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In the Spotlight
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Tim Rogers, A.A.E. presents former airport
management intern, Kristin Scheele with the Executive Director's Coin of
Excellence for her outstanding design work. Scheele was instrumental in
the development of multiple design projects including the creation of the
XD's coin.
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Tower Updates
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- We enjoyed watching the P-51
Mustang and a Navy Bearcat at the airport in August.
- John Calvin, controller from Johnson
County Executive Tower (OJC), has helped us out for 3 weeks
this month. He is a former controller at SLN and knows the
airport and local area. He tells us he enjoys working at a
"real nice, large airport" like SLN.
- Congratulations to the KSU flight team
for their showing at the National SAFECON in Ohio.
- I enjoyed meeting with the KSU
instructor pilots this month. We are looking forward to
beginning the new semester in September and working with all the new
students and instructors.
Thank You,
Bruce M. Boyle
Manager, KSLN FCT
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On the Flightline
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The
3-1 Aviation Headquarters Battalion conducts forward arming and refueling
point training at the Salina Airport.
As
America's Fuel Stop, the Salina Airport Authority is proud to support the
fighting men and women of the U.S. and Allied Forces.
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SeaPort Airlines
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At comparable prices, if you could cut your travel
time in half, and not have the general hassles of the full airport
experience, wouldn't you do it? Hassle free, convenient, affordable, and
most importantly-FAST. This is a new option in business and leisure
travel.
SeaPort offers daily scheduled flights in the
Northwest and Mid-South like the old airlines, but with a notable absence
of what makes flying today slow and miserable. How?
- No TSA hassles at any of our locations.
- Affordable fares.
- Our own private terminals.
- Arrive 15 minutes before your flight,
even with check-in bags.
- Free airport parking. (Mandatory Valet
in Portland)
- Complimentary shuttle service to and
from the main terminal in Portland, Memphis & Kansas City.
Commercial air travel in today's climate is
difficult at best. The airports are becoming more crowded, have longer
lines and with the tighter budgets, speed and convenience seem like a
thing of the past. Until now.
The way travel was meant to be, with all the
conveniences of private air travel, but without the big price tag. Isn't
it about time?
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Melissa McCoy
Public Affairs & Communications
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From the XD's
desk:
Salina Airport
fire station construction is set to begin
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Contract documents for the Salina Airport's new
aircraft rescue and firefighting station have been signed and
construction is set to begin by mid-October. The Salina Airport's new
10,000-square-foot, $2.5 million fire station will serve aircraft
owners and pilots for decades to come. Airport and City of Salina
firefighters will operate from a state of the art facility and offer
vastly improved fire service to airport users.
The new fire station would not be possible without
the contributions of numerous firefighters who have supported both
military and civilian aircraft operations since the airport's WWII
days. Firefighters who have protected the airport over the years have
worked out of less than ideal facilities. The new fire station will be
at the best possible airport location for quick responses and provide
firefighters with much needed training space.
Once completed the new Salina ARFF station will be
dedicated to the efforts of the firefighters who have provided for the
safe operation of aircraft at the Salina Airport, Smoky Hill Army Air
Base and former Schilling AFB. There has been the presence of aircraft
firefighters at the Salina Airport and its military base predecessors
since 1942. Seventy years later a truly modern and efficient fire station
will house today's firefighters who carry on the tradition of service
to pilots and their passengers.
Tim Rogers, A.A.E.
Executive Director
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SAA Board accepts $1.98M grant for new ARFF station
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The
Salina Airport Authority is one important step closer to breaking
ground for a new $2.5 million aircraft rescue and firefighting station
after a special board meeting held today at the M. J. Kennedy Air
Terminal building.
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David
"Gunner" Wiles, manager of operations examines a full- size
layout of the airport fire station.
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The
board accepted a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement
Program grant of $1,982,364 which will enable the Airport Authority to
proceed with the construction of the new fire station. The
Airport Authority's share of the project is $500,032.
A
bid opening was held August 25 with three qualifying general
contractors submitting bids. Bidders were as follows: Kansas
City, Mo. firm McKinsie Construction with a bid of $2,749,929; Wichita
firm Snodgrass and Sons with a bid of $2,523,107; and Kansas City, Kan.
firm Miller-Stauch Construction with a bid of $2,366,000. Other
components of the project bring the total development costs to $2.5
million include engineering, construction observation and facility
equipment.
The
board of directors voted to authorize Executive Director Tim Rogers,
A.A.E. to sign a $2,366,000 construction contract with Miller-Stauch
Construction's and all project-related documents. Construction is
expected to begin in October.
This
state of the art 10,000-square-foot airport fire station will increase
safety and enable Salina's aircraft rescue and firefighters to better
serve the airport users and Salina community for decades to come.
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered
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Executive Director Tim Rogers, A.A.E. signs the
contract to officially begin construction of a new state of the art
aircraft rescue and firefighting station.
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FARP operations held at SLN
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Soldiers from Fort Riley's Combat
Aviation Brigade held a forward arming and refueling point operation at
Salina Municipal Airport to aid in training exercises at the Smoky Hill
Air National Guard Weapons Range during September.
A FARP is a
temporary location organized, equipped and deployed that is normally
located closer to the area of operation than the aviation unit's combat
service area to support tactical combat operations.
"We perform FARP operations to
train and prepare for deployments," said Capt. Pete Gerboth.
"When deployed, our E Company and support battalion operate FARPs
which are one of our few means of refueling. Besides the actual
refueling of the aircraft, the training involved setting up and tearing
down a FARP, as well as establishing a Jump FARP, which simulates
moving the FARP after being engaged by hostile forces. Our E Company
also trained on reacting to indirect fire, evaluating the casualties,
calling in our MEDEVAC and actually flying out the 'injured' soldier
back to Ft. Riley."
