Avion Issue 7 Fall 2014

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The Show Over the Sea Wings and Waves 2014

Shemar Alexander Staff Reporter

Embry-Riddle had its bi-annual Wings and Waves air show last weekend. The air show was orchestrated by Wayne Boggs, the air boss, with precision and perfection. The air show was packed with Embry-Riddle alumni, aviation enthusiasts, beach goers, and students from various schools and institutions in the area.

The audience was awestruck by the death defying stunts the performers were doing. There were many hesitation turns, aileron spins, vertical climbs, barrel rolls, and of course many hearts drawn in the sky for the women in the crowd. The Lucas Oil Skydiving team was the opening act and got the crowd excited as they jumped from one thousand feet in the air and landed on the beach in the middle of the crowd.

Patty Wagstaff gave the crowd a tease and made the way for the Firebirds Xtreme team to show off their aerobatic skills to Daytona Beach. The Firebirds were then followed by the Embry-Riddle Flight Team with a marvelous fly by with their Waco and other aircraft.

Jim Tobul’s F4U, Patty Wagstaff ’s Extra 300, and Gene “Old#5” Mcneely continued to keep the crowd excited and on their toes as they pulled negative and pushed positive G’s. Jack Knutson’ s Extra and Rob Holland’s MXS continued to show off their power, speed, and skill level as their stunts kept the crowd in awe.

The crowd was especially fired up when Scooter Yoak, an Embry-Riddle alumn, Flew his P-51 Mustang over the beach and showed off its power and grace. Scooter Yoak also did a duet fly by with John Tobul and his F4U aircraft. The crowd loved their war bird fly by and aerobatic routine. Matt

Chapman, Rob Holland, and Jack Knutson were the 4ce Formation Aerobatic Team. They wowed the audience with their intense maneuvers, precise formations, and amazing skill. The great performances continue on with the GEICO Skytypers and Miss GEICO’s off shore race, and The Screaming Sasquatch Jack Link’s performance.

The show drew to an end after Mr. Embry-Riddle, Matt Chapman, completed his performance of grace, speed, power, and amazing aerobatics to make way for the USAF Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds roared over the beach and the crowd and sent a shockwave of excitement down everyone’s spine. The Thunderbirds displayed their high and low bomb bursts as well as their stealth bomb burst and slow flight techniques. The Thunderbirds concluded the show with a final formation pass over the crowd and left the crowd wanting more.

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Interviews with Matt Chapman, Brian Holte, Nick Halseth, Joshua Bourdeaux, and Blaine Jones - A09 Photos from our photographers of the Show - A10 & A11 The Jack Links Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco - A12 Interviews with Patty Wagstaff and Morton Parks - B02 Embry-Riddle’s Community Tent - B02

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Executive Board Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Business Manager Photography Editor Advertising Manager

Trey Henderson Matthew Rutowski Suzanne Fernandes Jeff Icker Jack Taylor Richard Weakley

Page Editors Front Editor Campus Editor SGA Editor Student Life Editor Feature Editor Wings and Waves Editor I&T Editor Sports Editor Comics Editor Copy Editor

Trey Henderson Billy Nguyen Suzanne Fernandes Zachary Wilkinson Micah Knight Trey Henderon Shemar Alexander Jack Taylor Suzanne Fernandes Jack Taylor Jeff Icker Suzanne Fernandes

Staff Contributors Reporters

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Christian Pezalla Mark Fetters Shemar Alexander Mike Shekari Shemar Alexander Mark Fetters Dolapo Awofiranye

Mark Fetters/Avion Newspaper Students examine the exterior of PSA’s new CRJ-900 while on display Wednesday afternoon. At the time, this CRJ-900 was only 1 week old.

Mark Fetters Staff Reporter On Wednesday Oct. 8, Air Line Pilots Association Aviation Collegiate Education Club (ALPA ACE), hosted a brand new PSA CRJ900 for all students and staff to visit. It was displayed on the flight line

where students were able to walk around and inside the plane.

The First Officer is a graduate and former Embry-Riddle Flight Instructor, Costas Sivyllis. Costas mentioned, “Being able to fly our newest airplane to Daytona, and park it on the riddle ramp was very sentimental. From this

ramp, I always watched these jets lumber by. The ramp I learned on, ramp I then taught on for over 2 years, now I was able to park the jet I work on.

That was a real experience. The whole day- ferrying it in and out empty, sharing my passion with student’s there- made for an unforgettable day.”

One of the major

concerns for the flight department was making sure it the CRJ would fit on the ramp between the parked diamonds and the airport fence but with plenty of room to spare the CRJ was parked and brought out a large crowd to see what kind of plane some of us students may get to fly in the future.

Correspondents Lynsey Schroeder, Katie Blackman, Michael Nisip

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AirCare Comes To Campus Shemar Alexander Staff Reporter

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It is very exciting to see a helicopter around.

And this week, ERAU got to witness a mock drill put together by the Med club of Embry-Riddle and Daytona State medical students.

They were simulating an emergency that could potentially occur on campus. This event was organized by the Hub. Both medical teams evacuated a dummy and transported it to a nearby ambulance. The dummy was then taken to a nearby helicopter that landed on campus between the Lehman and the College of Arts

and Sciences building.

The teams uploaded the dummy onto the helicopter and showed off their exceptional medical skills and teamwork.

Then, all medical teams as well as the helicopter EVAC team were recognized for their efforts

by ERAU president Dr. John Johnson.

The AirCare team along with Med Club and Daytona State held a presentation at the Student Center describing the various programs and services they offer.

