Flight instructors selected for K-State at Salina

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Editor's note: Chris Hannon, Meriden, is a 2001 graduate of Riley County High School.

Thursday, September 22, 2005

FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS SELECTED FOR K-STATE AT SALINA

SALINA -- Kansas State University at Salina has 12 new flight instructors for the 2005-06 school year. The new instructors, along with current staff and faculty, are responsible for the training of incoming flight students in both ground and flight instruction.

The new flight instructors were selected from a pool of applicants. To be considered for the job, applicants had to be Federal Aviation Administration-certified flight instructors and had to have previously earned their certified flight instructor certificate. Applicants also were required to attend standardization training for two days, during which personal interviews were conducted.

New K-State at Salina flight instructors are:

Nick Perkins, senior in professional pilot, Andover; Eric Runner, senior in professional pilot, Colwich; Thomas Kemp, junior in professional pilot, Emporia; Scott Titus, senior in professional pilot, Lenexa; Jered Hamel, senior in professional pilot, McPherson; and Chris Hannon, senior in mechanical engineering technology and May 2005 graduate in professional pilot, Meriden; and Omar Aquino and John Evans, both seniors in professional pilot and both of Salina.

From Colorado -- Ryan Courtney, junior in professional pilot, Centennial; and Micah Westblade, junior in professional pilot, Evergreen.

From Texas -- Brendan Haiduk, senior in professional pilot, White Deer.