Discovering Aviation & Aerospace Education July 2017
2017 International Aviation Art Contest Winners
NCASE Holds Annual Awards Ceremony on Capitol Hill
Contents From the Publisher pg. 4 Guest Commentary
Jim Brough, FAA:
“From Passion to Profession: A Pathway to a Career in Aviation”
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NCASE News S.T.E.(A.)M. Education pg. 8
NSTA Holds National Conference in LA
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NCASE Holds Annual Awards Ceremony on Capitol Hill
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Aviation Museum Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum pg. 10 Features NASAO Announces Art Contest Winners pg. 14
A Glimpse of State Art Competitions
Minnesota Young Artist Places 2
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International Aviation Art Contest pg. 22 In the Spotlight Blue Sky Foundation pg. 24 High School Happenings
Missouri Students Win International Rocket Contest
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AOPA and Teachers Begin Work to Implement Aviation Curriculum
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Aerospace Engineering Curriculum pg. 29
College & University Updates
Winners Selected for TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program
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Flying Salukis Again Finish Among Top Three in Nation
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News
Redbird Flight to Host Aviation STEM Classes at AirVenture
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FAI Young Artists Contest 2018: ‘Flight into the Future’
pg. 30
OAC’s Aviation Education Grant Program
pg. 31
ACE Camp Program in Connecticut
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Upcoming Events pg. 42 Scholarship Corner pg. 39
ON THE COVER: Eric Gapstur Iowa Aviation Winner: Kids in Aviation Second Place,
2017 Iowa Aviation Photography Contest Have fun, get recognition, and help promote aviation in Iowa by participating in the Iowa Aviation Photo/Video contest sponsored by the Iowa DOT. All entries must be submitted by Oct. 13, 2017. For complete entry details, please visit: https://iowadot.gov/aviation/photography-contest
Aidan Lin, AZ
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From the Publisher As someone who has been involved in aviation education for more than twenty years, I’m really excited to be able to publish our first issue of AvEd Magazine which will be posted quarterly. We’re also pleased to be able to partner with a terrific organization - the National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education (NCASE). I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to work alongside some terrific folks at NCASE over the years. One thing they all have in common is an amazing passion for aviation and space education. There are also a host of outstanding organizations that are devoting major resources to making sure we have new generations of workers committed to the industry, whether within the atmosphere or beyond. It will be our focus in each issue to call attention to these organizations, programs and individuals with the intent of showcasing the great work that is being done. Through a wide variety of articles, we will also honor our history, and look forward to what is yet to come. Together, between NCASE and the State Aviation Journal, we invite you to journey with us as we explore our past, our present and our future.
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AvEd Magazine is a publication of the State Aviation Journal Do you have a story you would like us to share? Would you like to advertise in our next issue? Please contact us at: jenine@stateaviationjournal.com
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G U E S T C O M M E N TA RY
From Passion to Profession A Pathway to a Career in Aviation By Jim Brough National Aviation and Space Education Program Manager Federal Aviation Administration
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assion starts early. As a young boy, I loved watching planes take off and land at my local airport. I loved aviation and I have never lost that passion. How to turn my passion into a career took some thought. At that time there were no classes to take in school, mentors to guide me, or even an awareness of the many careers available. I found very little in the way of information to support my dream. For those of us in the aviation community, we have the opportunity to mentor students like me who want a career in aviation. We have an opportunity in America to help students find a path to an aviation career and address the growing workforce shortage in aerospace. We need a new generation to pursue careers in all corners of the industry now. With a predicted growth in aviation, we can help prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s needs. Commercial aviation is growing globally. We need to teach students that a career in aviation can be more than a pilot or flight attendant, but a flight engineer and a maintenance technician. Aviation is on the cutting edge of technology and new fields such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) and Commercial Space transportation also provide a number of job opportunities. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International projects more than an $82 billion market and 100,000 jobs in the United States within 10 years. For example, as our aerospace community is evolving to meet 21st century needs, this shortage may be more than a temporary inconvenience. Workforce shortages could lead to delays in development and implementation of new technologies, a loss of our nation’s competitive edge in global aerospace markets, and a risk to the level of overall aviation safety. Additionally, workforce shortages may lead to other unforeseen issues due to a lack of manpower. As our aerospace community evolves to meet emerging 21st century needs, we can and should take a leading role in preparing the workforce of the future. It is up to us to ensure today’s students get the training Page 6 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
and skill sets necessary to see the United States as the global leader in aviation. These skills cannot be taught overnight. I am delighted to see that the aerospace community is coming together and working with schools and communities to create information, pathways, and guidance for students and teachers who are interested in aviation careers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has long recognized the importance of developing our next generation of workers to ensure our aerospace system remains as safe in the future as it is today. To do this, the FAA’s Aviation and Space Education (AVSED) program is dedicated to creating the workforce of the future through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs. Established in the 1970’s, the FAA’s STEM AVSED program supports dozens of programs, partnerships, and activities. The program works with educators, industry professionals, and government agencies to provide support and resources for America’s youth. STEM AVSED brings together aviation experts and initiatives around the country in support of aerospace STEM education. Some of the program’s supported by STEM AVSED include summer camps (Aviation Career Education Academies), curriculum, national competitions, job shadow experiences, and much, much more. Through the STEM AVSED website, www. faa.gov/education, students and teachers can easily locate information and resources designed to help them learn about aviation careers and give them the knowledge how to get there. This collaborative approach not only brings all the stakeholders together, but creates a better and more efficient approach to address workforce concerns. STEM AVSED also provides quality educational opportunities for students across the country leading to great careers in aviation. By increasing awareness of the need for a skilled aerospace workforce and supporting aerospace education initiatives, we can ensure our nation remains the global leader and benchmark for aerospace safety, efficiency, and innovation for decades to come. There is much to do and our aerospace landscape is constantly changing, but it is up to us to help make a difference.
