Piper Aircraft has taken orders for three twin-engine piston-powered Training Class Piper Seminole aircraft from the UND Aerospace Foundation, which provides training and aircraft for the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. The aircraft will be delivered later this year and join the Aviation Department’s training fleet of more than […]
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UND tapped by FAA for safety program
At the University Of North Dakota John D. Odegard School Of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace) safety is a core principle of operation. That’s why UND Aerospace was asked by the FAA to be part of a pilot program to develop a safety management system (SMS) for the school’s Part 141 FAA approved flight training program. “SMS […]
Know the signs of hypoxia
It only takes a few seconds for the heads-up — if you know what you’re feeling. And in an airplane, those few seconds spell the difference between getting back safely — or not. We’re talking decompression — one of the things the flight attendants or video tell you about when they’re demonstrating the deployment and […]
North Dakota eyed for UAS ‘mall’
By JUAN MIGUEL PEDRAZA In a visit to Grand Forks, N.D, just ahead of election day, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) got a good look at a spot for a mall — an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) mall. A key spot on the tour was the University of North Dakota’s UAS facilities. UND would be a […]
Creating an unmanned aircraft that can sense-and-avoid
By JUAN MIGUEL PEDRAZA, Office of University Relations, University of North Dakota It looks easy to fly unmanned aircraft: Launch, fly, land. But there’s lots more to keeping an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) safely aloft than toggling controls from the ground. “Among the major technical challenges facing the UAS industry is the sense-and-avoid system aboard […]
Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the GA pilot
By UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA OFFICIALS Unmanned aircraft systems — UAS — are now in the public lexicon. Everybody’s heard of UAS, but not everyone knows what they’re all about. That state of affairs underpins some widespread misconceptions about what UAS are, who uses them, and how they’ll affect the National Airspace. Very simply, an […]