One of the members of the ERAU Med club was given the opportunity to go on a ride with the helicopter AirCare team back to their base.

Shemar Alexander/The Avion Newspaper ERAU Med Club with Daytona State and AirCare at the Eurocopter that landed on campus Friday morning.

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Get Your Art On, ERAU! Caroline Liron Prof., Eng. Fundamentals What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of an “Engineer”?

Smart or good at math or hard-worker? While all these are correct, there seems to be a lack of a certain ‘human’ aspect. Engineers are also musicians, artists, charity workers, volunteers etc. The creative aspect of an engineer, used to solve complex problems, is also very present in their daily non-technical tasks.

The Engineering Fundamentals (E-Fun) department, located on the first floor of the Lehman Building, wants to showcase that aspect of our student body.

Since the department has moved in to their new suites, the walls are bare looking. We could go buy art at some store; but why spend the bud-

get when we have the best resource at our disposal, our student body.

We are inviting students, from freshmen to seniors, and from all departments to participate in this art contest.

We are also looking for one faculty judge from each department to help us determine the winners. The categories for this contest are listed on the right.

While the categories may look restrictive, we want you to use your imagination.

Three prizes will be announced in each category. The deadline to sign-up for this contest is Nov 1.

Contact Ms. Liron for a sign-up sheet at liron9e5@erau.edu, or drop by her office in LB121.

The event is due Jan. 17, 2015 after Christmas break so it doesn’t interfere with finals or other events.

Categories for the Art Contest Art Type: • • •

Black and White drawing Color drawing (crayons, oil, paint…)

3D art

Categories • Nature • Space • Engineering

Sizes

(may vary due to framing restrictions) • • • •

11in x14in 12in x 12in 16in x 20in 24in x 18in

Be Safe Katie Blackman Correspondent

I am sure many, if not all of us, are excited for this fall break, but we are not the only ones. Our fall break coincides with Biketoberfest at Daytona Beach. Hundreds of motorcyclists come down for the rally. As someone whose family and friends are coming down for the event, I ask that you please follow these following tips. When pulling out onto a road, look twice to make sure there are no bikes coming. Bikes are much harder to see because of their size. Just like you wouldn’t pull out in front of a car, don’t pull out in front of a bike.

Double check your blind spot. Before you change lanes, make sure to double check your blind spot twice. Again due to their size, bikes can be easily hidden in a blind spot and easily overlooked. Give them more stopping room than you think. While bikes are smaller and should be able to stop faster than a car, it is not very safe. Stopping too fast can cause a motorcyclist to be pushed into their handbars and limit their mobility. It could also cause them to accidently lock their back tire

and skid.

Turn your music down.

While you may enjoy your blasting music, it is much harder to hear a bike coming up behind you or approaching an intersection. Being able to hear a bike will allow you to be on the lookout for it.

Give them enough room. As I am sure, you don’t like people following too closely, neither do bikes. Give them a little extra following distance so everyone can feel a little safer.

Keep them together.

If there is more than one bike you are following, please don’t try to pass them one at a time, or get between them. Motorcyclists stick together to make them easier to see.

It is even more dangerous to ride in Florida because, surprisingly, there is no helmet law.

This means that motorcyclists are not required to wear a helmet. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, between the years 2001 and 2008, 34,000 motorcyclists were killed and 1,222,000 were treated for non-fatal motorcycle related injuries.

Have a fun break and stay safe! Enoy your time off and lets bring some safe memories home.

Courtesy of Prof. Liron Some examples of art projects the Engineering Fundamentals Department is looking for.

Courtesy of Prof. Liron Don’t forget to sign up with Professor Liron if you are interested. Lets turn those barren walls beautiful!

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DaytonaBeachBikeWeek2008.jpg Biktoberfest coincides with ERAU Fall break. Lets avoid an accident and be at our best driving etiquette

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First Year Initiative Zach Willis FYI Captain First-Year Initiative was created to inform and empower first-year students in order to support new student participation and leadership.

With the large influx of first-year students this year, I feel as if this is the time to show off what FYI can truly do.

So far this year, our meetings have been mainly about giving members information about what the SGA is, what all we do and how to get involved. Now that all the boring stuff

is out of the way, it is time to have some fun and begin empowering the members. We are starting the process of planning our event for the Spring semester.

This task is not as easy as some may think, and it shows the members of FYI what all goes into creating and hosting a small event. In the past, FYI planned and organized the Throwback Olympics. At the event, students were able to participate in kickball, scooter races, Four Square, and a water balloon fight. I believe that it meant more to the members of FYI than it

did to the rest of the participants because they spent hours upon hours creating the event. To the members of FYI, it is not about what event is planned, it is about the thought process, the determination and the collaboration need to make it a success.

If anyone is interested in joining FYI, it is not too late! If you have any questions regarding FYI, feel free to contact Representative Zachary Willis at willisz@my.erau.edu. You can also go to the SGA Office, located in the Student Center near the front desk.

Get to Know your SGA Nicole Saldias Student Finance Board Sophomore, Aeronautical Engineering My name is Nicole Saldias and I’m a sophomore here at Embry Riddle. I am originally from Bolivia and my major is Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in propulsion. I am a current member of the sorority Alpha Xi Delta and the Salsa club. I was the financial vice president of my sorority and had to perform roles such as creating a budget and making sure every sister paid their dues on time. I believe that the Finance Board plays a huge role in the college experience every student receives. I would like to make sure every organization receives enough money to create events so that we can increase the school pride on campus. Building a community in school can prove to be very beneficial not only as students, but also as graduates. Coming from another country, I realize that having a community where you feel included is very important in your school years. I am a very dependable person and I take everything I do very seriously. In addition, I believe that in order for every student to become successful in life, they need to be involved in an organization. Being able to help with the promotion of events on campus is a great responsibility and something I am truly passionate about.

