Student pilot AJ Silianoff, right, and instructor Karin Hollenbach, left, go over the post-flight checklist during the National Flight Academy sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol.
July 25, 2023
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July 26, 2023 1:30 a.m.
Ephrata gets airborne
National Flight Academy challenges local youth with fun
EPHRATA — The days start early - breakfast at 5 a.m. - are filled with classes, and in the middle of summer, too. But nobody cares. They get to fly. That’s the point of the National Flight Academy sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol. It gives young people the chance to get in the air. Cadets from throughout Washington and the West are attending the annual “Desert Eagle” academy at the CAP facility at the Ephrata Municipal Airport...