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on...
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Tablet computer reaching new heights at K-State Salina
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The use of tablet computers is taking
off at Kansas State University Salina, with aviation students and
faculty using them to keep up with the aviation industry in the
classroom and the cockpit.
"Our
first-year students are using iPads in the Intro to Aviation class and
ground school," said Tom Karcz, assistant professor of aviation.
"Usage is starting to expand through the entire program as our
certified flight instructors also use them, and other students
 have
seen the benefits."
Students in
Intro to Aviation take all of their quizzes and tests using the iPad,
said Eric Shappee, associate professor of aviation and the class
instructor.
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Kansas Technical Rescue Conference held in Salina
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Search and
rescue professionals from across the state met in Salina Sept. 29-Oct.
1 for the 4th Annual Kansas Technical Rescue Conference, sponsored by
the Kansas Search and Rescue Working Group, Kansas Division of
Emergency Management, Adjutant General's Department, Great Plains Joint
Regional Training Center, Crisis City and Kansas Fire and Rescue
Training Institute.
This is one
of only a few times that all seven disaster regions within Kansas can
collectively train together to the same standards. The turnout is
expected to be approximately 175 participants.
The
three-day conference began with a half-day session in Building 365 at
the Kansas Regional Training Institute, 2930 Scanlan Ave., Salina.
Keynote  speaker for the opening session
on Sept. 29 was Ari Vidali, CEO, Envisage Technologies and founder
of The Readiness Network USA. Presentations included "United We
Stand: Is This America's Golden Hour," presented by Vidali,
"Alabama Tornado Outbreak," presented by first responders and
"Pervasive Readiness: Pipedream or Possible? A Practical Approach
to Implementing Public Safety Ecosystems," by Vidali.
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The zombies are
coming! Are you prepared?
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Envision
this: Hordes of walking corpses roaming the landscape with only one
goal - to kill and devour the living.
It
is, of course, a nightmare scenario straight out of a Hollywood movie,
but what if it were real? Would you be prepared?
With
tongue firmly planted in cheek, that is the question posed by the
Kansas Division of Emergency Management during October's Zombie
Preparedness Month, part of a national campaign to encourage the public
to take an all-hazards approach to preparing themselves for tornadoes,
floods, fires, hurricanes, terrorist attacks and other disasters -
including zombie attacks.
"If you are prepared
for a zombie attack, you are prepared for anything," said Devan
Tucking-Strickler, KDEM Human Services officer. "No matter what
the disaster, the preparations are the same: make an emergency kit that
will allow you and your family to survive for a minimum of three days
until help can arrive, devise a home emergency plan and practice it so
that everyone knows what to do if a disaster strikes - even zombies
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Good for
escaping zombies or a gas shortage:
K-State student
building electric vehicle
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 In the event of a zombie apocalypse, Kenny Ham will be
outrunning the zombies -- but it remains to be seen whether his vehicle
of choice will be a boat or an all-terrain vehicle that doubles as a
street-legal car. Either way, both vehicles run on electric power and
solar energy. That means Ham won't be relying on gas, which he says
will be a commodity that will not exist in the event of an apocalypse.
Ham,
a senior in mechanical engineering technology at Kansas State
University Salina, and his brother, Michael, a physicist in computer
vision research at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, design
electric vehicles. Their latest project is the ApocalypsEV, an electric
vehicle built with a zombie apocalypse in mind. Should the apocalypse
not come to fruition, the vehicle could still prove useful as a
prototype for future electric cars that are cheaper and use solar power
more efficiently.
"We
want to build an electric vehicle that everyone can afford," said
Ham, who is from Lubbock, Texas. "Our ultimate goal is to reduce
oil usage by providing a safe, roadworthy vehicle that could be used
for short commutes, running errands, off-road fun, or surviving a
zombie apocalypse. The ApocalypsEV is like the Model T of electric
vehicles: It's cheap, basic and affordable."
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K-State Avionics
student earns GROL from the FCC
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Michael
Hetchler, senior in aviation maintenance, Oxford, Mich., earned his
General Radiotelephone Operator License from the Federal Communications
Commission. He is the first student to do so in recent history.
"The
avionics industry can require an avionics license before hiring. This
can be the older FCC, which is still required by a lot of industry, or
the newer National Center for Aerospace & Transportation
Technologies' Aircraft Electronics Technician license," said
Raylene Alexander, assistant professor of avionics.
Hetchler
decided to earn both.
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Quality assured:
Two K-State engineering technology programs earn renewed accreditation
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 Two Kansas State University Salina engineering
technology programs have earned renewed accreditation from the
Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of
Engineering and Technology.
K-State
Salina's electronic and computer technology program and the mechanical
engineering technology program are reaccredited in the Next General
Review category, which is the best possible outcome for any
accreditation visit conducted by ABET, according to Saeed Khan,
engineering technology department head.
The
accreditation process analyzes every aspect of a program, including
faculty quality, teaching resources and technology, facilities,
academic curricula, connections with industry and the community, and
student services.
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Salina MAC is
'Joining Forces'
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One
percent of Americans may be fighting our wars, but we need 100 percent
of Americans to be supporting our troops and their families. Mrs.
Obama and Dr. Biden are asking Americans to get involved any way they
can.
The MAC has pledged 100 service hours to Operation Honor Cards in honor
of the military, their families and Veterans. We are encouraging
the community to also participate by sending a message of thanks,
sharing your story of support, pledging service hours, or starting your
own volunteer project.
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Lift
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Pilot: Tower, please call me a fuel truck
Tower: Roger, you are a fuel truck.
Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at
10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches"
Tower: Aircraft in holding pattern, say fuelstate?
Aircraft: Fuelstate
Tower: Say again?
Aircraft: Again....
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