Middle Tennessee State University senior Collin McDonald of Carthage, Tennessee, left Murfreesboro May 19 to begin a monthlong adventure that eventually will take him on a cross-country journey that follows that of aviation pioneer Cal Rodgers more than 100 years ago.
McDonald, 22, who is a 4.0 student majoring in aerospace maintenance management and an Honors College Buchanan Fellow, plans to take 30 days to complete the flight he is calling “Vin Fiz2” because Rodgers’ plane was called The Vin Fiz after a grape soft drink. McDonald anticipates at least 100 stops along the way. Here’s a recap of his deaprture:
He has flown a family-owned, four-seat airplane 6,600 miles. He has touched and been touched by the past, present and future of aviation. MTSU senior Collin McDonald flew to Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, where Orville and Wilbur Wright’s plane took flight in 1903. He toured aviation…
An MTSU student’s attempt to replicate a pivotal moment in aviation history was the subject of a recent “MTSU On the Record” radio program. Host Gina Logue’s interview with aerospace major Collin McDonald first aired April 18 on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org ). You can listen to their conversation below. The Carthage, Tennessee,…
Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Collin McDonald Synopsis: Collin McDonald, an MTSU aviation major, will attempt to complete his senior thesis project by recreating Cal Rodgers' historic 1911 cross-country flight.
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