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Cybersecurity: A Misnomer?

Michael Nisip Correspondent FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, once commented that “in the future, the cyber threat will equal or even eclipse the terrorist threat.” Last Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the President’s Speaker Series with moderator Marc Bernier, Dr. Gary Kessler, associate professor of Homeland Security, and Dr. Remzi Seker, professor of Computer Science echoed just that, Cybersecurity is a rapidly developing field that effects everyone.

Topics ranging from Facebook to online banking and everything in between were covered. Even today’ news, such as the very recent and successful cyber-attack on J.P. Morgan, possibly affecting over 75 million customers, were presented and discussed throughout the night.

Dr. Kessler explained where some of the more common vulnerabilities might exist, most notably at the point of sale. He explained that the point of encryption for a credit card’s information is vitally important to the security and integrity of the data being transmitted.

It can be presumed that the personal information is encrypted once it has left the cash register and begins its journey across the network.

However, is the information encrypted once the card is swiped, or is

the information handed within the cash register, unencrypted and unprotected, for some amount of time prior to the information’s encryption and transmission along the network? The latter option, waiting to encrypt the information, is a very common weakness exploited by cyber-attackers.

Dr. Seker brought up an interesting point that investments in cybersecurity are not always highly regarded and valued. More often than not, administrators and upper-level management may sometimes fail to recognize the importance of constantly upgrading their cybersecurity. This is because there is no direct return on investment.

In other words, if a company has gone a year without a cyberbreach, updates their cybersecurity, and then goes another year without a cyber-breach; how can the company distinguish their success in the second year of the fundamental security principles than the additional security upgrades? Unfortunately, the administrators might only fully realize the value of cybersecurity after it’s too late, after their security has been breached and data has been compromised.

The full video recording of this and other previous discussions can be found on Embry-Riddle’s YouTube page.

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Michael Nisip for The A vion Newspaper Dr. Seker & Dr. Kessler speaking in the IC Auditorium on the topic of Cyber Security

Sticking With Crew Gary Rose Crew Club Mascot It’s been three weeks since our new members have joined us; not everyone has stuck around, but those that have are showing great enthusiasm and putting in the hard work necessary to compete in the upcoming regatta in a couple months.

By this point, they have made up their minds to stick with us, and we now accept them as full members of the Crew Club. The team is growing closer every day, like a bunch of mice residents. Mice residents? That sounds rather a great deal like vice presidents! Speaking of vice presidents...

This semester, we wel-

come Brandon Kent to the Board of Officers as Vice President. Brandon came to our team with previous rowing experience at FSU. There, he was a coxswain (the one who steers the boat), but here, he is a rower and a good one at that.

He’s a lean, mean, rowing machine; if you know him, you know that he’s a real man’s man, he fishes for his food and lives off the land.

In addition to fishing, Brandon likes to catch waves and go boating.With that expertise, he’s proving to be the boat mechanic we’ve always needed but never had around.

With his coxswain experience, Brandon is also an invaluable resource to the

new coxswains, who want to learn as much as they can from him. On top of all this, Brandon still keeps a handle on his schoolwork. Brandon is in the Software Engineering program and keeps a healthy balance in his ridiculously busy life between crew, work, and school.

Sometimes, this means that he has to sacrifice a bit in his personal life. While he is able to maintain rowing, tutoring, and studying at a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, his personal life is currently a solid 6 (again, out of 10).

We’re glad Brandon has stepped up to the role of Vice President this semester, and we hope he sticks around to continue leading the Crew Club.

The Crew team rowing this semester.

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Trey Henderson/The Avion Newspaper An inspirational speaker from equal rights group, Equality Florida, speaks on the current Equality Momentum around the nation at Orlando’s Lake Eola clamshell. Proudly announcing recent states which have adopted marriage equality as the law of the land, the speaker had 30 state names to call out.

Come out with Pride!

Trey Henderson Editor-in-Chief

Oct. 11, 2014 saw the coalescence of National Coming Out Day with the annual Orlando Pride Festival, sparking this year’s theme of “Come Out with Pride.”

This year also marks the tenth Orlando pride festival. What started as a small gathering in the early years has developed into the largest single pride event in Florida with an attendance of over 120,000 people.

In attendance this year was Embry-Riddle’s own P.R.I.D.E.! club, short for “People Respecting Identity, Diversity, and Equality.” Each year the club attends the Pride events in order to represent Embry-Riddle and show our presence in the LGBT community.

As has been tradition, this year’s Orlando Pride was held at Lake Eola park with a host of vendors, clubs, organizations, churches, and

companies coming to show their support of the LGBT community.

Some of the companies present included Lockheed Martin, NASA, and EA games, all of which gave LGBT students the opportunity to speak with

recruiters about job opportunities.

The atmosphere of the parade was very much that of a supportive note: “be true to yourself and be happy with who you are.”

Many floats were dedicated to showing LGBT youth the support that the community and

the world is capable of providing.

Countless churches even marched through the parade with signs such as “We Support You!” and “Let Us Marry You!” Family life, friends, and society in general can be more difficult for gay and lesbian teens and young adults for a variety of reasons, and the positive atmosphere at Come out with Pride shows the support available to them.

In a world which is quicky coming to realize that gay people are like everyone else, the support net available is quickly growing.

