Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006

K-STATE AT SALINA STUDENTS ACHIEVE PILOT AND FLIGHT RATINGS

SALINA - Kansas State University at Salina administrators have announced student pilot achievements for the fall 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 instrument rating 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.

Dustin Larson, sophomore in business administration, Abilene, instrument rating; Nicholas Perkins, senior in professional pilot, multi-engine rating, and Steven Ralston, junior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate, both of Andover; Jeremy Plymell, freshman in professional pilot, Assaria, private pilot certificate; Michael Intfen, senior in professional pilot, Atchison, certified flight instructor instrument rating; Daniel Leebrick, August 2005 graduate in professional pilot, Atwood, multi-engine instructor rating; Jessica Linderholm, freshman in professional pilot, Augusta, private pilot certificate; Chase Krien, junior in professional pilot, Bird City, commercial pilot certificate; Michael Sekavec, senior in professional pilot, Brownell, multi-engine rating.

Monica Chester Riggs, senior in professional pilot, Chanute, commercial pilot certificate; Eric Runner, senior in professional pilot, Colwich, multi-engine rating; Justin Morgan, senior in professional pilot, Emporia, multi-engine instructor rating; Josh Berry, senior in professional pilot, Fulton, instrument rating; Courtney Worden, senior in professional pilot, Galva, commercial pilot certificate; Scott Logan, junior in professional pilot, Hiawatha, commercial pilot certificate; Mark Crawford, freshman in professional pilot, Hugoton, private pilot certificate.

From Hutchinson: Scott Kitch, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; David Little, sophomore in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate and multi-engine rating; Justin Schneider, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Matthew Werth, sophomore in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate; and Brian Youngers, May 2005 graduate in professional pilot, multi-engine rating.

David Briggeman, junior in professional pilot, Iuka, private pilot certificate; David Bailey, senior in professional pilot, Kechi, commercial pilot certificate and multi-engine rating; Austin Rohlman, freshman in professional pilot, Kingman, private pilot certificate; Dan Kozak, sophomore in professional pilot, Lansing, multi-engine rating; Jason Farwell, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate and Brandon Voorhees, senior in professional pilot, certified flight instructor instrument rating, both of Leavenworth; Michael Pohorecki, freshman in professional pilot, Liberal, private pilot certificate; Jered Hamel, senior in professional pilot, McPherson, multi-engine rating; Kevin Loomis, senior in professional pilot, Minneapolis, certified flight instructor certificate.

Ethan Barrett, freshman in professional pilot, Neodesha, private pilot certificate; Andrew Harder, freshman in professional pilot, Newton, instrument rating; Kevin Keeney, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate, and George Kibubu, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating, both of Olathe; Andrew Lee, freshman in professional pilot, Ozawkie, private pilot certificate; Tidus Spencer, sophomore in professional pilot, Quenemo, instrument rating.

From Salina: Chris Britton, senior in professional pilot, instrument rating; Ryan Courtney, senior in professional pilot, multi-engine rating; Eron Cunningham, senior in professional pilot, certified flight instructor certificate; Justin McKnight, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Jason Mengoni, junior in professional pilot, instrument rating; Brendan Merrigan, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Jarad Roach, senior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate; Barrett Roessler, senior in professional pilot, certified flight instructor certificate; and Coby Tenpenny, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate.

Lexie Bellamy, sophomore in applied business, Sharon Springs, private pilot certificate; Ian Hupp, freshman in professional pilot, Topeka, instrument rating; Jeremy Mosier, junior in professional pilot, Towanda, instrument rating; Benjamin Woodruff, freshman in professional pilot, Wamego, private pilot certificate; and Scott Bryant, senior in professional pilot, Washington, multi-engine rating.

From Wichita: Devin Catt, freshman in professional pilot, instrument rating; Daniel Cauly, master’s student in psychology, commercial pilot certificate; Patricia Erker, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Tim Fidler, sophomore in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Brandon Lundy, sophomore in professional pilot, multi-engine rating and certified flight instructor certificate; Kyle Peterson, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; Craig Robinson, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating; Matthew Roof, freshman in professional pilot, private pilot certificate; William Warren, sophomore in professional pilot, instrument rating; and Dustin Wehlmann, senior in professional pilot, commercial pilot certificate.

Evie Ross, senior in professional pilot, Winfield, multi-engine instructor rating.

From out of state: Edward House, senior in professional pilot, Batesville, Ark., multi-engine rating; John Peake, senior in professional pilot, Glendale, Ariz., commercial pilot certificate; Yuki Narita, senior in professional pilot, Los Angeles, Calif., Jennifer Peasley, senior in professional pilot, Littleton, Colo., multi-engine instructor rating; and Janelle Baron, freshman in professional pilot, Monument, Colo., instrument rating.

Eric Meendering, senior in professional pilot, Hull, Iowa, certified flight instructor; Jeremy Zenor, junior in professional pilot, Underwood, Iowa, commercial pilot certificate; Desmond Calloway, sophomore in professional pilot, Minneapolis, Minn., private pilot certificate; Ross Niedbalski, junior in professional pilot, Columbus, Neb., commercial pilot certificate; Brian Schroeder, senior in professional pilot, Gretna, Neb., Chris Platt, freshman in professional pilot, Gardnerville, Nev., private pilot certificate; and Brendan Haiduk, senior in professional pilot, White Deer, Texas, certified flight instructor instrument rating and multi-engine rating.

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