OHIO STATE AVIATION

Buckeye Aviation Today

Issue 3 | July 2022

A group of five students stand outside with their drone while wearing hard hats

Buckeye drone team flies to first place in national competition

The Ohio State University UAV team, Buckeye Vertical, soared to first place in Vertical Flight Society’s national Design-Build-Vertical Fly collegiate competition. Their winnings will fund next year’s drone.

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An aerial view of the Ohio State airport ramp filled with many competition aircraft

Top collegiate flight competitors soar in to Ohio State airport

Nearly 500 event participants, including the Ohio State Flight Team, soared in to The Ohio State University Airport for the 2022 NIFA SAFECON national collegiate flight competition. Read more.

Standing together in a conference room are Zoe Karabinus, Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and student Chris Johnson at the 2022 Ohio Air Mobility Symposium

O-H, the places they’ll go!

Meet Zoe Karabinus of the class of 2022 who engineered a transformative education with dual degrees in aviation and aerospace engineering. Read more.

Four race participants gesture O-H-I-O in front of an Ohio State aircraft

Register now! 2022 Don Scott Trot: 5K on the Runway

Held at Ohio State’s airport, Don Scott Trot: 5K on the Runway is a family-friendly race on grounds typically reserved for aircraft. Onsite parking, a fun shirt, an exclusive medal and refreshments are included. Read more.

A note from leadership: Interim Director Jim Lawson, Aerospace Research Center

Learn how the Aerospace Research Center, located on the university’s Air Transportation & Aerospace Campus, is leading interdisciplinary research to address current and future air transportation challenges. Read more.