{"id":25156,"date":"2023-03-20T20:10:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=25156"},"modified":"2023-03-20T20:10:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:10:40","slug":"pilots-complete-fly-north-dakota-airports-passport-program-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-dakota\/pilots-complete-fly-north-dakota-airports-passport-program-2\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Pilots Complete \u201cFly North Dakota Airports\u201d Passport Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier this month seven pilots were presented with awards\nfor participating in the \u201cFly North Dakota Airports\u201d Passport Program. The\npassport program presents awards to pilots for flying to airports in the state\nas well as attending FAA Safety Seminars and visiting the two North Dakota Air\nMuseums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Passport-Awards-Gold-Level-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25157\" width=\"318\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Passport-Awards-Gold-Level-edit.jpg 550w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Passport-Awards-Gold-Level-edit-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><figcaption><em>From left are Justin Weninger \u2013 ND Aviation Association, Jon Solberg, Dan O\u2019Day, Preston Page, Steve Larson, and Kyle Wanner &#8211; ND Aeronautics Commission. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The prestigious gold award level was achieved by six pilots\nduring 2022. These pilots received a leather flight jacket embroidered with the\nNorth Dakota Flying Legacy logo in addition to a polo shirt for the bronze\naward and a flight bag for the silver award. This prestigious accomplishment is\nachieved when visiting all 89 public use airports in North Dakota, visiting\nboth air museums and attending at least 3 FAA Safety seminars. These pilots\njoin the ninety-one others who have completed the passport program in previous\nyears, making a total of Ninety-Seven total pilots who have achieved the gold\naward level to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a list of the individuals achieving the\ngold level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kai Engstroem- Bismarck, ND<\/li><li>Jon Solberg \u2013 Bismarck, ND<\/li><li>Steve Larson \u2013 Burlington, ND<\/li><li>Dan O\u2019day \u2013 Moorhead, MN<\/li><li>Preston Page \u2013 Bismarck, ND<\/li><li>Monica Puetz \u2013 Wyndmere, ND<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Passport-Awards-Platinum-Level-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25158\" width=\"245\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Passport-Awards-Platinum-Level-edit.jpg 394w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Passport-Awards-Platinum-Level-edit-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><figcaption><em> From left are Justin Weninger \u2013 ND Aviation Association, Allan Goerger, and Kyle Wanner &#8211; ND Aeronautics Commission. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the Gold award winners, one pilot completed\nthe Passport program a second time, achieving the Platinum award level. The\nPlatinum award level rewards the pilot with a silk scarf. This is the first\npilot to achieve the Platinum level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The individual achieving the Platinum level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Allan Goerger \u2013 Barney, ND<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards presentation was conducted at the Basin Electric\nHangar at the Bismarck Airport in Bismarck, North Dakota, in conjunction with\nthe North Dakota Aviation Association, Fly-ND Conference. Presenting the awards\nwere Kyle Wanner, Executive Director and Mike McHugh, Aviation Education\nCoordinator of the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission and Justin Weninger of\nthe North Dakota Aviation Association. The program is sponsored by the North\nDakota Department of Commerce\u2019s Tourism Division in partnership with the\nAeronautics Commission, the Airport Association of North Dakota, and the North\nDakota Aviation Association. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more stories and information about the passport program,\nplease visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/aero.nd.gov\/education-programs\/passport-program\/\">https:\/\/aero.nd.gov\/education-programs\/passport-program\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month seven pilots were presented with awards for participating in the \u201cFly North Dakota Airports\u201d Passport Program. The passport program presents awards to pilots for flying to airports in the state as well as attending FAA Safety Seminars and visiting the two North Dakota Air Museums. The prestigious gold award level was achieved [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-dakota"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25159,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25156\/revisions\/25159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}