{"id":28140,"date":"2024-03-15T23:33:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28140"},"modified":"2024-03-15T23:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:33:53","slug":"pilots-complete-fly-north-dakota-airports-passport-program-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-dakota\/pilots-complete-fly-north-dakota-airports-passport-program-3\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Pilots Complete &#8220;Fly North Dakota Airports&#8221; Passport Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo above &#8211;  (Left to Right) Kyle Wanner \u2013 Director of the ND Aeronautics Commission, Nathan Sayler, Jim O\u2019 Day, Connie Hanson, Rodger Haugen. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple pilots were recently presented with awards for\nparticipating in the \u201cFly North Dakota Airports\u201d Passport Program. This program\nbegan in North Dakota in 2011 and it rewards pilots who fly to North Dakota\u2019s\npublicly owned airports, attend FAA safety seminars, and visit North Dakota\u2019s\naviation museums.&nbsp; This program promotes\nsafety, continuing education, and encourages pilots to practice approaches and\nlandings in many different environments. This program also offers an\nopportunity to promote and support North Dakota\u2019s airports and their community\nbusinesses and tourism opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There currently are three award levels within the North\nDakota passport program and the highest and most prestigious award level of\nGold is achieved by flying to all 89 ND public airports, visiting the Fargo and\nMinot Air Museums, and attending three FAA safety Seminars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gold award was achieved by five pilots during the past\nyear and these individuals received a leather flight jacket embroidered with\nthe North Dakota Flying Legacy logo. These pilots join the 98 others who have\ncompleted the passport program in previous years, making a grand total of 103\npilots who have achieved the gold award since the program\u2019s inception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a list of the individuals achieving the\ngold level in 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ray Brooks &#8211; Bismarck, ND<\/li><li>Connie Hanson &#8211; Devils Lake, ND<\/li><li>Rodger Haugen &#8211; Devils Lake, ND<\/li><li>Nathan Sayler &#8211; Valley City, ND<\/li><li>Jim O\u2019 Day &#8211; Fargo, ND<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards presentation occurred on March 3rd and was\nconducted in Robin Hall at the University of 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. The program is\nsponsored by the North Dakota Department of Commerce\u2019s Tourism Division in\npartnership with the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, the Airport Association\nof North Dakota, and the North Dakota Aviation Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo above &#8211; (Left to Right) Kyle Wanner \u2013 Director of the ND Aeronautics Commission, Nathan Sayler, Jim O\u2019 Day, Connie Hanson, Rodger Haugen. Multiple pilots were recently presented with awards for participating in the \u201cFly North Dakota Airports\u201d Passport Program. 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