Hi, I’m Dennis Hoeppner, P. Eng.
With over 50 years of aircraft certification experience in Industry and Transport Canada, my goal is to help the Canadian aviation community with training and other practical assistance in design approvals.
Past
- Childhood love of aviation
- Private Pilot Licence 1969
- Graduation – B.Sc Mechanical Engineering – U of Manitoba in 1974
- Saunders Aircraft – Gimli, MB – 1974-1975 – design and certification
- Transport Canada – Winnipeg – 1976-1998 – Certification Engineer
- Transport Canada – Calgary -1998-2013 – started the Aircraft Certification Office and retired as a Senior Aircraft Certification Engineer
Current
- Consulting – Upward Aviation 2013- present
- Helped establish DAOs for several companies where I still serve as an Authorized Person (AP)
- Assisting in imports
- Providing independent training