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Eagle's Nest Projects - Central HS (WI) 4th Private Pilot - Josh Engberg

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Josh Engberg
First Solo 2/21/2017... SEL Private Pilot 8/16/2017

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-Jim Senft, Program Director
ENP Central High School (WI)


...and what did YOU do this summer?

Well, if you were Josh Engberg of the Wisconsin Eagle?s Nest program, you experienced life behind a spinning propeller. Shortly before ending his junior year at Westosha Central High School in Salem Wisconsin, Josh soloed "Falcon One" for the first time. This is the Eagle?s Nest aircraft that he and other students help build in one year as part of an aviation STEM program at the high school. Josh, being part of the build team, was allowed to use the aircraft FREE for flight instruction.

Josh is an amazing ?Stick & Rudder? pilot. He can pull off every flight maneuver perfect every time in any wind conditions at any airport. He flies with smooth and precise control over the aircraft at all times. Having soloed the plane, Josh spent the rest of the summer flying and preparing for the FAA flight examination. Josh didn?t spend all his times in the cockpit, he and 12 of his fellow Eagle?s Nest students spent a week at Airventure 2017. This is an annual trip for all the Eagle?s Nest students. In addition, Josh piloted "Falcon One" from take off at Westosha, WI to landing on his assigned dot at AirVenture. Landing at AirVenture is NOT a small undertaking. AirVenture sees over 15,000 aircraft landing and departing in a span of a week. Josh did an amazing job adjusting his final approach while two other aircraft were still on the runway as Josh made his final checks for landing. Josh quickly adjusted his pitch and power to give the departing aircraft space to depart safely. He then landed the plane with a perfect landing.

Josh capped off his summer by earning his FAA Private Pilot license. On Aug 16th, after an hour long intense oral examination, Josh took off from Burlington Airport via runway 11 to show off his piloting skills. Josh flew a perfect flight exam (which was no big surprise to his flight instructor John Putra). This flight earned Josh his wings. This is super rare to earn your wings at such a young age.

Josh's skills are not limited to flying; Josh is an Honor student at Westosha Central High School and at AirVenture he received a $16,000 flight scholarship from Liberty University, one of the Nation's premier flight schools. Josh plans to pursue an aviation career.
 
Can you tell he worked at a golf course all summer?
We are proud of Josh and all the Eagle's Nest students
Jim
 
That is a really great and inspiring story. That young man is going places. Literally and figuratively. Thanks for sharing OP.
 
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