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NCASE NEWS
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S.T.E.(A.)M. Education Are You Ready for Take Off?!
nce upon a time when we needed more information about a topic, we would thumb through one of the heavy, large volumes of the Encyclopedia, or the thick dictionary, perhaps we’d leaf through the thin yellow pages of the huge phone book. Today, all the information we ever could imagine is easily available at the simple stroke of our keyboard. Where do you, your students, or organization go for the latest aviation and space education materials? The internet, of course. Did you know that the National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) is your one stop shop for all your aviation and space education internet searches?! The NCASE web site was created as a one-stop clearinghouse for aviation and space education materials. You’ll find gathered here a comprehensive list of information sources available from our over 50 member organizations. Whether you’re an industry leader, educator looking for teaching aides, or a student seeking aviation career information, this is the single, most comprehensive resource available. You will not want to miss signing-up for the free NCASE monthly eNewsletter for the latest, greatest updates. In addition, we are excited about our new partnership with the State Aviation Journal, LLC (SAJ). As you read these pages, the SAJ will proPage 8 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
vide an in-depth look at aviation and space education outreach. All this and more by joining NCASE. Membership can be no-cost or low-cost so be sure to pursue our web site at: http://www.aviationeducation. org/. Are you an organization or company and not an NCASE member or sponsor? If not, then you are missing a great outreach opportunity. An added bonus would be advertising your program or materials in this valued SAJ publication. After all, NCASE and the SAJ just caught your attention!
Best Regards,
Judith A. Rice, President National Coalition for Aviation & Space Education www.aviationeducation.org captjudy@captainjudy.com
REDBIRD FLIGHT to Host Aviation Simulation STEM Classes at AIRVENTURE
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his year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, Redbird is doing something special in our exhibit space. We are creating the first-ever Redbird STEM Lab! The Redbird STEM Lab will integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into aviation themed classes while incorporating Jay Velocity flight simulators into the lessons. Do you know any 5th through 12th graders that would like to join us in the STEM Lab at AirVenture? We will have classes running Monday Saturday, 9am to 3pm each day. You can view class descriptions here and then sign up for as many classes as you would like online. With 13 different courses to choose from, students can take as many classes as desired. The STEM Lab will be full of activity all week and classes will be streamed online for students that are not able to attend in person. Beyond the fun experience students will have
flying the Jay Velocities, our mission is to create a model classroom for educators to be inspired by, easily duplicate, and implement within their own school. So, we invite teachers and educators to audit classes in person or view live online streaming. The head instructor will be Greg Roark, CEO of the Aspen Aerospace Alliance. Not only will he be instructing classes and challenging students on the Jay Velocity simulators, but Roark’s dynamic presentation skills and dedication to exposing students to STEM subjects through aviation will create a lasting memory for all participants. Redbird’s secondary education market is growing as aviation organizations focus on developing pipelines for students to go from high school to aviation careers or colleges. For more information on how to register for the STEM Lab visit, landing.redbirdflight.com/ posts/oshstemlab
AV I AT I O N M U S E U M
Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum
Dick Sunderland, patiently allowed each child to actually sit in the cockpit and move the control as he explained “how it works.” Counselors jumped in too! By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D., AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer at Emily Warner Field (KGNB-CO)
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arents and children are often eager to keep learning new and exciting subjects during summer vacation. Obviously week-long aviation camps as EAA Air Academy and many aviation museum programs offer spectacular activities. But, these intensive educational opportunities are often too expensive for many families. Community airports and aviation museums should consider partnering with their local recreation departments or Day Camp programs often presented by scouting groups. Our Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum volunteer team offered a free, short morning “Explore Aviation History and Emily Warner Field” experience to our city rec department. Because many of the campers participate throughout the summer in this day program, the counselors are always looking for something different to interest their young and energetic children. What is more exciting that seeing a “real airplane” and actually sitting at the controls? Recently two bus loads of 8 to 12 year-old local children visited their community airport in the still early Page 10 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
Summer is a perfect time for aviation education morning hours of the day. For the majority of them this was their very first visit to their own airport. About half had already “flown to grandma’s on a big airliner” at DIA. Our volunteer corps includes several retired school teachers, who wisely suggested we break the larger group of 40+ into smaller “flights,” who spent about 15 minutes at our four stations of two airplanes/pilots, the glider spot landing challenge, and the local aviation museum. This gave each camper a chance to ask questions and get more attention from our volunteers. Also, in the smaller group, the children’s enthusiasm was more manageable. Our airport has a very active Experimental Aircraft Association chapter with pilots eager to share the fantasy of flight. Two volunteered to show off their hot home-builts. They even allowed each of the students and even the counselors to sit in the cockpit, move the controls, look and touch the panels. Wow. I am sure that night at Granby kitchen tables, the day campers chatted away about their airport experience.
(Right) Aviation museum tours were conducted by Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum founder, Bill Hamilton. The Camp Counselors declared their Airport History Exploration Day, “Awesome!”
(Left) Retired Kindergarten teacher, Ann Stricklin, conducted the “glider spot landing contest.”
At the spot landing challenge, campers put together foam gliders. Airplane parts and purpose were discussed. The cloth “runway” had the 09/27 on either end. Compass readings and East-west run way orientation were part of this important aviation education lesson. Each of the flights/groups had a spot landing winner, who would represent their flight in the “Grand Fly-off” at the end of the morning. Early morning in the still air is a perfect time for this outside activity. Although in windy condition or bad weather, our former Rocky Mountain Airways airline terminal is large enough for foam glider events inside. Our Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum is so popular, not only because it houses artifacts from America’s first female airline captain and former Granby resident, Emily Warner, but also because the Granby Knight Ranch Airfield story of Charles Lindbergh is so interesting. Many of the campers told our volunteers they want to come back with their parents because they learned so much local history. This entire event only took five volunteers and less than $25 to host which included the candy the campers earned at the various
Pilot, Dave Cook, greeted his first “flight” of 8 to 12 year old day campers. stations. The foam gliders are available on-line at novelty sites. Thanks to Disney and their Airplanes franchise, stickers are easily and inexpensively available of those airplane characters, even at our local grocery store. We sent the children back to day camp with Lindbergh connect-the-dot activity pages and airplane parts crossword and hidden word puzzles. That way the counselors could settled them down after lunch with projects directly related to their morning field trip. www.stateaviationjournal.com AvEd Magazine | Page 11
NCASE NEWS
NSTA Holds National Conference in LA
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he National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) held their National Conference on Science Education in Los Angeles on March 30 – April 2, 2017. Total conference attendance was reported as 9,511 with 81% of attendees listed as teachers, professors and department heads. During the conference, the National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) hosted the first ‘Air & Space Education Alley’ in the exhibit hall. Judy Rice, NCASE President, said this was an amazing opportunity for their members. “AIA was excited to be part of the first “Aerospace Alley” at the NSTA conference,” said Robin Thurman, Director, Workforce and Industrial Base Development. “Speaking with the science teachers was a fabulous opportunity to tell them about great jobs in our industry, hand them millennial stories on A&D STEM careers and to discuss our Team America Rocketry Challenge for middle and high school students. We hope to grow the number of companies for next year in Atlanta.”
