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Mr Ron Bishop School of Human, Health and Social Sciences

Snr Lect/Discipline Leader Aviation

MSc Aeronautical Science Aviation/Aerospace Management Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University BS(Hons) Professional Aeronautics Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Associate Applied Science Aviation Operations Associate in Applied Science Instructor Technology and Military Science Associate in Science Professional Aeronautics

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Email: r.bishop@cqu.edu.au
Phone: (07) 4150 7167 - Ext: 7167
    Awards

    Lecturer of the Year 2012 for CQUniversity and number six for Australia.

    Lecturer of the Year 2011 for CQUniversity and Top Ten  for Australia

    Lecturer of the Year 2010 for CQUniversity and Top Ten for Australia

    Lecturer of the Year 2009 for CQUniversity and Top Ten for Australia

    Media Citations

    CQUniversity's Head of Aviation Ron Bishop has just completed the rounds of Sunshine Coast schools, talking up the opportunities of a career in aviation.

    Mr Bishop even dug into his wardrobe and brought some authentic US Air Force pilot uniforms for students to try on for size.

    PhotoID:12799, Senior lecturer Ron Bishop stands shoulder to shoulder with budding aviation professionals from Caloundra High School
    Senior lecturer Ron Bishop stands shoulder to shoulder with budding aviation professionals from Caloundra High School

    The Operation Desert Storm veteran has been telling students that an exciting life beckons for those willing to put in the hard work.

    "Aviation has taken me around the world and even led to dining with the US President," Mr Bishop said.

    "But it takes a lot of determination, long hours and hard work to be successful.

    "Whether you're 40,000 feet high with four failed engines or landing commercial jets from a control tower, a great aviation professional must be able to think on their feet.

    "These sessions are being run to give students an understanding of what is required in the industry and to answer any questions they might have."

    With the Sunshine Coast Airport receiving its first international passenger flight earlier this month, Mr Bishop said it was the perfect time for students to pursue a career in an industry crying out for fresh talent.

    "The aviation industry is growing rapidly, with statistics showing that in 20 years' time we will need twice as many pilots as we do today," Mr Bishop said.

    "And with the expansion of Sunshine Coast Airport there are certainly opportunities for local students to train and work in the region.

    CQUniversity offers a Diploma of Aviation Theory, an Associate Degree in Aviation and a Bachelor of Aviation Technology, and provides a range of study options for students, including external and on-campus study.

    "Our programs provide a solid foundation in aviation - although that might not necessarily mean becoming a pilot," Mr Bishop said.

    "There are also legal, accounting, engineering and training roles in the industry.

    "Our graduates have moved on to careers with some of the industry's biggest names, including Qantas, Virgin and Boeing, as well as the Australian Defence Forces."

     

    Jabiru maker

    spirals down

    Mike Derry

    mike.derry@news-mail.com.au

    CQUniversity senior lecturer

    in aviation Ron Bishop said it

    was sad to see Jabiru in difficulties.

    "When they started they

    were trendsetters," he said.

    "But last year Cessna came

    out with a model to compete

    with them."

    Mr Bishop said before Jabiru

    started up it would have

    been very expensive to buy an

    aircraft.

    "When Jabiru started it

    meant upper average income

    earners could own an aircraft,"

    he said.

    ABC North Queensland (Townsville) Mornings - 16/06/2011 - 09:09 AM Paula Tapiolas
    Station Ph: 07 4722 3011     Tapiolas talks about Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar resuming flights now the volcanic ash cloud has cleared although Tiger still has some flights suspended. Tapiolas talks to Mr Ronald Bishop, Senior Lecturer Aviation, Central Qld University who says that volcanic ash can really damage engines and says that there was a British Airways flight in the past that almost crashed due to ash. Bishop says that Virgin may have mitigated the risk of the ash cloud and that could be why they were flying though the ash cloud. Bishop says that the airlines have the best interests of the public at heart and are trying to keep us safe. Interviewees: Mr Ronald Bishop, Senior Lecturer Aviation, Central Qld University Duration: 8:20

    High-flying students 'lay low' to help with airport simulation 

    Published on 16 June, 2011 

    CQUniversity's Bachelor of Aviation students are normally described as high-flying types, but this week they were laying low instead, pretending to be accident victims during an airport emergency simulation exercise.

