{"id":288,"date":"2019-11-06T23:58:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T23:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=hall_of_fame&#038;p=288"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:42:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:42:46","slug":"joseph-la-placa","status":"publish","type":"hall_of_fame","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/hall-of-fame\/joseph-la-placa\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph La Placa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Joseph La Placa<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame<\/strong><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Enshrined 2005<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Joseph-La-Placa.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Joseph La Placa is rated as a flight instructor single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine instrument, multi-engine, private, commercial, and Airline Transport Pilot. Mr. La Place has over 18,000 hours of flying time, including over 14,000 hours of flight instruction. Mr. La Placa has achieved FAA certificates for Pilot Examiner, Airplane Written Test Examiner, and Safety Counselor and is a certified A &amp; P Mechanic.<\/p>\n<p>As the consummate instructor, he has become known throughout Arizona and other parts of the Nation for his emphasis on developing safe, effective pilots from virtually around the world. 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