9/24/2012
ITD names Mike Pape administrator of the Division of Aeronautics
BOISE - A veteran of nearly 30 years in the cockpit and five years as an instrumental part of ITD’s Division of Aeronautics, Mike Pape became administrator of the division Tuesday. He succeeds JV DeThomas who retired last week.
“I am pleased that Mike has accepted the new challenge as administrator. He has proven success as a pilot, manager and leader,” said ITD Chief Deputy Scott Stokes in announcing Pape’s selection. “We look forward to the experience and energy Mike brings, and are confident he will make a profound impact on aviation in Idaho.”
Pape is a veteran pilot, having logged more than 13,000 hours of flying. Before becoming director of flight operations at ITD, he was a captain for Boise Cascade, Albertsons and U.S. Bancorp. He held flight officer positions with Iowa Airways, Eastern Airlines, Pan Am Airways and Ryan International Airlines between 1985 and 1993.
As director of flight operations for the Aeronautics Division, Pape served as chief pilot of all flight operations, oversaw a $300,000 annual budget, was responsible for staffing and supervising ITD pilots, mechanics, schedulers and was Pilot in Command.
Other responsibilities included writing the division’s flight operations manual, the aviation safety program manual, crisis response manual and aircrafts-specific standard operating procedures.
Pape graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Science (1985) and began working for ITD in 2007.