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Terry Gibbs learned to fly for fun, launching career in aviation

December 21, 2018 by admin

Terry Gibbs, director of UNK’s aviation program, has been a licensed pilot for nearly 40 years. The former electrical engineer started an aviation training and charter business with a co-worker in Arizona before joining UNK in 1992. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Terry Gibbs remembers the moment like it was yesterday. He was sitting in a room with his parents and cousin, a recruiter for the U.S. Air Force. Gibbs had a pen in his hand and the enlistment papers in front of him when he paused to think. “If I join the Air Force, I’ll probably never go to college. But if I go to college and don’t like it, I can always join the Air Force.” “It was one of those proverbial fork-in-the-road … [Read more...] about Terry Gibbs learned to fly for fun, launching career in aviation

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Airplane, Aviation, Terry Gibbs, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

21 Things Only UNK LOPERS Understand

January 30, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

1. It’s instinct. You 'Throw a Lope' when someone takes a picture of you. Mom and dad, brother and sis know how to 'Throw a Lope,' too. 2. You’re trying to beat the world record for fastest walk from Copeland Hall to West Center. That’s 8 minutes and 47 seconds. Walking in the snow: 26 minutes and 32 seconds.3. It’s CAR-nee. Say it together friends: CAR-nee. Not KEER-nee or CURR-nee. 4. Sing along: "K-E-A…R-N-E, K-E-A…R-N-E, K-E-A…R-N-E"… “ ? " That’ll be stuck in your … [Read more...] about 21 Things Only UNK LOPERS Understand

Filed Under: News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Academic and Career Services, Airplane, Beat Hays, Bell Tower, Blue Gold Showcase, CAR-Nee, concert, Copeland, Homecoming, Ke$ha, Lip Sync, LoperLegacy, Planetarium, Squirrel, Throw the Lope

Kearney aviation enthusiasts donate plane engine to UNK

January 20, 2017 by admin

KEARNEY – An engine that ran a pilot training plane nearly a decade ago is helping University of Nebraska at Kearney aviation students by giving them hands-on learning opportunities. The aircraft engine – which needed overhauling in order to run again – was stripped down, modified and donated to the Aviation Systems Management Program by the Kearney-area aviation community to enhance student learning. “Most of what we learn is in a visual sense, but we didn’t have that … [Read more...] about Kearney aviation enthusiasts donate plane engine to UNK

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Airplane, Airport, Avation, Clyde Mickelsen, Doug Windhorst, Gary Forbess, Midway Aviation, Pilot, Plane engine, Terry Gibbs

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