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Written by Adam Oke   
Thursday, 19 August 2004

1988 - Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on September 22nd 1988.
1992 - Started school at the age of 3 at Parkview Public School.
1997 - Gr. 4 Parkview closed and was torn down. Later the property to be used as a retirement home. 
1997 - Continued elementary school at Lansdowe Public School
2001 - Graduated with my Junior and Senior Letter.  I lived in one house all of my life up until 2001 when I moved for the second time.
2001 - Moved houses for the first time
2001 - Start high school at St. Clair Secondary  I played sports like rugby, badminton, curling, and volleyball.  I followed through in the university strand.  I was a past Key Club treasurer, and past student parliament Deputy Prime Minister.  I participated in a few St. Clair talent shows playing in bands and in a drum line brought together by myself.  During my stay at St. Clair I also participated in a co-op at the Huron Flight Centre.
2005 -
I recieved a scholarship for my glider licence through the Royal Canadian Air Cadet movement. In the summer of 2005 at the age of 16 I received my Glider Pilot Wings by Col. Chris Hadfield, our hometown Astronaut.  This is the start of my aviation career and hours more in the air.  I plan on doing some Provincial Soaring Competitions, Moving on to Nationals, then Finally travelling to Australia for International Competitions.
2006 -  Graduated St. Clair Seconday
2006 - August; I recieved another scholarship from the RCAC to complete my private pilot license.  In the summer of 2006 at the age of 17, I had recieved by private pilot license at National Flyers Academy in Kitchener, Ontario. I trained on the C172 and did some night and instrument time on the Diamond Katana DA-20.  I solo'd in only 6 hrs and completed my PPL and night rating in 6 weeks.
2006 - August; Start my commercial pilot flight training at Huron Flight College, (CYZR Sarnia, ON). Here I received my commercial pilot license and my float endorsement.  It was a one year program with 4 semesters non-stop.
2007 - April; CPL
2007 - May; SOSA Gliding Clubs full time mid-week tow pilot flying the Piper Pawnee PA-25-260, PA-25-235, and the Bellance Citabria (180hp).
2007 - September; First job working as a C180 float pilot/dock hand for Chimo Air Service in Red Lake.
2007 - November; Did additional flight training at SOSA and recieved my Glider Instructor Rating.
2007 - December to April I travelled to New Zealand to fly tow planes again for the Wellington Gliding Club in Paraparaumu. Here I flew the PA-25-250 tow plane, and instructed in the DG-1000 glider.  I did some spectacular flying over the mountainous regions.  Was introduced to ridge soaring and mountain wave soaring.  I completed some personal records sustaining duration flight of more than 5hrs in a glider, and soaring up to 10 000ft.
2008 - I started working in Killarney, Manitoba to begin my career in aerial application with Bob's Air Service (JB Agro).
2009 - 07 February; Attestation into the Canadian Forces, CIC.
2009 - 2nd Job in aerial application in Minnedosa, MB for Ken Kane Aerial Spray Ltd.

 
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