New pilots in our midst
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May 10, 2013 |
By Ashley Glaza
Northern Air
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Katherine
Boger |
Northern Air’s student pilots are taking
advantage of the summer weather. Two young, new
pilots are in our midst as of May 8. Katherine
Boger, Bonners Ferry, and Ian Wheeler, Sandpoint
took their private pilot check-rides, and came
out feeling higher than the clouds!
Katherine was the recipient of a 2012 EAA Youth
Flight Training Scholarship, which helped pay
her way to her first solo flight, and she has
volunteered and worked her way through the
remaining flight training to earn her pilot
certificate.
Katherine is hoping to make aviation her career,
and plans to continue her studies and earn her
instrument rating and commercial rating. Her
first passenger will be her close friend.
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Ian Wheeler |
Ian Wheeler began his flight training in July,
2012, and had taken his first solo by October.
He has also worked to pay his own way through
his flight training. Ian has been accepted into
the ROTC program at University of Idaho and
hopes that his pilot license will put him on the
fast track to becoming an Air Force pilot. But
for his first flight as a certified pilot he
will take his dad.
Tana Schneider, who was the recipient of the
first EAA Youth Flight Training Scholarship in
2009, has been attending air traffic control
school in Anchorage, Alaska, and was recently
awarded another scholarship from the Seaplanes
Pilot Association to get her float plane rating
at the school of her choice, all expenses paid.
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Jasper Jessop |
Jasper Jessop of Bonners Ferry earned his
tailwheel rating in Shem Johnson’s J4 Cub on May
6. Jasper is a private pilot and instrument
rated pilot as well.
Thank you to all the local pilots, parents and
community members who help these young, talented
people realize their dreams and open the door to
all the possibilities the world has to offer.
Northern Air is located at the Boundary County
Airport and offers world class flight training,
scenic flights of beautiful North Idaho, charter
service, and aircraft maintenance, all right
here in Bonners Ferry.
Huckleberry Pancake breakfasts are held at the
airport on the last Saturday of the month from
May through September and all the proceeds to
towards helping local youth achieve their
aviation dreams. Visit us on Highway 2 just past
Three Mile, or at
www.northernair.biz or call (208) 267-4359.
Visit EAA for scholarship information at
http://www.757.eaachapter.org.
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