence and hopefully that will encourage Brewer notes, “The owner of Global Electric happens to be a pilot and bases his own plane in New Jersey. There were times he flew his plane to work instead of driving. I really liked having an electrical contractor working on the airport who understood the needs of pilots, as well as the airport. It was a great experience working with him. He was able to communicate directly with the FAA as needed on the radio during the required flight checks to certify the Runway 6 REIL lights, wind cone, and PAPI all of which Global installed.” Brewer is so passionate about not only the airport, but aviation in general that no matter