200 pilots to compete in landing contest at Grand Forks International Airport
July 28, 2012 at 1:30 am in Grand Forks Herald
An estimated 200 pilots will take a shot at winning $10,000 today as they compete to land on, or close to, a white line drawn on the runway at Grand Forks International Airport. Continue Reading
Most people do not realize but the winningest team at UND is not hockey, football, baseball, or soccer; it is the flight team. They have more national trophies than any other team on campus: by a wide margin.
Contests such as this are part of the yearly competition these pilots participate in. They are a lot of fun to watch, and as the article says, it is much more difficulty than it seems.
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Absolute ‘ditto’ FN; it is difficult. I’ve been a lowly private pilot for many years (3700+ hrs). These events are fun and UND has the best aviation program in the world.
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that must be why the chinese air force does their training at UND
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