Kenneth Houghtaling:
CLASS OF 1969
North Syracuse High SchoolClass of 1969
North syracuse, NY
St. Petersburg Junior CollegeClass of 1977
St. petersburg, FL
Kenneth's Story
School
Grew up in Mattydale, NY. Attended Mattydale Elem., Roxboro Rd. JHS, NSCHS 1966-1969. Most of the time I was just bored in school. Up until junior year, straight A student - last two yrs we had double sessions - I worked full time Jr and Sr year, was more interested in my work life than school life. Was just glad to have it over with.
College
1974/77 St. Petersburg Jr. College, Clearwater, FL - studied Aerospace Technology.
1974/76 St. Pete Air World - Commercial, Instrument, Multiengine, Certified Flight Instructor Airplane/Instrument
1977 - National Aviation Academy, St. Petersburg FL - Certified Flight Instructor - Multiengine
1979 - Cessna Citation training - West Palm Beach FL - Airline Transport Pilot/Cessna Citation Type Rating
1980 - Flight Safety International Academy - HS-125 Corporate Jet training course
1981 - Flight Safety International Academy, Marrietta GA
Lockheed Jetstar (L1329) Jet training course
1987 - Airborne Express Training Center, Wilmington, OH
First Officer Training - Basic Airline Indoc and YS-11
F/O training
1988 - Airborne Express Training Center, Wilm., OH - F/O traing - DC-9
1989 - Flying Tigers Training Center, Los Angeles, CA
First Officer training - DC-8
1990 - Airborne Express Training Center, Wilm. OH - Captain and Pilo...Expand for more
t Instructor training - YS-11
1992 - ABX Air Pilot Center, Wilm. OH - DC-9 Captain
1996 - ABX Air Pilot Center, Wilm. OH - DC-8 Captain
2003 - ABX Air Pilot Center, Wilm. OH - Boeing 767 Captain
Military
04/70 - 07/70 - U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Center, Cape May, NJ
07/70 - 11/70 - U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Governors Island, NY - Radioman Class A School - Grad RM/SN
12/70 - 07/72 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, Key West, Florida. Radioman Third Class. Operations in Atlantic, Carribean and Gulf of Mexico, search and rescue, law enforcement/drug interdiction and maritime patrols. Meritorious awards for service during Hurricane Agnes and participating in fire fighting crew aboard oil tanker off coast of Florida in 1971.
7/02 - 01/74 - U.S. Coast Guard Air Station St Pete, St. Petersburg, FL - Radioman Second Class. Provided Air to Ground communications with station aircraft, manned Rescue Coordination Center/Communications Center.
1976 - Honorable Discharge - U.S. Coast Guard
77-87 - Worked as a flight instructor,
charter pilot, corporate pilot, Started Jet Charter Biz (Dir Flt Ops)
Instuctor/Advisor Royal Saudi Air Force (1986-1987) -
1987-Pres - Pilot for ABX Air (formally Airborne Express) - currently flyiing domestic and international cargo for DHL Worldwide.
Boeing 767 Captain.
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