Eagle’s Wings Flight School is celebrating the completion of its first semester with local high school students who have teamed up with its volunteers to build a BushCat ultralight airplane.

Local businesses that have joined forces with Eagle’s Wings on this initiative include Southport Aerospace, KF Aerospace, CBO, Canadian Helicopters, Canada Catering, Principle Supply and Portage Transport.

James-Stagg, from Dakota Tipi First Nation, has been fascinated by airplanes ever since a field trip with his Grade 5 class to Southport Aerospace Centre just south of Portage la Prairie.