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------ Give Your Spirit Wings ------
Learning to fly, like learning to drive, happens in three stages: you must pass an aeronautical knowledge test (the book test), followed by actually taking flight lessons and then pass the flight test. Training with aninstructor may begin at any age, but the student learning to fly an airplane cannot fly solo (without an instructor) until age 16. |
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March 2010: Mark Davies
Completion Course: Student Private Pilot
Instructor: John Thompson, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner:
Mark competed most of his hours prior to returning to work and plans on completing the Private Pilot Certificate on weekends.
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January 2009: Jonathan Pearce
Completion Course - Instrument Rating
Instructor: Wanda Zuege, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner:
When Jonathan is not doing UWSP field work researching Dace (phoxinus) genetic and morphological hybridization investigations, he is preparing for an advanced instrument flight rating. |
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November 2009: Shoaib Sheikh
Completion Course: Student Private Pilot
Instructor: Wanda Zuege, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner:
Shoaib schedules flight lessons when he is not working in two different cities and between visits to Disney World with his young family.
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Ryan Grande
Private Pilot-Airplane, ASEL |
November 2009: Ryan Grande
Completion Course - Private Pilot
Instructor: John Thompson, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Sherwood Williams
Ryan was closing in on 50 hours of flight training in the Chicago area. He found himself in Stevens Point helping his father with a new roof and decided to complete his flight training within the same week ... and now you know the rest of the story. |
Karl Blomberg
Private Pilot-Airplane, ASEL |
October 2009: Karl Blomberg
Completion Course: Private Pilot
Instructor: John Thompson, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Sherwood Williams
Karl started flight training when he was 14 years old with a local instructor. At 22 he decided it was time to get his certificate completed.
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Eric Roeske
Private Pilot-Airplane, ASEL-Instrument, AMEL
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SEP 2009: Eric Roeske
Private Pilot - Airplane, ASEL-Instrument, AMEL
Instructor: John Thompson, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Sherwood Williams
JUN 2009: Roeske passed the Instrument knowledge test after attending a Weekend Ground School with Am I High Aviation, LLC.
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Eric Roeske, National Guardsman
Completes Advanced Flight Training
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, September, 2009. Eric Roeske, 92F Petroleum Supply Specialist with the E Company First 147th Aviation Battalion, completes Instrument flight training and is now certified to fly in weather with visibility below 3 statute miles to flying in clouds with zero visibility.
Roeske earned his Private Pilot-Airplane certificate in 2006 as a high school senior with Wanda Zuege, Master Flight Instructor with Am I High Aviation, LLC. Now a student at UW-Stevens Point, Roeske completed instrument training with John Thompson, Master Flight Instructor with Am I High Aviation, LLC. This advanced instruction requires a minimum of 40 hours of training followed by a Practical Test (flight test) by a FAA Designated Flight Examiner to confirm his safety and airmanship.
The Wisconsin Army National Guard provides trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or other requests required by state law. Eric joined the National Guards in December, 2005 during his last year of High School. In 2006, Roeske graduated from Wautoma High School with a diploma, earned his Private Pilot-Airplane certificate with Am I High Aviation, LLC in Stevens Point, completed 7 weeks of basic training in Ft. Jackson, SC and enrolled at Minnesota State University - Mankato. In 2007, with a twin engine rating added to his Private Pilot certificate, a transfer was made to the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and returned to Am I High Aviation, LLC to complete his flight training goals.
Eric's parents, Martin and Ann Roeske, own and operate the Culvers Restaurant in Wautoma, Wisconsin. His brother, Lucas Roeske, attends Ripon College, playing Collegiate Football.
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James W. Fehrenbach
Private Pilot-Airplane, Single Engine Land |
AUG 2009: James Fehrenbach
Accelerated Course: Private Pilot
Instructor: Wanda Zuege, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Sherwood Williams
Fehrenbach said, "Flying may be expensive, but it is sure worth it. I've had a blast flying and I hope to be able to turn it into a career some day!"
Cleared For Takeoff!
Fehrenbach Flys Through Pilot Training in 42 hours. |
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, August 15, 2009 -- James Fehnrenbach is a certificated pilot of single engine airplanes under the authority of Parts 61 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations and is authorized to fly with passengers for pleasure or personal business.
