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Collection: FND003 - SHSND Foundation - Aviation Hall of Fame
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 00001
Title: Fred Adams
Date: 2016
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Summary: Fred Adams was born in Pierre, South Dakota in 1950. His extended family included an uncle, Jerry Snedigar, who owned and operated a flying service in Rapid City. He began working during the summer of 1969 as an aircraft fueler while he was completing his college degree. Fred soloed for the first time on May 10, 1970, and three years later earned his Commercial Pilot Certificate with Single and Multiengine Land Rating, Instrument Airplane rating, and his FAA Flight Instructor Certification. Fred started his flying career as an air mail pilot in the summer of 1973 and earned his FAA Air Transport Pilot Certificate on May 1, 1974. Fred was designated by the FAA as a Pilot Examiner in 1979 while in South Dakota and again in 1981 when he moved to Bismarck. Fred was hired by Executive Air Taxi in 1981 with a primary duty to pilot a King Air under contract for Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Four years later he left Executive Air Taxi and was hired by TWA. The Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC) began its own business aviation flight department in May 1986, and Fred was hired to be their first Chief Pilot. While at Basin, Fred started a World Class paid flight internship, with the help of Dean John Odegard and Ken Polovitz from the University of North Dakota, along with support from Basin Electric’s senior management. Fred has been associated with the North Dakota Aviation Council for over 23 years, during which time he held multiple leadership and committee positions. Fred’s leadership was also instrumental in the formation of the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame. Fred has flown over 23,450 accident free hours. During the ten years he was an FAA Pilot Examiner, he gave over 600 flight examinations and over 100 FAA Part 135 check rides as a Check Airman. Fred has also been an integral part of National Business Aviation Association’s Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program. He was on the CAM Board of Governors for nine years and was in the first group to sit for the nationally accredited certification examination in 2003. Fred is also a recipient of the Silk Scarf Award from the National Business Aviation Association. Fred has also been associated with collegiate aviation accreditation since 2006, and is on the Board of Trustees for the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI). In 2014 Fred received the Richard W. Taylor Industry Award which is provided to those who work to advance quality aviation education worldwide through accreditation and leadership. Within his community, Fred has been involved in his church as a church elder and treasurer for over two decades. He also coached soccer when his sons were in school.
Red ID: FND_I_77350 Image ID: 509171 Image Notes: 10950-00003-00001

Collection: FND003 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - Aviation Hall of Fame
Date:

Summary: The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame honors those in North Dakota aviation who brought exceptional recognition to themselves during their aviation careers. A 12-member committee of the North Dakota Aviation Council judges the merits of nominees based on: - Major achievements in aviation in North Dakota - - Significant contributions to the development of others in aviation in North Dakota - - Special service to the State of North Dakota in aviation activities - - Activities that bring credit to North Dakota aviation either nationally or internationally - - Significant contributions to the local community or the state of North Dakota that are not related to aviation (service clubs, church related, political action, etc.) -

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