Tuesday, June 14, 2005

K-STATE AT SALINA STUDENTS ACHIEVE PILOT AND FLIGHT RATINGS

SALINA - Kansas State University at Salina administrators have announced student pilot achievements for the spring 2005 semester.

Students receiving a private pilot certificate have completed a minimum of 35 hours of flight time during 30 lessons. With a private pilot certificate, pilots can fly with passengers in good weather both day and night.

To earn the instrument pilot rating, students complete an additional 35 hours of flight instruction above the private pilot certificate and complete 30 additional lessons. With the instrument pilot rating, a pilot can fly in inclement weather with passengers both day and night.

A commercial pilot certificate is earned when students complete a minimum of 40 hours of cross-country flight training and 15 hours in a complex, high performance airplane.   Pilots with a commercial pilot certificate will have completed a minimum of 190 total hours of flight training since their first flight.

With a multi-engine airplane rating, students have demonstrated proficiency in a twin-engine airplane. A pilot with this rating is licensed to fly an airplane with two or more engines.

Students have the opportunity to earn a certified flight instructor certificate upon completion of their commercial rating by passing a written and practical exam administered by the Federal Aviation Administration. As a certified flight instructor, pilots can train students in the operation of a single-engine airplane.

Students receiving a certified flight instructor instrumentrating have completed 15 additional hours of flight training beyond the certified instructor rating certificate. As a certified instrument flight instructor, pilots can train other pilots who desire to obtain an instrument rating.

To be certified as a multi-engine instructor, pilots must have 15 hours of twin-engine training, receive an endorsement from their flight instructor and pass a practical exam demonstrating their skills in this type of aircraft. A multi-engine instructor trains other pilots desiring a multi-engine rating.

Brian Zey, junior in professional pilot, Abilene, private pilot certificate; Michael Intfen, senior in professional pilot, Atchinson, commercial pilot certificate and multi-engine rating; Will Davis, junior in professional pilot, Baldwin City, instrument rating; Chase Krien, sophomore in professional pilot, Bird City, instrument rating; Michael Sekavec, junior in professional pilot, Brownell, commercial pilot certificate; Joseph Forsberg, sophomore in professional pilot, Burdick, private pilot certificate; Nathan Gorrell, senior in professional pilot, Centerville, multi-engine rating.

Clayton Maddux, senior in professional pilot, Deerfield, instrument rating; William Doty, sophomore in professional pilot, DeSoto, private pilot certificate; Brad Shirley, senior in professional pilot, Dodge City, commercial pilot certificate; Jesse Siler, senior in aviation maintenance and professional pilot, Dorrance, instrument rating; Andrew Oleen, sophomore in professional pilot, Dwight, private pilot certificate; Kole Johnson, senior in professional pilot, El Dorado, multi-engine rating; Cory Minear, freshman in professional pilot, Ellsworth, instrument rating; Thomas Kemp, junior in professional pilot, Emporia, commercial pilot certificate, certified flight instructor certificate and certified flight instructor instrument rating.

Daniel Melia, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating, and Michael Middleton, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating, both of Goodland; Carlos Rodriguez, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate, and Nicholas Torres, senior in professional pilot, certified flight instructor instrument rating, both of Halstead; Justin Robinson, senior in professional pilot, Harper, multi-engine rating; Scott Logan, junior in professional pilot, Hiawatha, instrument rating; Matthew Baker, junior in professional pilot, Humboldt, commercial pilot certificate; Kris Richardson, junior in professional pilot, instrument rating, and Brian Youngers, senior in professional pilot, certified flight instructor certificate, both of Hutchinson; Devin Geniesse, sophomore in business administration pre-professional, Independence, private pilot certificate.

From Greater Kansas City: Clayton Bennett, sophomore in professional pilot, Kansas City, Kan., private pilot certificate and instrument rating; Andrew Waterland, senior in professional pilot, Kansas City, Mo., commercial pilot certificate; Andrew McCaddin, May 2005 graduate in professional pilot, Lenexa, certified flight instructor instrument rating; George Kibubu, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate, Patrick Rinearson, senior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate, and Tyler Tenbrink, junior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate, all of Olathe; William Hull, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating, and Ryan Plate, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate, both of Overland Park; Ryan Wewers, junior in professional pilot, Prairie Village, private pilot certificate; Grant Franklin, May 2005 graduate in professional pilot, Shawnee, multi-engine instructor rating; and Ryan Toma, senior in professional pilot, Westwood, certified flight instructor instrument rating.