    Held as part of Bundaberg's Airshow, the disaster preparedness exercise included six Aviation students, engaging with multiple community services.

    PhotoID:11005, Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation
    Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation

    The exercise involved the fire brigade, police, SES, Bundaberg Airport Management, Bundaberg Airport Security, Bundaberg Council, Airshow Management and many others.

    "Our students pretended (acted) to be accident victims during the airshow and were triaged and hauled away in ambulances," said Aviation Senior Lecturer Ron Bishop.

    "Actual fires were lit and put out by the fire brigade with our students pretending to be part of the carnage. Three hours of practice enabled the Airshow Management, SES, and other agencies to gain valuable experience in crisis and disaster management.

    "Over 10 fire trucks, four ambulances, and other rescue vehicles along with over 80 management, rescue, SES, and other agency personnel were present.

    "This was invaluable for our students to see what goes on during an aviation accident and it was an opportunity for students to engage with the community."

    PhotoID:11006, Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation
    Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation     PhotoID:11008, Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation
    Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation     PhotoID:11009, Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation
    Emergency crews work alongside our students during the simulation

     

    After years in refugee camp, Deng keen to spread wings 

    Published on 16 June, 2011 

    Deng Malok spent his childhood 'living like a prisoner' in a refugee camp in Kenya, after being displaced by the civil war in his home country of Sudan.

    Now aged 22 and living in Bundaberg, he is not only free but has his heart set on spreading his wings with a career as a commercial pilot, thanks to CQUniversity's Bachelor of Aviation degree.

    PhotoID:10989, Deng Malok
    Deng Malok

    "What brought me to Australia was civil war between North and the South, which killed more than million people and displaced more than two million people," Deng says.

    "I ended up in a refugee camp called Kakuma in Kenya in 1998. In 2003, I migrated from Kenya to Australia on a refugee settlement program, originally settling in Darwin."

    Deng says his early life in Sudan was extremely difficult, tough and challenging, "but not the same as the life that I experienced in the refugee camp".

    "In the refugee camp, the area has always been full of problems: dust storms, high temperatures, poisonous spiders, snakes and scorpions, outbreaks of malaria, cholera, and other hardships including attack from local people in the night.

    "It's unforgettable conditions to experience and living in the camp is like living in prison; you have no freedom to move outside than the area that you are allocated in and no education and employment. Only the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees provided the basic needs.

    PhotoID:10990, Deng with Aviation senior lecturer Ron Bishop and classmates
    Deng with Aviation senior lecturer Ron Bishop and classmates

    "In my six years in the refugee camp I have never travelled further than the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) camp just five minutes outside the camp. The houses were so bad too. The houses were tents and mud brick houses."

    Deng says coming to Australia meant a lot, including living in freedom and having opportunities to study Aviation.

    He is living in Bundaberg with his cousin who studies Nursing at CQUniversity Bundaberg.

    "My goal is to obtain a commercial pilot licence and to fly larger air companies, but if that does not happen, I will be looking for full-time work after graduation," Deng says.

    PhotoID:10991, Deng Malok
    Deng Malok

     

    Blimp pilot's heroism saves passengers

    SYDNEY

    Michael Nerandzic would always

    tell his wife not to worry about him

    flying in a blimp.

    "When he used to fly fixed-wing I

    worried but he always used to say,

    'What's going to happen with an

    airship'," his widow Lyndy said.

