On November 21, 2021, NCAT held a day camp at the Grand Forks Air Force Base for students in grades 5-8 to introduce them to drones and career pathways for working in the drone industry. 14 students from GFAFB schools and the local community attended the camp and had access to not only fly drones, …
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Post-secondary instructors are invited to apply for a mini-grant for supplemental funding to start or enhance an existing service learning project. Awards are up to $3,000 Apply by January 14, 2022 Period to complete project: February – April By submitting an application you agree to participate in peer review of three other applications. Your applications …
Northland Aviation Student Nick Zingraf Found Himself Searching for a New Career with Sky-High Possibilities You wouldn’t think that leaving the glitz and glam of Hollywood for a potential career in aviation would be considered upward mobility. But, for second-year Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) student Nick Zingraf, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime to find his ideal …
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Tell us about yourself and your backgroundPeople always ask me about my name, Buffy. I was named after the singer Buffy Sainte Marie. If you haven’t heard of her, she is a fold singer, popular in the 60s. My parents wanted me to have a “revolutionary name.” People usually think it is a nickname, but …
Tell us about yourself and your backgroundOne of my favorite quotes is by Arnold Edinborough, “Curiosity is the very basis of education, and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say the cat died nobly.” This kind of sums up my outlook on both education and life, and it also adds a …
Tell us about yourself and your backgroundI am an Inclusive Flight Advocate and USAF veteran from Waynesboro, My name is Caleb Dyrud and I’ve lived in the Thief River Falls, Minnesota area all my life. My family moved to the area so my dad could teach Aircraft Maintenance at Northland Community & Technical College. Growing …
Tell us about yourself and your backgroundI am an Inclusive Flight Advocate and USAF veteran from Waynesboro, Virginia. After suffering a catastrophic spinal cord injury in 2016, I have devoted my time in educating and training individuals of all “Abilities” in assistive technology, vocational skills, and adapted sUAS operations. I am paralyzed from the chest …
Produced by UAS Magazine, UAS Summit will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the unmanned aircraft systems industry. Grand Forks, ND – (10/8/21) – The 15th Annual UAS Summit & Expo and Expo, the upper Midwest’s premier unmanned aircraft systems event produced by UAS Magazine, is set to begin this week. Taking place October 13-14, …
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Tyler Backman attended Northland Community and Technical College and was one of the first students to be enrolled in the Unmanned Aerial Systems Maintenance Certificate program, graduating in 2012. When asked about his experience at Northland in the UAS program, Tyler said, “The UAS program provided me with the knowledge and training needed to understand …
As a part of NCAT’s “What’s Your Story” initiative, we would like to introduce Rob Corbett, Career Programs and Business Development Director for Drone Forward Inc and Adaptive sUAS Advisor for Wounded Eagle UAS, Flight Crowd. Rob is an Inclusive Flight Advocate and USAF Veteran from Waynesboro, Virginia. After suffering a catastrophic spinal cord injury …
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