David Bailey, junior in professional pilot, Kechi, instrument rating; Dan Kozak, sophomore in professional pilot, Lansing, commercial pilot certificate; John Dahl, junior in professional pilot, Lawrence, commercial pilot certificate; Brandon Voorhees, senior in professional pilot, Leavenworth, commercial pilot certificate; Chris Laws, senior in professional pilot, Leoti, multi-engine rating; Chris Reynolds, senior in professional pilot, Manhattan, instrument rating; Chris Hannon, senior in professional pilot, Meriden, certified flight instructor certificate.

Thomas Goheen, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating, and Kevin Loomis, senior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate, both of Minneapolis; David Buss, senior in professional pilot, Osawatomie, commercial pilot certificate; Ryan Luft, junior in professional pilot, Paola, instrument rating; Max Unruh, senior in aviation maintenance and professional pilot, Peabody, commercial pilot certificate; Daniel Miller, sophomore in professional pilot, Pratt, private pilot certificate; Tidus Spencer, freshman, Quenemo, private pilot certificate.

From Salina: Adam Burchfield, junior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate; Eron Cunningham, May 2005 graduate in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate; Sean Deeds, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Samuel Finan, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating; Joey Herschbach, senior in professional pilot, certified flight instructor instrument rating; Glen Ryan Johnson, senior in professional pilot, instrument rating; Barrett Roessler, senior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate; Thomas Schultz, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; and Josh Stuchlik, senior in professional pilot, private pilot certificate.

Jacob Mitchem, sophomore in professional pilot, Sedgwick, commercial pilot certificate; Ian Hupp, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate, and Troy Leiker, senior in professional pilot, multi-engine rating, both of Topeka; Chad Ewertz, sophomore in professional pilot, Viola, private pilot certificate; Brandon Hempler, senior in professional pilot, Wamego, instrument rating; Scott Bryant, senior in professional pilot, Washington, certified flight instructor instrument rating; Brice Hultgren, May 2005 graduate in professional pilot, White City, multi-engine instructor rating.

From Wichita: Christopher Bower, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating; Brandon Lundy, freshman in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate; Scott Mans, junior in professional pilot, instrument rating; Robin Mikols, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating; Samuel Muhasky, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Lauren Richardson, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Brandon Rutherford, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate and instrument rating; Brett Sasine, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Jared Tibault, senior in professional pilot, certified flight instructor instrument rating; Willam Warren, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; and Jeff Wheeler, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating.

Darrin Smith, junior in professional pilot, Winfield, instrument rating.

From out of state: Yuki Narita, sophomore in professional pilot, Los Angeles, Calif., private pilot certificate; Ryan Courtney, junior in professional pilot, Centennial, Colo., commercial pilot certificate and certified flight instructor certificate; Levi Brown, senior in professional pilot, Colorado Springs, Colo. commercial pilot certificate; Micah Westblade, junior in professional pilot, Evergreen, Colo., commercial pilot certificate; Mark Delarm, freshman in professional pilot, Delmar, Iowa, private pilot certificate; Eric Meendering, senior in professional pilot, Hull, Iowa, commercial pilot certificate.

Derek Rogy, sophomore in professional pilot, Peoria, Ill., instrument rating; Bryan Dorsey, sophomore in professional pilot, Jacksonville, N.C., private pilot certificate; Adam Volcek, senior in professional pilot, North Platte, Neb., commercial pilot certificate; Clinton Augustin, junior in professional pilot, Osceola, Neb., instrument rating; Matthew Werth, freshman in professional pilot, Mason, Ohio, instrument rating; Kendal Brown, sophomore in professional pilot, Ponca City, Okla., instrument rating; William Badnaruk, freshman in professional pilot, Elverson, Penn., private pilot certificate.

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