Civil Air Patrol cadets spread their wings at Desert Eagle Flight Academy
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Ethan Birkhead, fresh from his first solo flight, shakes hands with his instructor, Maj. James Davis, Thursday morning at the Civil Air Patrol’s Desert Eagle Flight Academy in Ephrata.
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Civil Air Patrol Cadet Austyn Miller goes through his preflight checks on a Redbird flight simulator as instructor Dave Widrig supervises. Miller, who comes from Othello, is one of 20 cadets at the Desert Eagle Flight Academy in Ephrata this year.
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Civil Air Patrol Cadets (from left): Marc Gourley, Austyn Miller, Travis Rawlings II, Sophia Taylor and Rossell Duran all took part in the 50th Desert Eagle Flight Academy at Camp Boucher in Ephrata last week.
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EPHRATA — Getting that first driver’s license is kind of a rite of passage for a teenager. But some aren’t content to drive around on the ground.
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