Three new pilots in our midst
August 9, 2011

Contributed by Ashley Glaza

 

The hot summer sun is finally shining down on beautiful Bonners Ferry!

 

The huckleberries are ripe and on Saturday, June 30, they were loaded into the pancakes for the third huckleberry pancake feast of the summer at the Boundary County Airport. If you missed this one, the next breakfast will be held on August 27. It’s a great feast for just $5, and the proceeds will go into a flight scholarship for a local high school student.

 

Jeremy Belford-Cave and instructor Nathaniel Cheshire.
There are three new pilots in our midst. Jeremy Belford-Cave of Australia and Dave Noel of Bonners Ferry both successfully completed their private pilot check-rides on August 2, and Heather Vergie of Creston, British Columbia, completed hers on August 9.

 

Jeremy arrived from Australia to begin his training with Northern Air in June, 2011 and after only 52 is now a certified pilot.

 

He plans to move right into his instrument rating and then his commercial pilot license before heading home this fall.

 

Dave Noel began his dream of flight 34 years ago when he took his first flight lesson.

 

This winter he knuckled down and decided to finish his training at Northern Air. It’s going to be hard to keep him on the ground now!

 

Heather Fergie
Heather Vergie did her first solo flight at Northern Air on October 21 last year and after a winter of hard work and practice, she is a pilot.

 

She and her husband will now have to decide what type of bush plane to buy for their hunting trips.

 

It’s a beautiful time of year to take a flight and see the mountain lakes that surround us, not to mention, it’s a lot cooler up there!

 

Stop by Northern Air at the Boundary County Regional Airport for a flight seeing tour, an introductory flight lesson, or just a cold, refreshing ice cream cone!