Pathways To Compliance: for Eastern Michigan University

Anthony (Tony) Adamski is Program Coordinator for the Eastern Michigan University Aviation Technology Program. Tony began his aviation career in 1963, when he entered USAF pilot training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. He became a KC-135 Aircraft Commander and flew numerous missions worldwide until 1969, when Tony left the air force and joined Chrysler Corporation as a corporate pilot. During his time with Chrysler he flew a number of aircraft, including Lear jets, Citations, Falcons, and Gulfstreams. Tony was a founding officer of Pentastar Aviation, a subsidiary of Chrysler Corporation, and was responsible for FAR Part 135 compliance and training. In 1987, he joined HBAcorp and helped develop and deliver numerous aviation training programs, and also conducted numerous safety audits and flight program evaluations. Tony joined Eastern Michigan University as an assistant professor in 1996 and earned his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University in 1998. Since then, he has co-authored five editions of the text Introduction to the Aviation Regulatory Process, co-authored a number of chapters for handbooks on aviation human factors and cognitive design, and served as a safety system consultant to air carrier consultant teams in the FAR Part 121 certification process. Tony continues teaching at Eastern Michigan University.