Piper Aircraft, Inc. will complete delivery of UND’s trainer order for 2017 this month (August). The order received from the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences for 2017 is for a total of 20 aircraft including 16 Archer TXs and 4 Seminoles which completed delivery earlier this month. The 2017 order is part of an eight year fleet replacement contract that was signed in April of 2016 for a total of 80 Archer TXs and 20 Piper Seminoles. Since the signing of the contract, UND has taken delivery of 32 Piper trainers – 24 Archers and 8 Seminoles.
“Piper Aircraft is proud to continue to partner with the University of North Dakota in producing world-class professional pilots.” said Simon Caldecott, President and CEO of Piper Aircraft. “The progressive pilot training curriculum offered by UND combined with the advanced Piper training aircraft are ideally crafted to meet the airline industry’s growing demand for well-trained pilots with exceptional aviation skills.”
“The Piper trainers that we are adding to our fleet are equipped with state-of-the-art Garmin G1000 NXi avionics, which offer faster processing power, wireless cockpit connectivity, and a variety of other features that help improve situational awareness and make learning in the cockpit more efficient.” said Paul Lindseth, Dean of the Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota.