Lockheed Martin Booth
Top Photo: NCASE Partners
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Joey Colleran, Director of Business Development, Government and Education for Redbird Flight Simulations agreed. “The Air & Space Education Alley at NSTA was filled with exciting aviation partners and Redbird was thrilled to be a part of it. Over 100 science teachers flew our Jay Velocity simulator and quickly learned that aviation is STEM education.” Rice said that plans are already underway for next year’s event.
Jennifer Cheesman (Civil Air Patrol), Lee Siudzinski (Blue Sky Educational Foundation), Rol Murrow (Wolf Aviation Fund), Lyn Freeman(Bulid A Plane) and Judy Rice (NCASE President).
Joey Colleran and Josh Harnagel, Redbird Flight Simulations
Judy Rice, Susan Mallet, Jennifer Cheesman. In the center: Skye Bleu and Camilla Corona (STEM Ambassador)
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F E AT U R E
NASAO Announces Art Contest Winners
The winning entries came from the states of California, Minnesota, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Texas. To be eligible for the national judging, students participated in statewide art contests placing first, second or third in one of three age groups. More than 5,000 students from 28 states submitted their work this year in the state contests with two states receiving more than 1,000 pieces of art.
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he National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) recently hosted the national judging of the International Aviation Art Contest, recognizing those students whose artwork were selected on the state level to compete nationally. The winning artwork with this year's theme of "Beyond the Clouds" was forwarded to Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in Lausanne, Switzerland to be included in the international judging.
Aviation art contest Judges are from left, Stephanie Berry, Debbie Gallaway, Margaret Finch and Carolyn Russo. Photo by Kim Stevens.
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The contest, sanctioned by FAI and the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), is managed by NASAO, with support from the FAA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Ken Cook Company and the National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education (NCASE). The contest is designed to motivate and encourage young people of FAI member nations to become familiar with and participate in aeronautics, engineering, and science. “From aviation's very beginning it has had the power to inspire new generations,” said Greg Principato, NAA President. “The quality and passion demonstrated by this year's art contest participants, shows that this still remains the case. We congratulate all the winners and encourage all participants in their passion for flight and for art.” The artwork for the national competition was judged for its originality, creativity, and use of the theme "Beyond the Clouds" by a distinguished panel including: Debbie Gallaway, former U.S. Representative to Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and former NASA Education Coordinator, Margaret Finch, an educator and artist, Stephanie Berry, Director of Awards and Events for the National Aeronautic Association and Carolyn Russo, Museum Specialist and Photographer for the Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum. The winners will receive ribbons and a framed reproduction of their artwork
Category I (Junior): 6 to 9 year olds First Place: Katherine Lee, New Jersey
Second Place: Gabriel Sanedrin, California
Third Place: Oliver Chen, New York
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Category II (Intermediate): 10 to 13 year olds First Place: Sophia Shin, California
Second Place: Jennifer Meng, Michigan
Third Place: Kelly Xu, Texas
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Category III (Senior): 14 to 17 year olds First Place: Sky Waters, Minnesota
Second Place: Mira Hirabayashi, California
Third Place: Cameron Fitz, North Carolina
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F E AT U R E
A Glimpse of State Art Competitions
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he International Aviation Art Contest, begins at the state level, before the focus shifts to the national competition with artwork received being judged by the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) office in Virginia. This year, more than 5,000 students from 28 states submitted their work in the state contests with two states receiving more than 1,000 pieces of art. Here is a glimpse of those state competitions.
North Carolina Contestant artwork from North Carolina was displayed in the Aviation Division's hangar.
California
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James Tseng, California
Texas Chi-yin Cheng
Nebraska Student Artists Honored at Aviation Art Contest Awards Ceremony
Air Bear and David Morris
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ward-winning student artists from across the state were recognized during the Aviation Art Contest 2017 Awards Ceremony, held April 8 at the Nebraska Air National Guard Squadron Headquarters in Lincoln. Sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, the contest honored artists from three age categories, 6-9, 10-13, and 14-17 who submitted posters celebrating the theme “Beyond the Clouds.” Winners in the Junior category (age 6-9): First – Joseph Timperley, Debie Plog Art Studio; Second – Isaac Pavlik, Verdigre Public School; Third – Luigi Forgione, Maxey Elementary. Winners in the Intermediate category (age 10-13): First – Madison Pe-
terson, Jeanette’s Studio; Second – Justin Hollister, Knickrehm Elementary; Third – Cole Coppersmith, Debi Plog Art Studio. Winners in the Senior category (age 14-17): First – Felicity Ramsey, Raymond Central; Second – Anthony Zaner, Jeanette’s Art Studio; Third – Rachel Lange, Raymond Central. Winners in all categories received cash prizes donated by the Nebraska Aviation Council – $150 to first place, $100 to second place, and $75 to third place. They also received a trophy, certificate, an 11x17 print of their winning art entry, and postcards of first, second and third place art in each category. Funds for the postcards were donated by the Nebraska Aviation Trades Association. www.stateaviationjournal.com AvEd Magazine | Page 19
F E AT U R E
Oklahoma Competition Sees Tremendous Growth
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he Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) announced tremendous growth this year with their entries increasing by nearly 1000% with a soaring 1112 entries from 73 schools statewide. The agency attributes their success to a new aviation art contest calendar mailed to over 2,000 Oklahoma schools. OAC winners were recognized in a ceremony at the State Capitol in March. Here are some of the winners from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC):
(Left to Right) Jim Gardner, News9, Schellon Stanley, Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport Director, OAC Director Vic Bird, and Ashley Battles, aerobatic wing walker. The three volunteer judges worked an entire afternoon sorting and voting on student art entries.
(Above) Intermediate Division, second place winner: Uyen Nguyen from Dove Science Academy in Oklahoma City.
