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Lewis R.J. Archer
Assistant Professor & Contracts Academic Coordinator
Phone: (701) 777-6039
Email: larcher@aero.und.edu 
Educational Background
- B.S. Aeronautics (Commercial Aviation), University of North Dakota, 2011
- M.S. Aviation, University of North Dakota, 2017
Aeronautical Certifications
- Airline Transport Pilot – Airplane Multiengine Land; DHC-8
- Commercial Pilot – Airplane Single Engine Land
- Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft System
- Flight Instructor – Airplane Single and Multiengine; Instrument Airplane
Professional Experience
- 2017-Present: Assistant Professor, UND Department of Aviation
- 2014-2017: Lecturer, UND Department of Aviation
- 2014-2014: Standards Lead Flight Instructor, UND Flight Operations
- 2013-Present: Turbine Flight Instructor, UND Flight Operations
- 2013-Present: Stage Check Pilot, UND Flight Operations
- 2012-2013: First Officer, Piedmont Airlines (d/b/a US Airways Express)
- 2011-2012: Flight Instructor, UND Flight Operations
Courses Taught
- Aviation 102: Introduction to Aviation
- Aviation 222: IFR Regulations and Procedures
- Aviation 250: Human Factors
- Aviation 323: Aerodynamics
- Aviation 324: Aircraft Systems
- Aviation 325: Multi-Engine Systems and Procedures
- Aviation 399: VFR/IFR Technical Aviation Communications
- Aviation 415: Instrument Flight Instructor
- Aviation 708: Crew Resource Management
- Aviation 709: High Altitude Operations
- Aviation 710: King Air Systems and Procedures
Research
- Use of Rounded Base Turns in General Aviation Traffic Patterns (Master’s Thesis)
Service Involvement
- Aviation Safety Council
- Event Review Team
- FDM Gatekeeper
- ALPA ACE Faculty Advisor
Awards and Accomplishments
- UND Aerospace Flight Instructor of the Month, April 2013