Today, thirty of the fifty US states allow gay marriage to take place. This number is growing rapidly after the momentum started by Barack Obama’s statement on gay rights in 2012 and it surges forward as the debate nears a case with the Supreme Court.

Photo Courtesy: Erik Sellman/P.R.I.D.E.!

Members of ERAU’s LGBT club, P.R.I.D.E.! (People Respecting Identity Diversity and Equality) pose prior to the start of Florida’s largest Gay Pride Parade in Orlando, Florida.

Trey Henderson/The Avion Newspaper Schools, organizations, clubs, churches, and companies take place in the parade to show their support of the LGBT community. This included companies such as Lockheed Martin and NASA.

Trey Henderson/The Avion Newspaper Many floats in the parade carry supportive messages for members of the LGBT community and particularly LGBT youth who are not yet “out” or may not feel accepted by society.

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The Different Faces of Aviation “I get so many feelings flying this plane. It’s like a rocketship, it’s a lot of fun to fly. The performance the handling, it’s a hard feeling to describe. There’s a saying that goes if you have to ask, you won’t understand.

The feeling can’t be compared to anything, you have to do it to experience it. I’m proud to represent the university and fly their colors on this Eagle 585. My primary job is at American Airlines, I’m the captain for a Boeing 737. There’s no natural balance so I go from work back to airshow, back to work, I live basically out of a suitcase sometimes. Flying model airplanes as a kid induced my passion for aviation, then my dad took me to airshow and I fell in love with aerobatics. Became a flight instructor and built a pitts special and taught myself aerobatics and in 1983 did my first airshow. My advice for future aerobatic pilots is to get help, be careful, safety is number one, don’t rush things take your time, and find a good aerobatic training center and mentor.

- Matt Chapman, Pilot of the Eagle 585

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“I’ve never jumped but to me I love flying, every flight is a good flight. I learned to fly at 17, and then I learned to work on airplanes. I used to fly a crop-duster but the next year there was a drought and I couldn’t fly as much as I wanted to.”

- Brian Holte, Lucas Oil team pilot “It’s a windy feeling when I jump; especially at shows like this with the big ocean it’s intimidating. When I get ready to leave the plane I say here we go it’s a commitment, its mostly mental. I got Involved in aviation pretty young, I only planned on jumping once 23 yrs ago. I did model flying with an SD rocket that had a parachute. I love the tour it has its up and downs, we got two more shows after this one, I love how we get to see the country and sky dive.”

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-Nick Halseth, Lucas Oil team sky diver

“When I was 15 years old he started flying, I wanted to be a fighter pilot since I was 15. I entered the Air Force in 1999 and enrolled in the air force academy.

30 days later I was flying twin engine jets for practice flights and training. Being a Thunderbird is a dedication to a profession. You have to execute each and every maneuver accurately and perfectly during these performances. My goal is to always find an opportunity to improve. I always think about perfection, because this is a zero fail mission, there is no room for errors. When my family found out I was flying F-16’s that could fly up to mach 2 speeds over 1400 mph, my family was surprised and said “I can’t believe they let you do that.” “There are several illusions when flying over the ocean, knowing is only half the battle. The Thunderbirds are briefed every morning before performing in order for everyone to be on the same page. My favorite maneuvers are the low bomb burst and the high bomb burst.”

- #2 Joshua Boudreaux, Thunderbirds Left Wing “I went through my whole and earned a degree in baking. When I turned 3o years old I saw the Thunderbirds fly one day and decided to join the Air Force since I always had a passion for aviation. Also, after the events of 9-11, the attacks were the catalyst for me to take a call to action. It was the first time people saw that things like freedom could be taken away from us. Don’t let people tell you no, that you can’t do something. It’s my 3rd year performing with the Thunderbirds and I enjoy all the community outreach programs we do with helping children set goals and helping them to dream and become inspired. I always wanted a job that I could get paid to fly instead of paying to fly. I also overcome the air or “G” sickness when I started flying for the Air Force, but whenever I step foot on a boat I still get seasick.”

-#5 Blaine Jones, Thunderbirds Lead Solo

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Feeding your Wild Side with a Jet Powered Waco

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Prior to the show start, The Avion got the opportunity to take an air-to-air media ride in John Klatt Aviation’s Extra 300L. The pilot, Jeff Boerboon, is also the pilot of the uniquely unusual “Screamin’ Sasquatch” jet Waco biplane. Powered by both its traditional Pratt and Whitney 985 Wasp Junior reciprocating engine as well as its less-than-traditional GE CJ610 jet engine producing an extra 3000lbs of thrust. The Screamin’ Sasquatch is just another step in Jack Links and John Klatt Aviation’s goal of feeding your wild side. The aircraft has greater than a one to one thrust to weight ratio resulting in the ability of unlimited climb potential and speeds exceeding 250 miles per hour (something unheard of in a 1929 Waco.) In order to support the odd engine combination, the one of a kind aircraft has been greatly reinforced throughout the fuselage and wings.

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A Female Pilot Extraordinaire

airshow in Europe and saw the culture of the stunt pilots.

When I asked Patty what we should expect from her during the air show this past weekend; she replied, “Any-

thing except straight.” She most definitely stuck to her word with that statement.

I don’t remember a single moment during either one of her performances where

she was flying straight for more than a few seconds except maybe in the recovery of a manuevers. It was quite amazing to see her various moves, many of which were outside maneuvers, which causes both the pilot and aircraft to experience negative G-Forces. Her signature move known as the “Patty Wag” also pleased crowds as she used her airplane to wave to the crowds. Ironically, Patty Wagstaff’s first experience in a small aircraft was not a positive one. When she lived in Alaska, Patty was on board a small bush plane that flipped over and crashed on takeoff.