    The body of Mr Nerandzic, a veteran

    pilot from Balgownie near

    Wollongong, was recovered from

    the wreckage of an incinerated

    Goodyear blimp that crashed in

    Germany on Sunday

    He is being hailed a hero for

    ordering his three passengers to

    safety before flames spread across

    the airship's gondola.

    The drop in weight as the passengers

    disembarked is believed to

    have caused the burning craft to

    shoot into the sky still carrying Mr

    Aviation experts said yesterday

    that blimps were reasonably safe

    and no more dangerous than other

    aircraft.

    "I don't think they are any more

    dangerous than flying in general, it

    is just that our perception is a little

    bit heightened from the 1937 Hindenburg

    incident," Central Queensland

    University senior aviation

    expert Ronald Bishop said.

    The main difference between

    blimps in 1937, when the German

    airship famously caught fire in

    America, and modern-day blimps

    is that they are no longer filled with

    hydrogen.

    Instead, they mostly use helium,

    which is not flammable.

    SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

    Mrs Nerandzic's interview at

    thewest

    Couple: Mike and Lyndy Nerandzic.

    Nerandzic, who would have turned

    53 today It exploded in a fireball

    before crashing to Earth.

    "He was a character. He was larger

    than life. He was so, so generous,"

    Mrs Nerandzic said. "When

    they told me what he had done for

    the passengers, it didn't surprise

    me one little bit."

    Fireball: The

    Community in mourning

    for 'absolute gentleman'

    A 71-YEAR-OLD Coral Cove

    man who was killed in a

    plane crash on Monday has

    been described as an "absolute

    gentleman" who will be

    sorely missed.

    A popular member of the

    flying community and a

    well-known piper, Hugh Kay

    touched the lives of hundreds

    of people in Bundaberg.

    "He was my right arm and

    my best mate," Hinkler

    Flying School owner Max

    Jackson said.

    "Bundaberg has lost a

    fantastic citizen, I've lost a

    good mate, Dee has lost her

    husband and his family has

    lost a father and a grandfather."

    Mr Jackson said despite

    Bundaberg has lost a fantastic

    citizen.

    Hinkler Flying School owner Max Jackson

    losing an eye in the line of

    duty, the former serviceman

    never let it stop him from

    becoming a pilot.

    "He's been an integral

    part of the school since day

    one," he said.

    "He was just a real good

    bloke."

    CQUniversity senior

    aviation lecturer Ron Bishop

    said Mr Kay would be hugely

    missed by his many

    students.

    "He was a true inspiration

    and a great example of the

    Bundaberg spirit," Mr Bishop

    said.

    "He overcame his physical

    limitations to fly and

    impart his knowledge

    to our

    aviation students_"

    SORELY MISSED: Tributes have flowed for Hugh Kay, who

    often played the bagpipes at the annual National Police

    Remembrance Day service. Photo FILE

    Mr Bishop said

    the impact of Mr

    Kay's death

    would be felt

    throughout the

    community.

    "He was passionate about

    flying and did great things

    for our students," he said.

    "He will be greatly missed

    by me, our students and the

    entire community."

    A keen piper, Mr Kay

    played at Police Remembrance

    Day services and

    school Anzac ceremonies

    during his time with the

    Bundaberg Caledonian Pipe

    Band.

    "He was always the first

    one to learn the music and

    he was always the first one

    to get his pipes out on a

    Wednesday night," band

    pipe major Kyle Myers said.

    "He was a great old

    fellow.

    "He always had a laugh

    and he always told it how it

    was."

    Bundaberg

    Police Inspector

    Key Guteridge

    said Mr Kay

    would be missed

    by local

    emergency

    service crews.

    "We've had associations

    with the pilot of the aircraft,"

    lnsp Guteridge said

    at the crash scene.

    "He was an absolute

    gentleman and will be

    missed."