Private Pilot training together with a calculus class kept Fehrenbach busy this summer. A sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Fehrenbach has long term plans to earn a pilot slot with the USAF and fly active duty for at least 10 years with back up plans if he doesn't get a slot. Next semester, you'll find him studying hard with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at DET 93 out of Marquette University.
Fehrenbach's "check-ride" with FAA Designated Flight Examiner, Sherwood "Woody" Williams, was divided into two parts: the oral exam followed by a flight test in the Piper Cherokee airplane at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport. Saturday afternoon started with James successfully answering a variety of questions about the flight environment; the airworthiness of the airplane; the rules and regulations of the sky according to the FAA; and the weather they will or will not encounter.
The second part of the checkride is the actual flight test with the FAA examiner. Sherwood Williams observed each flight maneuver James Fehrenbach performed and determined that the future passengers of this new young pilot-in-command will, indeed, be safe. |
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Jonathan Pearce
Private Pilot - Airman Single Engine Land
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JUL 2009: Jonathan Pearce
Private Pilot - Airman Single Engine Land
Instructor: Wanda Zuege, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Sherwood Williams
APR 2009: Pearce passed his Private Pilot knowledge test after attending a Weekend Ground School with Am I High Aviation, LLC.
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Pearce Earns Private Pilot Certificate.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin. July 16, 2009 -- Jonathan Pearce earned his Private Pilot certificate Saturday, July 11th, in a Piper Cherokee (PA-28-140), at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport.
Pearce attended Am I High Aviation, LLCs Private Pilot Weekend Ground School and passed the FAA Knowledge Test in April, 2009. Flight training started June 1st, immediately after the school semester ended. June 17, Pearce was permitted to solo (fly without a flight instructor) and proceeded to fly the required ten hours of cross country time around the state as the sole pilot on board. This is a major event when every student pilot starts to build experience and confidence with their new aeronautical skills. By July 11, Jonathan scheduled and passed his flight test with Sherwood "Woody" Williams, an FAA Designated Flight Examiner.
A senior at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Pearce is majoring in fisheries and biology. Becoming a certificated pilot is a part of his overall resume of skills towards the DNR or goverment agency doing field work. He is presently on an international trip sponsored by the UW-Stevens Point with destinations to Poland, Germany and Iceland where he will be working with professors and scientists dealing with natural resources issues. When he returns, he will continue advanced flight training with Wanda Zuege, Master Certified Flight Instructor at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport. |
Jim Duffy
CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP, A&P |
MAY 2009: Jim Duffy
Accelerated Course: CFI & CFII
Instructor: John Thompson, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Sherwood Williams
James Duffy, a furloughed Midwest Airline pilot, successfully completed the training and certification for Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Certified Flight Instructor, Instrument (CFI-I) and Multiengine Instructor (MEI) at the Stevens Point based Am I High Aviation, LLC Flight Training Center. Funding was made available federally by the U.S. Department of Labor to states for loss of jobs due to outsourcing and foreign competition and by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for trade-affected workers. Funding was administered through the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). |
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Fred Krause
Private Pilot SEL, Instrument Rated |
APR 2009: Fred Krause
Private Pilot SEL, Instrument Rated
Instructor: John Thompson, MCFI, CSIP Instructor.
Designated Pilot Examiner: Duffy Gaier
APR 2007: Fred Krause passed his IFR knowledge test after attending an IFR Weekend Ground School with Am I High Aviation, LLC.
Fred earned his Private Pilot Certificate in 2006 with Am I High Aviation, LLC.
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Mitch Duckworth
Private Pilot SEL, Airplane |
April, 2009: Mitch Duckworth
Private Pilot Program
Instructor: John Thompson, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Sherwood Williams
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Larry Ebert
Private Pilot SEL, Instrument Rated |
MAR 2009: Larry Ebert
Accelerated IFR Training
Private Pilot SEL, Instrument Rated
Instructor: Wanda Zuege, MCFI
Designated Pilot Examiner: Duffy Gaier
Larry wrote: "Hi, Just a quick note here and I will follow up soon with details. In case you've not heard, I did pass my check ride w/Duffy today... Thanks once again. It was all a hoot and a great learning experience. Would definitely recommend it to others.
See ya someday."
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Wanda Zuege, ATP, Master CFI
John Thompson, Master CFI
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