However, that did not stop her dream of becoming an aerobatic pilot.Outside of her aerobatics career, Patty runs a flight school and spends a lot of time working for animal rights, including training pilots in Africa on how to fly low altitude missions to stop poachers.

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went onto become a franchise owner of several AMCO stations, and Jim Beam (1964, Aviation Maintenance Management) served 22 years in the United States Army as a pilot.

Personally, being at this event was extremely beneficial for me. I had an opportunity to speak with the individuals who put ERAU on the top as a brand name in the aerospace industry, and many of them had a lot of advice to give to help me succeed in the industry. Some were willing to go as far as to offer me tools for my aviation maintenance classes which I will begin next semester.

I never believed in what everyone had told me about the Embry-Riddle alumni

network until I attended this event. However, now I realize that all these successful Embry-Riddle graduates are truly here to help the student body so that we may flourish in this competitive field.

If anybody else finds them self in a situation like I was in, with a crowd full of alumni, I highly encourage you to take the time out to speak with these outstanding ladies and gentlemen who work in the field on a daily basis.

You never know what kind of opportunity you may find by simply mingling. It could possibly be useful tips and information, material assistance, scholarship or even a future employer.

Mike Shekari Staff Reporter

Mingling with the Alumni

In the aviation industry, there are many different kinds of pilots such as; recreational, sport, private, and commercial, but there is one elite cadre of pilots who constantly put their lives on the line as they push the envelope in high performance aircraft.

There is one pilot who stands out among the crowd of Aerobatic pilots. In a male dominated sector of aviation, Patty Wagstaff has been an aerobatics pilot for over 30 years, and has won almost every award imaginable in her field.

Some of her achievements include being a member of the U.S. Aerobatic Team for 12 years, being inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Wings Club Outstanding Aviator Award, and ambassadorship to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. All this makes

Mike Shekari/The Avion Newspaper Patty was one of the Wings and Waves perfromers who blew our minds with her incredible performance

Patty one of the most decorated civilian aerobatic pilots in U.S. history.

During my interview with Patty, I asked what inspired her to become a aerobat-

ic pilot. She responded that her father being a captain for Japan airlines helped fuel a dream of flying but what really made her decide to be a stunt pilot was when she visited a

Shemar Alexander/The Avion Newsaper Once an Eagle ... Forever an Eagle!

After the Wings and Waves air show, I had an opportunity to meet with the Alumni of ERAU at the “forever an Eagle” party. This event was for the Daytona Beach, Prescott and World Wide campuses.

I got to meet graduates from many different time periods, majors, and backgrounds like Paul Oroian (2012, Aerospace Engineering) who currently works for CDI Corporation as an Engineering Analyst.

Another graduate, Chris Clark (1986, Aviation Technology) works for NetJets as a pilot. Yet another alumni, Chris Sullivan (1984, Aviation Management)

A Hero of the Forgotten Past

Mike Shekari Staff Reporter

Last Friday, during the practice run of the Wings and Waves air show, veterans were invited to sit in the VIP guest area. These men and women have served our nation across many different time periods, parts of the world, and missions. While I was there taking photos, one veteran who was sitting alone wearing a world war two cap stood out to me, his name was Morton Parks.

When I introduced myself to him and asked if I could have an interview he graciously agreed. He went on to tell me that he served in the European theater of the Second World War. He described about how he was born in Omaha, Nebraska and when he was drafted at

age 18, he found himself on Omaha beach on D-Day in 1944. He also recounted about the fact that nearly 3000 men where lost by the U.S. on the first day of the invasion.His story is one that is iconic of the D-Day landings. Right before his Higgins boat made land fall, Parks and his Sergeant jumped over the side of the boat to avoid being torn to shreds by the MG-42 machine guns that were on the sea wall. When the ramp dropped on the Higgins boat after Park had went over the side, a mortar ended up striking the boat killing every soldier that was still in the vessel. Yet even with the odds stacked against him, Morton still managed to make it off of Omaha Beach.

Within a month’s time after the initial invasion as he

trekked across France and into Belgium, Morton had been promoted to the rank of sergeant because the attrition rate was so high among the ranks.

One night while in Belgium, Morton was sitting in a fox hole when a 60 year old German soldier came up to him and surrendered to him in perfect English. Because captured prisoners had already been picked up for the night, Morton had two choices, to shoot the German soldier or spare him and share his rations for the night.

Morton decided to spare the German. That night Parks and the German soldier spent a large amount of time talking to each other. Morton ended up learning that the soldier had been a professor of English before the war, but because he refused to join the Nazi party

he was forced into the German army.The next morning he turned the German over to the military police and thought he would never see the man again.

After the war was over, Morton returned to the United States and enrolled in college.

When he was out shopping for supplies one day, there was this old man who kept following him around the shops. Eventually when Morton confronted the man, it was the German soldier that Morton had captured that night when he was serving in Belgium. Turns out that after the war ended, and when the German was released from the POW camp, he immigrated to the U.S. He purchased a farm similar to the one he had in Germany and became a professor of German at a university in the States.

Mike Shekari/The Avion Newspaper Present at the Veteran’ event of Wings and Waves was Morton Parks.

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Mark Fetters Staff Reporter Getting to travel the world in one day only happens in two places, Epcot and Las Vegas, and I was off to Las Vegas. Las Vegas or better know as Sin City is located in Nevada and the strip is the largest tourist area where all the famous hotels and casinos as well as a variety of shows take place nightly.

