Home About Me
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Written by Adam Oke
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Thursday, 19 August 2004 |
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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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