Cedarbridge Academy

CedarBridge student on course to fly

One Bermudian's dream of flying an aircraft became a reality in Atlanta last week and now 17-year-old CedarBridge Academy student Darren Thompson plans to make a career of piloting commercial airliners.

The Somerset resident recently completed an introductory course at the Falcon Aviation Academy that touched on the basic elements of flying, such as navigation, take off and landing as well as flying at various altitudes at the controls of a DA40 Diamond Star a single engine aircraft specifically designed for training purposes that comes with a hefty $334,950 price tag.

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Che reaches for the top

By Jessie Moniz

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Standing tall: Che Caines, 18, with the house he is building as part of a combined graphics and carpentry class at CedarBridge Academy. Photo; Akil Simmons

He's only 18-years-old, but already CedarBridge Academy student Che Caines is warning the architects of the tallest building in the world to watch out – because he's coming after them.

On a website 'Wowzanga', in response to an article about the 2,320 ft Burj Dubai tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Che wrote: "I just need to tell you just watch out. My building is coming in 2020 and its three times taller than the Burj Dubai…Put it this way, your building can literally fit into mine."

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