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Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Contact: Joan Aschim, (541) 463-5591, aschimj@lanecc.edu
Source: Harvey Birdseye, director, flight technology and aviation maintenance programs, (541) 463-4302
For release January 20, 2005
FAA recognizes Lane for 250,000 hours of safe flight instruction
 Harvey Birdseye (left) accepts an award to Lane Community College for 250,000 hours of flight instruction without an injury, from Kieth Crimin of the FAA. |
EUGENE, OR – The Federal Aviation Administration has recognized Lane Community College for a quarter-million hours of flight instruction provided without injury since 1967.
Kieth Crimin, FAA Safety Program Manager from the Flight Standards District Office in Hillsboro, presented the safety award at the college’s Board of Education meeting January 12. Harvey Birdseye, director of Lane’s flight technology program, accepted.
Birdseye read from a letter from Congressman Peter DeFazio: “LCC has a long history of success with the aviation program, providing almost 300,000 hours of flight instruction. Program graduates serve worldwide. Given the program’s exemplary safety record, and my frequent flyer miles, it is comforting to know many LCC graduates are now flying for airlines at home and abroad … Aviation safety and professionalism are key to a vital industry, and [Lane] provides the exceptional training needed to secure a bright future for aviation.”
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