(Above) Senior Division, second place winner: Kirsten Carpenter, a student at Leedy High School. (Right) Junior Division third place winner: Irelyn Scott from El Reno, a student at Lincoln Learning Center. Page 20 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
Tennessee Tannis Poole (Right) Jessie Macias, Oklahoma
ACE Camp Program in Connecticut
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he Connecticut Aviation Career Education (ACE) Summer Academy, will begin its 5th year of summer camps for 6th through 9th graders in July. ACE inspires youngsters to take flight through a multitude of aviation career paths. This week-long FAA sponsored day camp, hosted by the local FBO, Mystic Jet Center, at Groton/New London Airport (KGON) in southeastern Connecticut, engages students with diverse activities including field trips to aerospace related venues. Past trips included the Connecticut Air National Guard, the Bradley (BDL) air traffic control tower, and Lifestar Helicopter at a local hospital giving youngsters the opportunity to meet and interview aviation professionals. Hands on White Wings model building/testing and flight simulators challenge students to apply their knowledge of aeronautics. Campers experience abounding resources such as NASA’s Line Up With Math air traffic control simulation and the Civil Air Patrol’s AEX activities, but nothing beats the grand finale as students take to the skies over the Connecticut shoreline in a Piper Cherokee 140’s, thanks to the flight school at Coastal Air Inc. The aerospace adventures are not only for the summer months, ACE offers a unique after-school science enrichment program as well. During the school year, students engage in
hands-on STEM activities which extend their current skills and knowledge, as well as learning about: Aeronautics – Flight in Air Astronautics – Flight in Space Astronomy – The Natural Universe ACE Academy inspires students to pursue aviation careers. Some of the past participants have gone to U.S. Space Camp, studied aerospace engineering in college, and joined the Coast Guard Academy’s Aviation Club! These 7-week sessions are available for students in grades 3-7. Contact ACE to book a session at your child’s school this Fall!
2012 - Silent Night Category II
Minnesota Young Artist Places 2nd in International Aviation Art Contest
2017–Beyond the Clouds Category III International Placement: 2nd
2013–My Favorite Air Sport Category II International Placement: 2nd
2014 – Flying Saves Lives Category II
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ky Waters, a Minnesota high school student, took 2nd Place in the Senior Category of the 2017 International Aviation Art Contest held recently in Lausanne Switzerland. The yearly competition is hosted by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Waters finished in first place in both the state competition in Minnesota and the National competition held each year in Washington D.C. “This year, Sky along with all of the Minnesota winners was invited to participate in a ceremony and behind-the-scenes tour at Delta airlines,” said Cassandra Isackson, Aeronautics Director for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Although everyone got to sit in the cockpit of a brandnew A330, Isackson said everyone agreed that the artwork produced by the kids was the true highlight of the day. “Sky has won the contest at all levels and we continue to be proud of him and the contribution he makes to the future of aviation.” The contest, sanctioned by FAI and the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), is managed by NASAO, with support from the FAA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Ken Cook Company. The contest is designed to moti-
2016 - Air Sports in Harmony with Nature Category III
vate and encourage young people of FAI member nations to become familiar with and participate in aeronautics, engineering, and science. The artwork for the national competition was judged for its originality, creativity, and use of the theme “Beyond the Clouds” by a distinguished panel including: Debbie Gallaway, former U.S. Representative to Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and former NASA Education Coordinator, Margaret Finch, an educator and artist, Stephanie Berry, Director of Awards and Events for the National Aeronautic Association and Carolyn Russo, Museum Specialist and Photographer for the Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum. The winners will receive ribbons and a framed reproduction of their artwork. www.stateaviationjournal.com AvEd Magazine | Page 23
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Blue Sky Educational Foundation
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he Blue Sky Educational Foundation (BSEF) was founded by Jim and Angela Thompson, Dallas, Texas in 2013. BSEF and its supporters use aviation experiences to inspire young people to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and promote aerospace careers. The Foundation is currently providing support in Dallas, Texas, Grand Prairie, Texas, Orlando, Florida, Sanford, Florida, and Taos, New Mexico. For Lee Siudzinski, Executive Director of Blue Sky, it’s the excitement that aviation generates in STEM learning for students and teachers they work with that puts a smile on his face. “You can actually see the lights come on.” The flagship program for the BSEF is the Aeronautical STEM Kit. The curriculum is based on research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on key factors in effective and engaging STEM education. The studies found early experiences and opportunities to engage in practices of science and mathematics very important. The use of an aviation theme to teach STEM serves as a powerful motivation for students.
“Blue Sky has already seen the
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impact in its efforts,” said Siudzinski. One example he shared was a student who began by attending an aviation camp and is now a CFI and will soon be joining a regional airline. “Many of our students are now attending aviation universities and one student was appointed to the Air Force Academy. We know there will be many other success stories.” The Aeronautical STEM Curriculum and Kit is a comprehensive hands-on, project-based program for students in grades 3-6 involving 6-8 weeks of instruction. All 9 discrete lessons and 21 unique activities include background information for the
teacher, pre and post assessments, and student rubrics. The curriculum includes cross-curricular lessons in language arts, history, as well as STEM. SMART Board connections are included in the program. The curriculum is correlated with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core Science Standards (CCSS). For implementation in Texas, the curriculum is also correlated with the Texas Education Knowledge Standards (TEKS). The Aeronautical curriculum and STEM kit can be used by the individual classroom teacher, as detailed instructions are included in the program, but our focus is school district adoptions at a specific grade level. When a district adopts the program, a personalized professional develop plan for the district is developed to support implementation. In recent adoptions, the training has taken place at a local aviation museum or facility. This location also serves as a great place to take students for a hands-on learning experience. Students and classrooms from across the country are provided scholarships to attend aviation camps in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Air Academy) and Pensacola, Florida (National Flight Academy). Summer internships are also available to students who have graduated from high school the summer prior to work, service, or post-secondary education. Students have also been provided scholarships for flight training, flight instructing (CFI) and university scholarships in aerospace engineering. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Lee@Blueskyfoundation.org.
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HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Missouri Students Win International Rocket Championship
National Winning Team: Festus High School Rocketry Club
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he Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is the world’s largest student rocket contest and a key piece of the aerospace and defense industry’s strategy to build a stronger U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the National Association of Rocketry (NAR), TARC was created in the fall of 2002 as a one-time celebration of the Centennial of Flight, but by popular demand became an annual program. Approximately 5,000 students from across the nation compete in TARC each year. The contest challenges students to design, build and fly a rocket to safely carry a raw egg payload to a specific altitude and back within a certain amount of time. The contest’s rules and scoring parameters change every cycle to challenge the students’ ingenuity and encourage a fresh approach to rocket design. Based on local qualification flights, the top 100 teams are invited to Washington, D.C. in May for the National Finals. Top placing teams split more than $100,000 in cash and scholarships and the overall winning team will travel to Europe to compete in the International Rocketry Challenge taking place at either the Farnborough or Paris Air Show, depending on the year. TARC is becoming a bigger and better program every year. Page 26 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
Proving their impressive prowess with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills, the Festus High School of Festus, Mo., captured first prize at the Team America Rocketry Challenge’s (TARC) Final Fly-off, held Saturday near Washington, D.C. They defeated the top 100 teams from across the United States, to win the world’s largest rocket contest. “After we won, most of us weren’t sure whether we wanted to scream or run eight miles because that’s how much energy we had,” said 16-year-old Grace Basler, who was participating in TARC for the first time. Devin Lorenz, 24, led the team as mentor and sponsor and is also a TARC alumnus from the Festus High School TARC team that finished runner up in the 2009 Final Fly-off.
