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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
FLIGHT: Program has
turned out many young
pilots
Continued from page 3
Flight Science program at
SHS has expanded to three
classes, and Outlaw Aviation
at the Sisters Airport has
grown to three airplanes
and three Certificated Flight
Instructors (CFI). The classes
have been offered at SHS for
six years, and are taught by
Sheryl Yeager, also a CFI.
It9s the collaboration between
the organizations that makes
the program so unique and
successful.
<Outlaw Aviation is an
exceptional operation. With
the classes at SHS, and the
flight instruction talents of
Sam Monte, Walt Lasecki
and Kristin Berg, it is the
perfect combination that can
put the right flight instructor
with every student. It9s no
wonder that they are creating
so many private pilots,= said
Brian Lansburgh, also a CFI.
<In the beginning when I
didn9t know anything about
aviation, I started with the
Flight Science class and
the weekly evening ground
school at the airport. Then as
I advanced, the intensive one-
on-one study time with Walt,
and flight lessons with Sam at
Outlaw Aviation prepared me
for the written and oral FAA
exams,= said Schutte.
All the teachers at SHS
support the students9 com-
mitment necessary for flight
training.
<My other teachers were
super understanding and sup-
portive if I was late to class
because I had been up fly-
ing,= noted Perle.
The final test to earning
a pilot license is a rigorous
oral and practical in-flight
exam which can take up to
six hours.
<I was nervous at first, but
then as I was able to answer
the questions, I realized how
much I really do know. Then
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on the flight test, I just tried
to focus on being smooth and
precise,= said Schutte.
<These two young adults
have been dedicated to their
training, even with rigorous
academic and extracurricu-
lar activities of a high school
lifestyle, and proven them-
selves victorious throughout.
Well done!= said Sam Monte,
CFI.
“Both Luka and
Trever have an exciting
future ahead in
aviation.
When asked what advice
Perle would give to students
aspiring to become pilots,
he said, <Set intermediate
goals with dates on when
you9re going to achieve them.
Don9t procrastinate and leave
everything for the end. And
it9s important to fly regularly,
or else you forget and have to
relearn skills.=
<Both Luka and Trever
have an exciting future ahead
in aviation. Their flight train-
ing has given them valuable
life skills far beyond most
high school kids. They9ve
become responsible adults
and proficient pilots over the
last four years,= said Sheryl
Yeager, CFI and SHS Flight
Science teacher.
Both Perle and Schutte
have chosen to make com-
mercial aviation their career
path, and will be continuing
their flight training at Central
Oregon Community College
(COCC) next year. They plan
to continue instruction with
Outlaw Aviation for their
instrument and commercial
pilot ratings while earning a
degree in aviation. The cur-
rent and forecast commercial
pilot shortage ensures a pro-
fession in very high demand.
<They have a signifi-
cant head start in the COCC
program because they have
already earned their private
certificate, and will receive
credit for those classes. They
will also be eligible to inter-
view with Alaska/Horizon
Airlines for a sponsorship at
COCC. Taking full advantage
of the Flight Science program
in high school was the smart-
est way to get started. We are
very proud of both of them,=
said Walt Lasecki, CFI with
Outlaw Aviation.
DECK: Restaurant is
open for business
Building owners should main-
tain at least three feet of clear-
ance between buildings and
combustible materials.=
Continued from page 1
potential to do a lot of damage
to surrounding buildings and
structures.
The Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire District responded to
10 bark-mulch fires in 2018.
Fire District personnel rec-
ommend creating defensible
space around your home or
business. Defensible space is
essential to protect a structure
from direct flame or radiant
heat. Using non-combustible
ground cover in areas suscep-
tible to careless disposal of
smoking materials is essential
to creating a defensible space.
These areas include along
sidewalks, near business
entrances, throughout apart-
ment complexes, and other
public spaces.
Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire District Chief Roger
Johnson said, <Bark mulch
should never come in contact
with a building or combusti-
ble material such as a deck or
fence attached to a building.
Smoking materials
should be disposed of into a
non-combustible metal
or clay container.
Smoking materials should
be disposed of into a non-
combustible metal or clay
container. Before disposing
of materials, ensure they are
cool to the touch. Fire offi-
cials recommend that busi-
ness owners develop and
enforce guidelines for smok-
ing on their property. Smoke
in areas away from things that
burn such as bark mulch land-
scaping, combustible vegeta-
tion and planters.
For more information
about defensible space at your
home or business, contact the
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
District at 541-549-0771.
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