Ericka Johnson solos on birthday
Northern Air
Fall is settling in, and back again are the cool, clear fall days that are perfect for getting up in a plane to see the fall colors and the fresh new snow on the peaks.
Ericka
Johnson has been taking advantage of the good
weather and on Friday, October 11, in
celebration of her 17th birthday, she became the
newest and youngest private pilot in Boundary
County.Ericka took her first solo flight on her 16th birthday after attending the private pilot ground school at Northern Air. She whizzed through her check-ride in only four hours and still had energy to take her mom on her first flight as a new pilot in her family’s Cessna 150.
The last huckleberry pancake breakfast of the season was held on September 28, with another great turnout of about 145 satisfied pancake eaters despite low clouds and rain.
There weren’t many planes that flew in on such a rainy day, and the great turn-out showed how much support goes in to the fly-in breakfasts from the local community!
Thanks to everyone who devoured a couple of pancakes this year and to all the volunteers from the local EAA club to made it happen!
This year the record turnouts at all of the breakfasts helped fund several Youth Flight Scholarships to local Boundary County Youth. Another donation of $2,000 was made to the Bronson Parsons Memorial Scholarship to help fund yet another new pilot through ground school and initial flight training.
Scholarship application details are available on the EAA website, http://www.757.eaachapter.org/ scholarship.htm, or stop by Northern Air at the Boundary County Airport to pick one up.
The scholarships are available to Boundary County youth between ages 16 and 18. Applications are due by December 1, 2013. Call (208) 267 4359 for more information.