Raytheon, 52nd International Paris Air Show 2017, Paris, France 23 Jun 2017 (photo courtesy of the Raytheon Company)
Despite the gloomy and unseasonably chilly weather, TARC spectators had just as much fun as the participants! (Credit: AIA/Cody Knipfer) “I’m amazed,” said Lorenz. “I didn’t even consider this a possibility. We wanted to get them to TARC and make sure they had a good time. It’s just an amazing accomplishment. I’m really proud of the team.” To achieve victory, the team Rylie Martin, 16, Ashton Croft, 15, Grace Basler, 16, Christopher Carden, 18, Cydney Breier, 18, Timothy Ruesche, 17, Ryan Brown, 17, Ed Bohnert, 17, and Joel Marler, 17, had to design and launch a rocket capable of meeting precise engineering standards and mission requirements while protecting a raw egg throughout the flight of the rocket. The top-10 teams divided more than $100,000 in scholarships; the “STEAM-y Rocketry Club” won $20,000 and a trip to the International Rocketry Challenge in June, courtesy of the Raytheon Company. “Our Team America Rocketry Challenge winners and all the students who competed demonstrated great skill, determination and spirit today,” said Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO David F. Melcher. “We’ll be rooting for our champions to keep the international title with the U.S. for the third consecutive year. We’re very proud of all the teams that helped make TARC’s
15th anniversary a memorable one.” Since 2002, more than 65,000 middle and high school students have experienced hands-on engineering through the award-winning TARC program, developing skills to assist them in careers in STEM and aerospace. TARC, the aerospace and defense industry’s flagship STEM program, is sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association, the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and more than 20 industry partners, including the Raytheon Company, the Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Thales USA. “This is the 12th year that Raytheon has sponsored the Team America Rocketry Challenge, and each year we find the level of individual and collective team commitment to be truly inspiring,” said Thomas A. Kennedy, Raytheon Chairman and CEO. “As the rocket scientists of tomorrow, the young competitors exude an enthusiasm that is every bit as important as their knowledge and use of STEM. Together, you see the promise of leadership for our next-generation workforce and the technology advancements of the future.” Continued on next page www.stateaviationjournal.com AvEd Magazine | Page 27
HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS Continued from page 27 “It’s inspiring and exciting to see the enthusiasm of these students as they compete with rockets they’ve designed and built,” said John Blazey, Vice President, Global Corporate Citizenship at The Boeing Company. “At Boeing, we’re investing in tomorrow’s innovators, giving youth opportunities to think differently about themselves and the world around them. The Team America Rocketry Challenge is an amazing program that encourages our nation’s youth to get excited about STEM careers, do what they dream, and go on to build something better.” “At Lockheed Martin, we believe that the aerospace industry has a special role to play in helping inspire students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math. And nothing spurs that interest or fires the imagination more than rockets,” said Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO. “This is a wonderful event that challenges and encourages the next generation of scientists, engineers and inventors – people who will be critical to our nation and our future.”
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“Congratulations to the Festus High School Rocketry Club, who had an impressive performance to win this year’s competition,” said Alan Pellegrini, CEO of Thales USA. “At Thales, we love seeing young people engage in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics – STEM – and TARC is an amazing opportunity to get students interested early. As part of the Mars Generation these students are our industry’s future which is why Thales is proud to sponsor this competition.” For complete competition results and high-resolution images please contact rocketcontest@aia-aerospace.org or visit the Team America Rocketry Challenge site.
AOPA and Teachers Begin Work to Implement Aviation Curriculum
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he Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's (AOPA) You Can Fly High School Aviation Initiative is working to create aviation-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum for high schools across the country. Educators who will field test the curriculum this fall attended a teachers’ workshop held at AOPA’s Frederick, Maryland headquarters June 26 through 28. The curriculum that was introduced at the workshop is part of a first-of-its-kind program to offer students comprehensive, grade-appropriate, four-year aviation study options. Approximately 30 schools will test the ninth-grade curriculum in the coming school year, with teachers in test schools receiving continuing professional development throughout the year. “The initial courses will be available for any high school to implement in fall 2018,” said Cindy Hasselbring, senior director of the AOPA You Can Fly program’s High School Initiative. Three career and technical education pathways are being developed, putting students on track to become pilots, work with unmanned aircraft systems (drones), or work in aerospace engineering. Schools can decide to implement one or more of the complete pathways, or choose among the courses. The curriculum, funded by donors to the AOPA Foundation, will be made available free to schools.
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outhern Regional Education Board created the Advanced Career programs including the Aerospace Engineering Curriculum. This curriculum contains 4 courses geared for high schools, and can be administered across 4 years (9th-12th) or 4 semesters (11th-12th).
Course 1: Fundamentals of Aerospace
Technology
Course 2: Advanced Aerospace Technology
Course 3: Aeronautics Engineering
Applications
Course 4: Astronautics Engineering
Applications This program will equip students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in both college and the global workforce. Careers include systems, design, structural analysis, software and aerospace engineers; lab, avionics and radar technicians; materials planners; technical writers; air traffic controllers; pilots; drone designers; inspectors; and aircraft and airframe mechanics. The South Carolina Department of Education has agreed to fund $500,000 toward the implementation of the program in SC high schools which will be split between the first 10 schools that sign up and return the MOU. To date, all of the slots have been filled, and the schools will be sending teachers for training this summer.