At one end of the strip sits Egypt or what feels like it. The Luxor hotel is one of the more unique architectural buildings on the strip because it was built and designed as a pyramid. When it was open in 1992, it was the tallest hotel on the strip. On the outside sits a re-creation of the Great Sphinx and at the top of the pyramid is a spotlight claimed to be the brightest in the world that can even be seen from space. The Luxor is also home to two large shows that include magician Chris Angle and comedian Carrot Top.

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Viva Las Vegas A short walk from the Luxor and the Excalibur hotel, we arrive in New York at the New York-New York hotel. Outside features a roller coaster with a height of 203 feet, which goes through the interior and exterior or the property. Cirque du Soleil’ third Las Vegas show Zumanity is preformed at New YorkNew York. Walk next door and we are in Monter Carlo where the Blue Man group preform, and for the fans of Arrested Development, it is where Tobis auditions to become an understudy.

The next hotel on the strip is one of the coolest free shows you can see.

Inspired by Lake Como in the town of Bellagio, Italy; the Bellagio hotel has an 8-acre lake with a musical water fountain show with a maximum height of almost 500 feet. It is possible to see the show from many points on the strip and neighboring hotels. The next hotel is probably famous for the movie it was in. Hangover part 3 takes places at the Caesars Palace . The

Mirage has a volcano eruption show that takes place and the last hotel on the strip is Treasure Island with a pirate themed show for free.

The other side of the street include the Wynn hotel with a Ferrari store and the Venetian that takes you to Italy where you can ride an authentic gondola in the hotels canals. The Paris hotel has a replica Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triumph. One of my favorite hotels to walk around was the MGM grand, which also owns many of the other hotels along the strip. It really sets the stage for the modern Las Vegas and how it looks today.

Other things to do in Vegas include riding rides at the top of the Stratosphere and walking down Fremont Street. For trips outside the city, a drive to Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon are the most popular options.

With so much to do in Las Vegas, what happens in Vegas is somewhere on YouTube.

Mark Fetters/The Avion Newspaper The beautiful Paris Hotel

Mark Fetters/The Avion Newspaper The Mirage is famous for its volcano eruption show

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Christian Pezalla/The Avion Newspaper Inside the Lunken terminal

The Lunken Terminal

Christian Pezalla Staff Reporter Its 1925 at a small airport in Ohio, a Stinson taildragger flies by to drop-off and pick-up mail. The words “drop-off ” are exactly right because the plane does not bother to land. The inbound mail, trailing behind the plane is dropped on the field and the outgoing mail is pickup with a hook, similar to modern day banner towing. This location is not just a random field but the first home of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Sitting just east of Cincinnati,

An Aviation Legacy Ohio, Lunken Field was once the city’s main airport and a regular stop for many early airlines, including Delta Airlines, which inaugurated service in April of 1941 with the arrival of a DC-3.

After opening its doors in 1925, one of Lunken’s first tenants was Embry-Riddle Airlines, which started service with six Waco aircraft.

Flying just ten passengers at a time, Embry-Riddle provided regular air service to Chicago, as well as mail service. The airline operated its Cincinnati – Chicago route until 1929. Lunken Field was also the founding

location of Aeronca, which made notable contributions to the development of general aviation with the production of its C-2 and C-3 aircraft. Aeronca’s production of light aircraft would continue until the 1950s.

Upstairs from the lobby of the main terminal, is a small office which contains the airport museum. The collection on display is only part of what the museum hopes to eventually display. The museum is run by the Heritage Society, which has three aircraft it would like to exhibit, along with other historical items.

The society’s current hangar

cannot be opened to public because it now sits within the runway safety zone, which was expanded after the hangar’s construction, according to Charles Pyles, Curator for Cincinnati Aviation Heritage Society & Museum.

A new, more accessible, location for the museum and its aircraft has been selected on the other side of the airport. However, the Heritage Society will need $400,000 to renovate and relocate to the 80 x 100 feet hangar. Efforts are underway to raise funds and the society hopes to find local sponsors with an interest in the airport’s great

history. Most of the items in the museum’s collection are related to civil aviation, as many of the neighboring towns have museums dedicated to military history, including the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio. A special exhibit at the nearby science museum recently provided members of the community with an opportunity to learn about the Heritage Society and the history of Lunken Field.

Just across the river, in the neighboring state of Kentucky, is the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Airport, occasionally referred to as the

Greater Cincinnati Airport.

Schedule air carriers have transitioned from Lunken to Northern Kentucky over the years, to take advantage of larger runways and facilities. This allowed Lunken to focus on general aviation, which included over 68,000 operations in 2013.

While Lunken no longer functions as the main passenger airport in Cincinnati, it carries on its role as a mainstay of general aviation in Southern Ohio. Of course, Lunken has one achievement that Greater Kentucky Airport will never have – it’s actually in Ohio.

Photo Courtesy: Antoine Daugny/ERAU Athletics

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ERAU Men’s Soccer Cruised to a 6-0 Victory over Ave Maria

No Games

Wednesday Women’s Soccer vs Lindsey Wilson

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer vs Warner

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 7:30 p.m.

Photo Courtesy: Antoine Daugny/ERAU Athletics

vs Thursday No Games

Embry-Riddle: 6 Alison Smalling Sports Information Director

Friday Women’s Volleyball at Cal State San Marcos

Santa Clarita, Calif.

Women’s Volleyball at Westmont

Santa Clarita, Calif.

