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by Ashley Glaza
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Paula Lee |
It's dark early these days, the snow is in the
mountains and the clouds are rolling in. This is
the time of year for reading a good book by a
warm fire and learning a new skill. If you have
ever dreamed of freeing yourself from clutches
of gravity to soar above the birds, to touch the
sky and dance on the clouds, to look down on the
unclimbed peaks and all the wildlife that has
eluded you this fall perhaps its time you
learned to fly!
Northern Air will be
teaching the Private Pilot Ground School course
starting January 5. Each three-hour class will
be held one night a week for 13 weeks. The
information in the course will prepare the
student to take the private pilot knowledge exam
required to earn their pilot license.
Ground school can be done
on its own, or the student can begin flight
training with an instructor in conjunction with
the ground school training as soon as the
student has passed an aviation medical exam and
received a medical certificate that serves as
the student pilot license.
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Jeremy
Belford-Cave |
Paula Lee of Sandpoint is realizing her dream of
becoming a pilot. On October 25 she took her
first solo flight. Paula has been dreaming of
becoming a pilot since she was in high school,
but life got busy. Now with the encouragement
and support of her husband, Jan Lee (also a
pilot), she is making it happen!
Jeremy Belford-Cave came
all the way from Australia to learn to fly with
Northern Air this summer. Jeremy had researched
flight schools in the US and found Northern Air
to be where he wanted to learn to fly. He
arrived in mid-June with no previous flight
training experience and by the 26th
of the month he had taken his first solo flight.
On August 2 he passed his private pilot exam. A
week later he flew one of Northern Air’s rental
planes to Reno with a friend to see the Reno Air
races. When he returned, he buckled down and
started studying for his instrument rating,
which he successfully completed on October 25th.
Jeremy has headed back to the summer sunshine in
Australia, but he will be back here next year to
work on his commercial pilot license. Jeremy was
an inspiring example someone with focus and
determination who saw his dreams and realized
them.
If you are interested in
learning to fly or would like to just schedule a
scenic flight around this beautiful valley
contact Northern Air via the website
www.northernair.biz, or call 208 267 4359,
or stop by the airport and visit with the
friendly staff.
The local EAA chapter #757
is providing a Youth Aviation Scholarship worth
$2500 towards flight training with Northern Air.
If you live in Boundary County are between the
age of 16 and 18 and have an interest in
aviation, apply now! The deadline for
applications for this scholarship is December 1st
and training will begin with Ground School on
January 5th. Applications can be
picked up at Northern Air or found online at
www.757.eaachapter.org.
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