For complete program overview, please visit:
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FAI Young Artists Contest 2018: ‘Flight into the Future’
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he theme for the 2018 FAI Young Artists Contest is ‘Flight into the Future’ – and entries are open. The FAI has announced the theme for its popular annual FAI Young Artists Contest for 2018. Youngsters between the ages of 6 and 17 are invited to submit drawings and paintings working under the theme of ‘Flight into the Future’. Gold, Silver and Bronze FAI Medals will be awarded to the winners for three age categories (6-9, 1013, 14-17 years old) following a Jury decision next year in April 2018. The FAI Young Artists Contest is run in collaboration with FAI Members around the world. To enter, young artists must submit their artworks through the FAI Member in their country. Different FAI Members will have different submission deadlines. Each participating FAI Member will then select the three best artworks in each category and send the chosen artworks to the FAI by 1 April 2018. Final overall winners will then be chosen by an international FAI Jury. Last year thousands of youngsters took part from 16 countries. The final overall winners were from Russia and India. The official FAI interpretation of the 2018 FAI Young Artists Contest theme ‘Flight into the Future’ follows: “If you have ever dreamed of flying or built a paper airplane, you have walked in the footsteps of the men and women who created the world of aviation as Page 30 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
we know it today. Ideas were written on paper. Wooden and cloth models were built to test the designs before the actual balloons, gliders, and planes were built and tested by brave men and women in the air. Today, aircraft designers from all over the world work together, planning and testing their ideas on computers. As the designs take shape, engineers and manufactures built with the latest composites and other materials to make them lighter and more versatile than ever before to meet the needs of today’s flyers. “The first planes were slow and sluggish. Today, aerobatic planes race across the skies at over 400kph and twist and turn their composite bodies in ways that would have torn apart earlier aircraft. Balloons have gone from floating above cities to floating over the world, requiring space suits in the thin air! Those toy gliders have turned into drones of all shapes and sizes. Real wooden gliders have become lighter and more sophisticated, climbing higher and flying longer than ever before. Each generation brings its passion for flight and blends new technologies and ideas to build on the knowledge of the past. “What new innovations and ideas will shape the aviation of the future? From hang gliders and parachutists, to drone pilots and citizen astronauts, the only limit to the future of flight is the imagination of builders, dreamers and pilots of today. It’s time to tap into your own imagination, grab your favorite set of crayons, markers, pencils, or paints and create a poster for this year’s Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’s theme, Flight into the Future. Show us your vision of what can happen when people work together and follow their passion for flight.”
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission’s Aviation Education Grant Program
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he Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Aviation Education Program concluded its application acceptance for FY18 on May 31, 2017.
The funding is part of more than $200,000 the agency is providing over the next 12 months to programs statewide aimed at exposing more Oklahoma young people to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and careers in the aviation and aerospace industry. There is nothing more important we do here at the Aeronautics Commission than to encourage young people to consider aerospace or aviation as a career when they finish their post-secondary education. Worthwhile programs receiving state funding are doing their part to help make sure that happens.
The Aeronautics Commission’s aerospace and aviation education funding supports Gov. Mary Fallin’s Oklahoma Works initiative that aims to address the skills gap in the state’s workforce by increasing the number of students in the state with workforce credentials or associate degrees. Oklahoma Works brings all of the state’s workforce resources together, connecting employers, employees and job-seekers to information and programs that help build Oklahoma’s workforce. Aerospace and aviation education is one of the Aeronautics Commission’s top priorities. Since FY2001, it has provided $2.5 million in aerospace and education funding to organizations and programs throughout the state. Just within the last 5 years alone, the Commission has awarded nearly $1 million in education grants and contracts.
NCASE Holds Annual Awards Ceremony on Capitol Hill
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he 22nd annual National Coalition for Aviation and Aerospace Education (NCASE) Award Ceremony was held on May 24, 2017 at the United States Capitol Visitor’s Center in Washington D.C. Co-hosted by the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), the event was sponsored by Mr. Robert Raskey and Dr. Lee Siudzinski. “Today, we celebrated two leaders in aerospace education,” said NCASE President Judy Rice. “Dr. Jeff Montgomery and Mr. Larry Rivers are both representative of the best in aerospace education innovation and leadership.” (See separate articles on Mr. Rivers and Dr. Montgomery on following pages.)
Annie Andrews places a pin on the lapel of Jeff Montgomery
Rivers received the Crown Circle for Aerospace Education Leadership Award for the Talkeetna Alaska Build A Plane program, and Montgomery, Deputy Director Aerospace Education, Civil Air Patrol, received the Mervin K. Strickler, Jr. Aerospace Education Leadership Award. As co-host, NASAO President Mark Kimberling provided welcoming remarks to attendees. NCASE Awards Committee co-chairs, James Brough, FAA National STEM AVSED Program Manager and Ms. Shelia Bauer, FAA National STEM AVSED Program Manager (retired), provided background on the two awards being presented. “The award ceremony was an inspiring event that celebrated the accomplishments of two mayor “drivers” in the field of aviation and space education,” said Bauer. “The room was filled with NCASE Partnership Organizations… such as NASAO, Department of Education, AIA, AMA, Youth WINGS, Sky Blue, FAA and CAP who ultimately support the development of our nation’s future aerospace workforce and military.” Ms. Annie B. Andrews, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management assisted with the presentation of the two prestigious awards on behalf of the FAA.
Larry Rivers, Alaska Congressman Don Young , and Annie B. Andrews
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NCASE NEWS Rivers was introduced by Angie Slingluff, retired FAA Aviation and Space Education Coordinator and making the presentation was Alaska Congressman Don Young. In his remarks, Rivers focused on the students involved in the program and showcased the outstanding work they did through a series of photos.
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Dr. Montgomery was introduced by John A. Salvador, Civil Air Patrol, Chief Operating Officer and the award was presented by Maj Gen Joe Vazquez, CAP National Commander, Chief Executive Officer. “It is an honor to receive this recognition on behalf of a National Headquarters aerospace education staff and the many volunteers who do such a great job promoting AE and STEM to our members and the general public on a daily basis,” said Montgomery. “It is a privilege to work for an organization that understands the importance of AE and STEM to our youth and our country.”
Rol Murrow provides attendees with the history of NCASE
In 1995, NCASE established the Dr. Mervin K. Strickler Jr. Award to honor Dr. Strickler and recognize individuals or organizations sharing his personal commitment and lifelong contributions to aerospace education. During his lifetime Dr. Strickler promoted aerospace education for more than 55 years and he is considered the “father” of aerospace education. The Crown Circle for Aerospace Education Leadership Award recognizes those who have made significant contributions to aerospace education in either a local, regional, or national role. Recipients receiving this award are inducted into the Crown Circle of their peers and colleagues who have been similarly honored since 1969.
