Skies quiet, airport busy
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December 18, 2013 |
By Ashley Glaza
Morthern Air
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Kevin Lamp |
The short days and low clouds make for quiet
skies this time of year, but the instrument
approach into the airport allows arrivals in all
kinds of weather conditions, which was critical
this week for the MedStar aircraft that made a
quick stop over to transport a patient to
Spokane for emergency medical services.
Whenever the sun does shine, the fair-weather
flyers flock in for great fuel prices and use of
the airport courtesy cars to roll into town for
a lunch at one the local restaurants.
Northern Air has two new aircraft mechanics.
Kevin Lamp has been the assistant aircraft
mechanic at Northern Air for the past several
years, building his experience to take his
official test for aircraft mechanic license.
On November 26, he passed his Airframe and
Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic practical exam and is
now a certified A&P mechanic.
A week later on December 3, Nathaniel Cheshire
also passed his A&P mechanic exam.
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Nathaniel
Cheshire |
The A&P certification requires three written
exams (Airframe, Powerplant and General),
approximately three years of practical
experience in those fields (or attend an FAA
approved aviation mechanic school), and a 2-3
day oral/practical exam.
Both Kevin and Nathaniel have gained their
experience working at Northern Air over the past
few years.
Missionary organizations that service remote
parts of the world require pilots to also be
aircraft mechanics due to the secluded nature of
some of the places they fly.
Phillip Negaard, who recently earned his
Instrument Rating at Northern Air, is interested
in becoming a missionary pilot and has started
assisting the other mechanics at Northern Air in
preparation for his A&P certificate.
This is the time of year when most aircraft
owners schedule their required annual
inspections and other maintenance, because they
want their plane to be ready to fly when the sun
shines!
This makes it a very busy time for aircraft
mechanics.
The EAA has chosen the recipients of the 2014
Youth Flight Scholarships. The EAA was able to
award three scholarships worth $3,000 each
towards private pilot ground school and initial
flight training to Caden Jones, Johannes Snyder
and Zach Cleve.
They also awarded three smaller scholarships of
$500 to pay for ground school and books to Kyle
Coblentz, Michael Negoi, and Carey Barlows.
Congratulations to all the recipients!
Private Pilot Ground School starts January 6 at
5:30 p.m. at Northern Air. It will be held one
day a week on Mondays for 16 classes. Space is
limited so enroll early!
Northern Air and the EAA would like to thank the
pilots and the community for helping make 2013
an incredible year and are looking forward to
seeing everyone again in 2014 at the pancake
breakfasts, Young Eagles day and anytime they
feel like stopping in.
For more information of flight training, gift
certificates or other happenings at the airport
call 208 267 4359 or visit
www.northernair.biz. |
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