Local officials and friends of the airport both past and present turned out in December 2019 to cut the ribbon on the newly-expanded north taxiway at Cullman Regional Airport ’ s Folsom Field . Doing the ribbon-cutting honors is airport manager Ben Harrison . Photo by Benjamin Bullard .
Wallace State ’ s Aviation / Flight Technology has welcomed two new instructors this semester , Gary Lowe and Terrell Stokes . Both are Wallace State graduates .
Lowe , who completed his training at Wallace State in 1990 , has both commercial and corporate aviation experience , recently retired from a long career with Delta Airlines . Before working for Delta , Lowe served as chief pilot for an engineering firm and in Guam for a commuter airline .
Stokes is a 2015 graduate of the program , transitioning from a part-time flight instructor role he ’ s maintained since 2018 .
Another goal for Mackentepe and the program is to launch aviation STEM ( Science , Technology , Engineering and Mathematics ) awareness into local high schools and pursue dual enrollment opportunities .
Wallace State ’ s Aviation / Flight Technology program offers associate degrees and special training in helicopter / airplane pilot training . Pilots trained at Wallace State learn how to fly airplanes and / or helicopters and are able to perform a wide variety of tasks , whether as a professional or recreational pilot .
The Aviation / Flight Technology program consists of flight and ground instruction , which will qualify students for various careers in the aviation industry . Once trained at Wallace State , pilots are required to attend recurrent training and simulator checks once or twice a year throughout their career .
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