Judy Rice and Mark Kimberling
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Maj. Gen. Joe Vazquez (CAP), Judy Rice, Jeffery Montgomery (Recipient CAP) and John Salvador(Deputy Director Aerospace Education CAP)
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ivil Air Patrol’s Dr. Jeff Montgomery received one of the nation’s top aerospace education awards during NCASE ceremony on Capitol Hill. Montgomery, a dedicated advocate for aerospace and STEM education as deputy director of aerospace education for CAP, was honored with the 2017 Dr. Mervin K. Strickler Jr. Award for Aerospace Education Leadership. As the recipient of the 2017 award, Montgomery is representative of the best in aerospace education innovation and leadership, joining aviation pioneers such as Chuck Yeager and the late Scott Crossfield, who are previous recipients.
more interested in seeking STEM careers. Montgomery developed many of the over 40 curricula products available for grades K-12, as well as many other programs. Montgomery and his team reach over 200,000 youth every year. Montgomery’s work at Civil Air Patrol has become the touchstone for educators and associated organizations across America. He was the lead author of CAP’s comprehensive, 675-page, full-color aerospace textbook, Aerospace, the Journey of Flight, now in its third edition and used in high schools and colleges nationwide.
In addition to his work on this textbook, which is used in the upper level of CAP’s cadet programs, Dr. Jeff Montgomery Montgomery also developed the six-module Aerospace Dimensions program used for the beginning level of the cadet programs and in middle schools “Dr. Jeff Montgomery has played an importthroughout the U.S. ant leadership role in Civil Air Patrol’s outstand Montgomery said it was an honor to receive ing aerospace education program,” said John Salthis recognition on behalf of the National CAP vador, CAP’s chief operating officer. “He continues Headquarters aerospace education staff and the to lead CAP’s aerospace education team to attain many volunteers who promote AE and STEM to new heights, most recently with CAP’s highly suctheir members and the general public on a daily cessful STEM kit program, which is causing greater basis. than 75 percent of the students involved to become Montgomery has been a team member and now leader of the aerospace education division at CAP National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, where he has worked for the last 22 years.
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NCASE NEWS est of our kids, encourage them to complete high school and, hopefully, direct them toward a career in aviation,” said Rivers. Conseor Larry Rivers, it's always quently he was not at all prepared been about teaching the when, out of the blue, Judy Rice, kids how to deal with life, NCASE President, called him one through the responsibilities of morning to tell him that he had working together to achieve a real been selected as the 2017 inductee life goal. That philosophy was put into the Crown Circle. “I'm still into practice when Rivers created a bit dazed, and not at all certain and began operating the Talkeetthat it's justified, but I am honna Build-A-Plane program in Talored,” exclaimed Rivers. “Few Larry Rivers keetna, Alaska. have ever received the award and Rebuilding an aircraft was the the number that will do so in the excuse Rivers used to teach students to be proud future is limited simply by the exclusiveness of it.” of what they can accomplish. “I like to say that, in Rivers said he didn’t know Judy Rice, the our case, we aren't working to build a better world NCASE President and he had never heard of the for our children, but we are working to build better Crown Circle Award, nor NCASE for that matter. children for our world.” In doing so Rivers explains “I was skeptical,” said Rivers. “I assumed it was like the ‘Who’s Who of Whatever,’ where they ask you to pay $50 to be inducted and then offer to sell you a book for $300 with your name in it. I hung up on her – twice!”
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Finally, due to Rice’s persistence, he asked a few questions and went to Google to vet the whole thing, and found out that it was legitimate. “I suppose it still hasn’t completely sunk in,” said Rivers. “Yet here I am, highly honored to be accepting this award, realizing that it is something that few people will ever receive.” When Rivers has mentioned to people that he may not have actually deserved the honor, he is quickly admonished and reminded of the sizable
that it shows them various directions their lives can take if they so choose to accept the responsibility to do so. “It's about them [students], their growth, their pride in what they are doing, and their seeing that they can actually control much of their future if they only set goals and follow through on them.” For his efforts, Rivers was honored by receiving the Crown Circle for Aerospace Education Leadership Award. “To me, being recognized for this award was totally unexpected.” When Rivers started Talkeetna Build-A-Plane he never envisioned that it would generate national attention, yet it has. “We only hoped that it would seize the interPage 36 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
The kids bringing in our damaged wing to practice on.
number of students that have participated in the program and how, in turn, they have gone out and are passing it on. “It's resulted in their graduating from high school, it's gotten them into summer jobs, into college and A&P school, and finally into jobs in the aviation industry,” said Rivers. “Who can know where it will all end, so I've quit complaining about it and decided to simply accept it, and move forward working with as many students as decide they wish to participate.” The real thanks, according to Rivers, has to go to the numerous students that have thrown their hearts, and their time, into the program and stuck with it. “And all the instructors who have made it what it is today,” said Rivers. “Especially Dallas Haman, our lead mechanic and an Alaska Air Carriers, Mechanic of the Year. Dallas and I have worked side by side on the program from the onset and he equally deserves to receive this award.”
Rivers said that many people have pitched in, including instructors, businesses, donors, professionals and his wife, Robin, who does all the bookkeeping, tracks all the hours that students and volunteers invest and still finds time to order the jackets, pay the bills, and encourage the kids. “Talkeetna Build-A-Plane is remarkably successful, and yet it is 100% volunteer, and it is 100% free to the kids,” said Rivers. “Not a person has ever received a single cent for the time and work they have invested.”
Jos is always eager, wants to learn, likes to be busy, and never tires of a task before it's completed. Here he works to drive a perfect rivet EVERY time. This is an art form, and Jos is an artist at work.
He acknowledges that it’s the amazing thing about this program; the synergy that has come together to make it a success. Rivers said he came to Washington D.C. to accept the award not just for himself, but for each and every one of those who have participated... and that’s the real honor.
Lots of hands make for fast assembly.