Saturday Women’s Volleyball at Vanguard

Santa Clarita, Calif.

Women’s Soccer at Thomas (Ga.)

Thomasville, Ga. Men’s Soccer at Webber Intl.

Babson Park, Fla. - 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball at The Master’s

Santa Clarita, Calif.

Sunday No Games

Monday No Games

The Eagles (3-2-3, 3-11) have won three of their last four contests, while the Gyrenes (1-7, 0-5) have lost five straight.

The Blue and Gold took control of match from the very beginning asVeit Couturier scored just 58 seconds into the game, taking a pass from Moriba Ballah and kicking it to left side of net from just a few yards out.

As the game continued Ave Maria would have no answer for Couturier. The Loerrach, Germany native would have a hat trick

Ave Maria: 0 before the match reached its 17th minute. Couturier's second goal came in the seventh minute, from nearly the same spot as the first, off a sharp pass from Daniel McClintockthat passed through the legs of Ballah. The third came less than ten minutes later after Couturier was fouled hard in the box and sent a penalty kick to the left of Ave Maria goalkeeper JC Intriago.

Just five minutes later, Jordan Thorpe sent a cross from the left side of the pitch toward Ballah who evaded his defender and put the ball into the back of the net from ten yards out to put the Eagles up 4-0.

Things would get a

bit chippy before the half ended. With less than five minutes to go in the first period, freshman Lewis Blackmore was fighting for a ball on the sideline when he was brought down hard on what looked to be a foul by the Ave Maria defender. However, Blackmore instead was called for a handball as he was going the ground.

The call caused tempers to flare on the Embry-Riddle sideline as Blackmore was yellow carded for arguing the call, causing Eagle head coach David Gregson to share some words with the head official.

Blackmore would get his revenge in the second half, though.

In the 56th minute freshman Daniel Gylfason was fouled from 25 yards out. Blackmore would take the ensuing free kick and send it over the extended hand of the goalkeeper, into the top right corner of the net for his second

goal of the season.

Over the next 20 minutes, the Eagles took a flurry of shots, but failed to find the back of the net.

Overall, Embry-Riddle outshot the Ave Maria 19-2 throughout the match, with an 11-1 advantage in shots on goal.

Before the match was over, Couturier would add one more score in the 78th minute, a strike from the left side of the goal off a beautiful pass from midfield from Birgir Baldursson. The goal was Couturier's fourth of the game and 12th of the season.

The senior's four goals on Friday evening bring his career total to 49. He is now only six goals away from breaking Jasmin Kadric's school record of 54.

The Eagles only have six regular season games left. They will be in action again on Wednesday, Oct. 15 when they host Warner University at EmbryRiddle Soccer Stadium.

Sanchez-Canamares, Zmak Win National Doubles Title Alison Smalling Sports Information Director Senior Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios and junior Deni Zmak teamed up to capture the 2014 USTA/ITA NAIA doubles national title at the Palmetto Tennis Center on Friday. The win was the 10th national title for the Embry-Riddle men’s tennis program and marked the third time in four season that the Eagles have been crowned doubles champions.

The match was the second of the day for the Eagle duo who bested Northwestern Ohio’s Thommy Johansson and Daniel Rueda 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the

semifinals on Friday afternoon to advance to the Friday evening title match.

The three-set victory did not come easily for the top-seeded tandem that became doubles partners just a few weeks ago.

The Eagles’ opponent in the championship was the Westmont pair of Joshua Barnard and Carl-Phillip Lindquist who registered a three-set upset of the second-seeded team to earn a spot in the title match.

“It wasn’t our best performance,” Zmak said of he and his teammate who dropped the first set 7-5.

“We were down almost the entire match.”

“We came into the match as the favorite and

they played like they had nothing to lose,” SanchezCanamares added.

The Westmont team appeared to have the match in hand as they took a 5-4 lead in the second and served for the match. But Zmak and Sanchez-Canamares showed that they should never be counted out as they surged back to win three straight games to take the set 7-5 and force a third frame.

“All the momentum was on our side then,” Zmak recalled. “We started playing a little better and then we just went for it.”

The truth of that statement was evident in the final set as the Eagles rolled to a 6-1

victory and the NAIA national doubles title.

Zmak, who also took home the doubles crown in partnership with Simon Felix in 2013, made program history as he became the first in ERAU men’s tennis history to win two national doubles titles.

The top seed in the singles bracket, Zmak will also play for a national singles title on Saturday.

He advanced to the championship match when his semifinal opponent Edberg Espinoza of Lindsey Wilson retired with an injury after falling behind 3-1.

Zmak will take the court at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday against No. 2 Jordan Cox of Georgia Gwinnett.

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No. 2 Eagles Rally for 5-3 Win Over SCAD Savannah vs Embry-Riddle: 5

SCAD: 3

Alison Smalling Sports Information Director For the second time this season, the Embry-Riddle women’s soccer team erased a multiple-goal deficit to earn a victory.

The second-ranked Eagles fell behind 2-0 in the first 15 minutes of the contest, but score three times in the first half and twice in the second to take a 5-3 win over SCAD Savannah in Sun Conference action on Friday. Nina Joergensen came off the bench to contribute two goals and an assist as ERAU improved to 10-1 overall and 5-0 in league play.

The Eagles appeared out of sorts to start the game and SCAD took advantage of ERAU’s sluggish start to net two early goals. The first score came at the 13:14 mark when Meadhbh Deeney cut the ball inside on last ERAU defender and slotted a low shot past Olivia Lynch for a 1-0 lead.

