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Flight Training Info for New Students

Checklist

We've created a comprehensive checklist to help you stay on track. It breaks down what you need to do before you arrive on campus, as well as what you need to bring with you when you go to the airport for the first time. View it below or download for later.

Preflight Checklist

Complete the following steps on your own before the semester begins. Information on each step can be found on the New Students section of this website.

  • Obtain an FAA Medical Certificate
  • Create an IACRA Account, and submit an application for a Student Pilot Certificate
  • Create an account in AIMS and enter your contact information
  • Deposit money for flight training into your Aviation Flight Account
  • Start TSA AFSP application and schedule English evaluation (non-US citizens only)
  • Print out and complete the UND Ramp Badge application

Start Checklist

Bring the following items when you come to the airport to complete your TSA approval to train and meet with your flight instructor:

  • FAA Medical Certificate
  • Passport or Birth Certificate (original with raised seal)
  • Valid Driver's License or Government-Issued Photo ID
  • IACRA FTN, username, and password
  • Completed Ramp Badge Application
  • Logbook (can be purchased from Publications if you do not have one)

Airport Bookstore

The Airport Bookstore is located in the main dispatch building, and carries a variety of aviation supplies, including the required charts and documents needed for flight training. All purchases at the Airport Bookstore will be billed to your aviation flight account.

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm

More Info

Medical Requirements

Medical Requirements

View information on FAA Medical Certificates

Student Pilot Certificate

Student Pilot Certificate

View guidance on how to apply for an FAA Student Pilot Certificate

AIMS

AIMS

Learn about the AIMS software used for flight training at UND, and how to create an account

Flight Account

Flight Account

Learn how to deposit money for flight training into your Aviation Flight Account

TSA Approval to Conduct Flight Training

FAA Enrollment and TSA Approval to Conduct Flight Training

Find out what you need to do to obtain approval to start flight training from the Transportation Security Administration

Ramp Badge

Ramp Badge

Find out how to apply for a ramp badge that grants you access to the UND flight line

Contact Information

For questions regarding AVIT 101, 102, or 112 flight training

Aaron Fettig
Assistant Chief Flight Instructor - Private Pilot
  • aaron.fettig.2@und.edu
  • 701.777.7903

For questions regarding the AVIT 102 academic class

Lewis Archer
Assistant Professor - Assistant Chair of Flight Academics
  • lewis.archer@und.edu
  • 701.777.6039

For general questions about airplane flight training

Jeremy Roesler
Chief Flight Instructor - Airplane
  • jeremy.roesler@und.edu
  • 701.777.7941

For questions about helicopter flight training

Wes Van Dell
Chief Flight Instructor - Helicopter
  • wesley.van.dell@und.edu
  • 701.777.7982

For questions about ramp badges

Mark Hanson
Airport Ramp Badge Liaison
  • mark.hanson@und.edu
  • 701.777.7812

For questions about TSA approval to train, or the TSA AFSP

Diane Thureen
Flight Records Manager - TSA Clearance Liaison
  • diane.thureen@und.edu
  • 701.777.7896

For questions about financial aid, or the aviation flight account

Elaine Erickson
Financial Aid
  • elaine.erickson@und.edu
  • 701.777.4794 or 701.777.3121
Flight Account Questions
 
  • flight.accounts@aero.und.edu
  • 701.777.2791 - Option 2
Department of Aviation
4251 University Ave Stop 9036
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9036
P 701.777.4934
flyund@aero.und.edu
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