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Winners Selected for the 2016-2017 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs
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he Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) recently selected winners for its University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. The prestigious competition encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges faced by our nation’s airports. Students were invited to propose innovations in four technical challenge areas: Airport Operation and Maintenance, Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions, Airport Environmental Interactions, and Airport Management and Planning. The competition requires that students work with a faculty adviser and that they reach out to airport operators and industry experts to obtain advice and assess the practicality of their proposed design solutions. Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology scored two first place wins, both under the guidance of faculty adviser Mary
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Johnson. A novel approach to using remote sensing technology to monitor snow and ice on airport runways developed by a mixed Purdue undergraduate/ graduate team won first place in the Runway Safety/ Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions challenge area. A team of Purdue graduate students won first place in the Airport Management and Planning challenge area for innovative revenue generation strategies for general aviation airports. A Tufts University undergraduate mechanical engineering team’s innovative approach to baggage handling to minimize delayed or damaged bags was the first place winner in the Airport Operation and Maintenance challenge area. Gary Leisk of the department of mechanical engineering was the faculty adviser. A design for minimizing environmental impacts of de-icing chemicals at Denver International Airport garnered first place in the Airport Environmental Interactions challenge area for a team of engineering students at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Chris Corwin of the department of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering advised the team. The ACRP is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and managed by the TRB. TRB is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The competition is managed by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium based in Hampton, Virginia. Partnering organizations include the
Volunteer panels of airport industry and academic practitioners as well as FAA representatives selected the winning proposals. Students from winning teams equally divide cash prizes. First place teams will receive their awards and present their work at the National Academies’ Keck Center in Washington, D.C., on July 31, 2017. In addition, they will be given the opportunity to present their winning proposal at an industry professional conference or workshop in late summer or fall 2017. New guidelines for the 2017 – 2018 academic year competition will be available on the competition website by August 1, 2017. Tufts University Winning Team Report titled: Baggage Hygiene Monitoring System American Association of Airport Executives, the Airport Consultants Council, the Airports Council International – North America, the National Association of State Aviation Officials, and the University Aviation Association. Partners assist in developing competition guidelines, provide expert advisers for teams, disseminate competition information to organizational members, host student presentations at professional meetings, and participate in design reviews.
Copies of designs receiving first, second, and third place awards are available at the competition website.
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Flying Salukis Again Finish Among Top Three in Nation By Pete Rosenbery
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or the seventh year in a row, the Southern Illinois University Flying Salukis finished among the top three at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association championships. Highlighted by a performance by graduating senior Bradley C. Smith, who was second in overall scoring, the Flying Salukis finished third in the 2017 national collegiate aviation championships Sunday at The Ohio State University. The team won titles in 2011, 2014, 2015, second in 2016, and third in 2012 and 2013. The team has nine national titles dating back to 1977. “I am extraordinarily proud of the team's performance, and I am humbled by the experience,” Kevin Miller, coach and assistant instructor in the Department of Aviation Management and Flight, said. “The Flying Salukis have become one of SIU's great traditions of success, and leading this incredible team of young men and women has been a privilege.” Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott won a second consecutive title with 500 points. The University of North Dakota was second with 400, with the Flying Salukis at 361 points. Twenty-eight teams competed May 9-14 at OSU Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Connor E. Schlottman, a senior in aviation management from McDonough, Ga., won the title in aircraft preflight inspection, second in SCAN, or simulated comprehensive aircraft navigation, and was seventh overall in scoring. Smith, from Dove Canyon, Calif., scored 114.5 points in six events, including third place finishes in navigation, power off landing, and SCAN. The top pilot last fall in Region VIII, Smith earned an internship with United Airlines for his performance as the second top scoring contestant at the national competition, Miller said. “Connor and Brad are both extremely talented pilots and students, and it's great to see their countless hours of practice and preparation rewarded on the national stage,” Miller said, adding that Sean Gipe, a former Flying Saluki member, is the team’s Page 40 | AvEd Magazine July 2017
aircraft preflight inspection coach. Gipe “has done an amazing job of putting our team in position to take top honors in that event,” Miller said. Ground events are aircraft preflight inspection, aircraft recognition, computer accuracy, crew resource management, ground trainer simulator, IFR (instrument flight rules) simulator and simulated comprehensive area navigation (SCAN). Flight events are message drop, navigation, power-off landing and short-field approach and landing. The top 20 contestants in each event earn points for their team. Four Flying Salukis finished second through fifth in SCAN. “Putting up that level of performance simply would not be possible without the year-round dedication to excellence that we have ingrained in our team, and the aviation program as a whole at SIU,” Miller said. Results are available at https://nifa.aero/ safecon-2017-results/ and clicking on “Full SAFECON 2017 Results.” In all, seven of 18 team members scored. Flying Salukis finishing in the top 20 and who also earned bachelor degrees in aviation management on May 13 were Greysen H. Harlow, of Monmouth, 12th overall, and Teddy M. Keenan, of Evanston, who was 17th. Other scorers were Dalton P. Thompson, a senior in aviation management, Geneva; Jonathan H. Ezell, sophomore, aviation technologies, LaGrange Park; and Robert A. Kay, junior, aviation management and flight, from Plainfield.
Ezell and Kay are captains for next fall.
Kindra Wendling, a senior in aviation management from Altamont, won the unscored certified flight instructor competition. The event involves planning a ground instructional lesson and giving that lesson to a panel of judges who then ask questions to probe the contestant’s knowledge. Wendling did a “remarkable job of preparing a lecture” on emergency off-airport landings, Miller said. Continued on Page 42
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Continued from page 40 None of the success would be possible if not for the support that team members and coaches give to one another, said Miller, who moved up to head coach recently after former coach and flight instructor Jacob R. Schwarz left to work for a regional air carrier. Miller said the traveling assistant coaches -- Gipe, a certified airframe and powerplant maintenance technician in the department’s in-house aircraft maintenance facility, and Skyler Droll and Max Reh, who are assistant instructors -- made his job “so much easier.” The support and knowledge of former head coaches Schwarz, Nathan Lincoln, and James Libuszowski were also “instrumental in making our nationals bid successful,” Miller said. “Our team is a family, and for whatever inevitable friction arises in a competitive group of talented people, there is always a lot of love and respect, and we do not allow each other to struggle alone either personally or professionally,” he said.
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Miller competed against the Flying Salukis while attending the University of Illinois. Other team members with major and hometown are: Austin Alzapiedi, senior, aviation management and flight, Sterling, Mass.; Matthew Browning, sophomore, aviation flight, Tyrone, Ga.; Angel Cochran, sophomore, aviation management and flight, Bloomington; Colin Heisler, freshman, aviation flight, Mount Prospect; Dillon P. Keppel, sophomore, aviation management and flight, Wildwood, Mo.; Trent Medernach, junior, aviation technologies, Batavia; Zachary Rawlings, sophomore, aviation management; Columbia; Andrew Roadcap, sophomore aviation management, Champaign; Craig Schwandner, senior, aviation management, Wentzville, Mo.; and Brody Wilson, junior, aviation management and flight, Elmhurst. More information on the university’s aviation program is available at aviation.siu.edu.
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