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    Professional Experience

    2012-Present Discipline Lead for Aviation

    2009-2012 Head of Aviation Program, School of Informatics, Communication, and Technology, Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics, and Education

    2009-2011 Chamber of Commerce Industry Queensland Committee Member

    2009-2010 President Chamber of Commerce, Bundaberg

    2008-2009 Senior Lecturer Aviation CQUniversity, School of Finance, Business, and Informatics, Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics, and Education

    2004-2008 Operations Superintendent of the USAF Special Operations and Rescue Air Commando Flight School managing over 100 personnel and 57 Flight Instructors (Aircrew) in the training of over 300 Aviation Students a year.  Over 6000 flying hours as an Aircrew member in USAF Special Operations and civilian flight time. 

    2005 Operations Superintendent for Hurricane Katrina relief and rescue operations 

    2003-2004 Operations Superintendent for Special Operations Forces-Detachment Iraq Fixed and Rotary Wing Special Operations 

    2001-2003 Operations Superintendent for Special Operations Forces-Detachment Afghanistan Fixed and Rotary Wing Special Operations 

    2001 Instructor for Desert survival School, Dynamics of International Terrorism School, Desert Tactics Training, Infiltration/Exfiltration Training

    2000-2002 Joint Airdrop Team Leader for an Air Delivery Support Branch managing Airdrop Inspectors, Parachute Riggers, and Aircrew in Florida

    1998-2000 353 Special Operations Group Aerial Delivery Branch Manager Okinawa, Japan

    1995-1998 Special Operations Squadron Tactics and Plans manager and Flight Resource Manager, Chief Instructor

    1992-1995 Special Operations Squadron Instructor for Special Tactics and Missions

    1992-2008 Flight Instructor, MC-130 P/N, MC-130E, MC-130H, and other aircraft

    1990-1992 Combat Aircrew Desert Shield/Desert Storm

    1988-1992 Rescue and Special Operations Aircrew, Planner and Scheduler, Operation Just Cause Panama

    1986-1988 Rescue Aircrew School, Special Operations Aircrew School, USAF Combat Survival School, Advanced Survival and Resistance School, Artic Survival School Alaska, Combat Aircrew Training




     

     

     

    Professional Interests

    Being my best so I can give the best to my students. Developing systems and procedures to integrate students into University with as little drama as possible.  Especially international students with english as a second language.  Researching the impact of systems and support on the positive or negative experience of the student.

    Leadership and Operations Management

    Research in Mental Workload of Pilots during flight and Simulation Flight

    Research in Implementing New Technology in Aviation and the Operation of Aerospace Vehicles

    Research in Gender Perceptions of Glass Cockpits 

    PHD in Aviation in the area of General Aviation

    Key Achievements

    Unijobs Lecturer of the Year 2010 for CQUniversity

    Unijobs Lecturer of the Year 2009 Top Ten Nationwide (out of 4000) and Number 1 for CQUniversity 

     Appointed President of Bundaberg Chamber of Commerce

    BACA Special Operations Leadership School Distinguished Graduate

    Dynamics of International Terrorism (DIT) Course 

    Air Force Special Operation School (Asian/Pacific Theater) Induction Course

    Air Force Special Operations Aircrew School Distinguished Graduate

    Joint Airdrop Inspector School Distinguished Graduate

    Hoyt Award for Excellence in Flight during Special Operations mission

    Tunner Award for Outstanding Performance during Rescue Mission in Afghanistan

    Two John Levitoe Awards for Academic Excellence

    Operation Just Cause "Top Performer" 1988 Panama Liberation

    58 Special Operation Group Senior Manager of the Year Award 

    Three Presidential presented Awards (I got to meet both Bush presidents Snr and Junior about 10 years apart) and also got dinner at the Whitehouse and my son got to meet Pres. Bush Junior.  

     

    Unijobs Lecturer of the Year 2011 for CQUniversity and Top Ten Nationwide

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    Research Interests
    2009 General Aviation Glass Cockpits and Pilot perceptions of glass cockpits in general aviation.  Human factors in flight and during ground operations, management, and safety. 
    Published in: 2009