Less than two minutes later Kelly McKay dribbled her way into the box a got off a point-blank shot that was stopped by Lynch,

but Lynch’s save bounced back to Deeney and the SCAD junior tapped in the rebound to increase the SCAD lead to 2-0.

The second goal seemed to awaken the Eagle squad and they responded with three goals in a 19-minute span. In the 21st minute, Andrea Frøshaug evaded a SCAD tackle and used her pace to get in behind the SCAD defense of the left side. She raced into the box and rifled a shot into the upper netting to pull the Eagles within one, 2-1.

As the half progressed, the Eagles’ confidence continued to grow as they continuously pressured the SCAD defense. That persistence paid off and the equalizing goal came in the 36th minute on the Eagles’ fifth set piece of the day.

Annie Gelnaw’s attacking run forced her defender to send the ball out of play over the touchline. Dana Robins’ resulting corner kick was met by Julia Karlernas whose header went through the legs of SCAD netminder Sara Hall to knot the score at 2-2.

Seven minutes later the Eagles gained a lead they

would not relinquish. Joergensen played a ball from inside the Eagles’ half over the top of the midfield that reached Gelnaw in stride.

Gelnaw used her speed to blow by her marker and notched her sixth goal of the season to give ERAU a 3-2 edge at the break.

“This was a tricky game,” ERAU Head Coach Samantha Bohon commented. “We knew coming in it was going to be a really tough matchup so it was no surprise. I was extremely disappointed with our start. We looked like our heads were still in class and we weren’t ready to play.

Rebecca [Gunn] has done a really good job with them in her first year as the head coach and SCAD is a good enough team where they punished us and scored two in the first 15 minutes.

“When we finally started to wake up, we started to play and keep it a little bit more and defend a little bit better, but it still was not very good.”

In contrast to their first-half start, the Eagles scored early in the second on another set piece. At the 52:18 mark, Helena Hansson took a free kick from just inside the Eagles’ half and lofted the ball to the far post where Frøshaug’s first-touch volley went across the face of the goal to Joergensen who finished her fifth goal of the year to give the Blue and Gold a two-goal cushion.

Nine minutes later, Frøshaug and Joergensen combined again for the Eagles’ fifth goal of the night. Frøshaug collected the ball on the left and delivered a cross to the far post where Joergensen volleyed it past Hall to make the score 5-2.

The Bees’ third goal came at the 63:18 mark and was the result of miscommunication on the part of the Eagle defense.

Deeney capitalized on the miscue and found Alexandra Weinberg who recorded the final goal of the night, resulting in the 5-3 score.

Both Lynch and Hall came up with big saves in the second half to help their respective team’s cause.

Lynch finished with five saves, while Hall pulled in six saves for the Bees who move 6-6 overall and 3-2 in the league.

The Eagles close out their home conference slate on Sunday with a 2 p.m. match against South Carolina Beaufort.

“We’re going to keep plugging away,” Bohon concluded. “We’ve yet to put a 90-minute effort together, so that’s what we’re going to focus on because we know we have a solid USCB team coming in on Sunday for Senior Day.”

stood since 1999.

The Blue and Gold played a solid defensive match, limiting the Fire to a .056 hitting percentage thanks in part to eight total blocks, each of which Erika Hinel had a hand in. The Eagles hit .232 as a team, led by Cheye-Anne Savage’s .538 mark (7-0-13).

Ana Pajic and Evelina Abdurakhmanova record a team-high nine kills each, with Pajic adding 10 digs and Abdurakhmanova contributing five blocks. Gray tallied 15 digs and Tamires Ferreira had 30 assists.

Lydia Rooth led the Fire with a match-high 13 kills and 16 digs, though she also had 13 attack errors.

Alyssa Prescott had 21 assists while Lindsey Fleming chipped in 11 assists.

The Blue and Gold took the lead early in set one and utilized a 6-0 run midway through the frame to take control with a 16-7 lead. The Fire couldn’t get any closer than seven points the rest of the way as ERAU cruised to a 25-17 first set win.

A block by Hinel and Abdurakhmanova put the Eagles ahead 7-3 in set two,

a lead that Embry-Riddle would cling to until the late stages of the set. Southeastern kept things close and eventually pulled ahead after a 3-0 spurt made it 21-20 Fire. Abdurakhmanova pounded a kill to tie it and Pajic followed with a kill that pushed the Blue and Gold in front once again, 22-21. Backto-back Rooth errors gave ERAU set point and Pajic ended the frame two points later, giving the Eagles a 25-22 win an a 2-0 lead.

Set three was the most competitive with six ties, but Embry-Riddle went on

a 5-0 run late to pull ahead, 22-16. SEU came back to within three (24-21) but Pajic put the match away with her ninth kill, cementing the 25-21 win and the 3-0 sweep.

The Eagles will travel to Southern California for four matches next weekend as part of a small tournament held at The Master’s College in Santa Clarita, California. ERAU will face Cal State - San Marcos and Westmont on Friday, Oct. 17, before battling No. 17 Vanguard and the host school on Saturday, Oct. 18.

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Gray Breaks Digs Record as ERAUVolleyball Sweeps Southeastern vs

Embry-Riddle: 25 Alison Smalling Sports Information Director The Embry-Riddle volleyball team returned to its winning ways on Friday night with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Southeastern, 25-17, 25-22, 25-21. Near

Southeastern: 21 the end of the second set, Hannah Gray picked up her 12th dig of the contest and the 1,785th of her career, which established her as the new all-time record-holder in that category in program history. Gray broke Senia McIntyre’s record of 1,784 career digs that had

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