John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

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UND 2016 Air Race Classic Team – Frozen Force

The UND 2016 Air Race Classic Team, Frozen Force, departed this morning for Prescott, AZ where the race will begin on Tuesday June 21, 2016. To follow their journey, tune in to the following sites:  

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/UNDAirRaceClassicTeam  

There is also more information about the team on their Blog:

http://undairracers.wix.com/undairraceclassic  

The team is #8 for the race, you will be able to follow live trackers throughout the race next week:

http://www.airraceclassic.org/follow-the-race.htm  

Special thank you to Line and Maintenance for helping get the airplane ready to go. Dispatch for coordinating schedules. Safety for ensuring that all appropriate paperwork was completed. Fred Remer and his team of Atmospheric Science forecasters for ensuring the best tail winds.  Erin Schoenrock for coaching and advising the team. Although there are just three pilots in the plane, this is truly a group effort in making the team a success!  

The race goes from Prescott, AZ to Daytona Beach, FL June 21-24, 2016.