July 5, 2025 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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NEWS 8• SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2025 The Elk City News SKIES Continued from page 1 to split the cost 50/50 with the pas- senger. Syribouth said that private planes can have no compensation at all. The program is expensive, and he must also take all the basic ed- ucation classes along with the avi- ation classes. He recently went through an advanced program because he is working on his com- mercial license, which was separate from his regular tuition. Syribouth said that he believes the hardest part of flying is never being able to relax. Every moment he must be thinking of something; preventatively doing something; and never sitting still to relax. “It’s always constantly some- long. I actually just flew down the thing, talking to someone, looking runway for extended period to get at your gauges, adjusting your al- some spacing, and then I ended up titude, looking at your fuel. So it’s landing,” he added. constant all the time, and you don’t Syribouth stopped on the run- have a lot of time to make decisions way, looked at all of his instruments at all. If you’re at 5000 feet above the to make sure everything was ready ground, and your engine goes out, to take-off and proceeded to take you have about 60 seconds to make back off. This situation was a major all your decisions until you’ll be on incident at OU, which could have the ground,” he said. The school pushes him to go through every possible scenario, easily ended in a crash situation. “Believing in my abilities and POLAR not second guessing my vision and Continued from page 1 which includes engine fires, engine landing regardless got me through failures, engine roughness, bird it. Others could have just land like load every other month or once a strikes, light gun signals, and more. normal and think nothing of it, be- month. This is so he can be experienced cause there shouldn’t be anything “We have 44-foot trailers with and know what to do. There is a 30- on the runway,” he said. another eight foot on top. So step checklist that he must fire off He went on to call ahead to we’re basically the length of a in 15 seconds. Oklahoma City to warn other semi-trailer. We not only stack The scariest story Syrbouth told traffic coming that way. Syribouth them side by side, if we can, but was a night cross country fight to said that they were grateful for the we can even stack the smaller Muskogee. It was his first solo night heads up. He also said that the most ones inside the big ones.” Rogers flight. rewarding part of the program is explained. “At nighttime, at lot of smaller Michael Rogers how difficult it is. They make it The business has reached the airports, there’s no controller inside hard so when other scenarios like point that they are about to auto- cuts the panel out of the middle. the tower. So you just call in and what Syribouth faced, students can mate, using robotics. It is about 7 They can only get as many as they you tell them that you’re going to get through anything. foot tall, six axis robot that hangs are cutting doors for. The auto- take the runway. You tell them your Having been an Elk City grad- from the ceiling. It will take three mated system will take steel foam position and how far you are. So I uate, Syribouth said that playing positions, which Rogers said and build their own panels. got all the way to the runway, and I tennis has helped prepare him for would consolidate them into one Polar Sheds currently has was above the runway getting ready the aviation program. He said he higher paying position. 18 employees. Part of them are to land, and with the light on those wasn’t a great student, but playing “The thing I love the most hourly, and part are paid by the planes you can’t see very far. It’s not tennis for four years gave him the about this is in 2025, there are piece to assemble the buildings. even as good as a car’s headlight.” experience of working hard for very few untapped markets. And As Rogers drove around the Syribouth described the situation. something. I was able to find a largely un- buildings and property, he de- “I’m going down to the run- “Practicing a sport is like flying a tapped market, water well covers, scribed what each person was way, probably about 10 feet off the plane, because you don’t go up and because there’s almost nobody doing. The shop is clean and runway, and I see these little fig- fly immediately and know what that makes anything for this spe- neat. They will be working on ures that look like they’re just on you’re doing. It takes practice. You cific need,” Rogers said. the expansion to robotics and the runway. I added a little bit of go up there, and the very first thing Polar Sheds are the largest then selling it in three to four power to stay afloat and to test the you learn is just how to hold your- manufactures in the country. The years. area. When I went over, there were self to altitude. That’s like a simple first step for the young company Rogers and his family are ea- about six to 10 deer lying on the thing, but just because you have no from OU, then eventually he wants he continues to pursue his dream of is to automate some of the pro- ger to move forward with the runway. I was flying at 90 miles an touch and feel, it’s very difficult. So to fly the executives for Costco. being a commercial pilot, he works cesses that they are already doing. automations. They purchased the hour, roughly. If I hadn’t seen them, it is like sports, in a way, because I The reason for that is the quality of hard for Costco, while maintain- Then there is another robotic land and buildings that has al- I probably would have ran into have an instructor with me, and life, being able to be home but still ing his general education classes, system that is actually going to be lowed them to build the business them. They didn’t move. Muskogee they’re giving me feedback on what make the same money as a com- as well as his aviation classes and building panels. and plan for expansion. runway is very long. It used to be to do,” Syribouth said. mercial airline pilot. flying. Syvan seems to be a driven Rogers said that they buy The business is located south a military runway, so it’s like 5000 His plans for the future are to Syribouth is the son of Theresa young man, who has a plan for the drop-off panels or build a door, of town on Falcon Road, and they feet long, which in comparison, the work for Costco until he graduates and the late Soupahn Syribouth. As future, pursuing a dream. then set it up on a machine that can be reached at 580-799-2265. one that I use at OU is like 2000 feet Foss Lake’s Christmas in July Kicks Off July 11th Point Circle, with the Altus AFB for Fun across the dam. Runners Kayak Trail Ride at Chinaberry 13-17- FREE • 18 & over (adult) Kubota of Clinton and awarded Get ready for two days of sum- Color Guard presenting the col- check in at the Foss State Park of- Campground. Meet at 9:30 a.m., – $10 entry fee. to winners in each age group! mer fun with a holiday twist. It’s ors. Brad Yoder will be the Key- fice parking lot. Buses will take and the ride starts at 10 a.m. It Boat Build Rules: • Boats must Saturday evening be sure to time for the 35th Annual Foss note speaker and Joe and Neva runners to the start at the north is sponsored by Premium Aero- be made before race day • Made bring your lawn chair and enjoy Lake Christmas in July celebra- Pyatt will be honored for their end of the dam, finishing at the space Center of Burns Flat. Join from cardboard & duct tape only the street dance with live music tion – July 11-12 at Foss State years of service as coordinators south end near the park office. them for a guided kayak trail ride (decorations are allowed) • Pad- by the Dean Jackson Band from Park where parking is free during of Christmas in July This event benefits area chari- from Chinaberry Campground. dles made from cardboard & duct 8-11. The band will take a break the festival. Friday, July 11, the Following the Veterans pro- ties and funds a veterans’ appre- The “Duct Tape & Card- tape only • Boats must have sides for the fireworks display about vendors open at 1 p.m., offering a gram, the Boy Scouts will be in ciation reception at the festival. board Boat Races” at Chinaber- — no paddleboards • Life jackets 9:40. variety of food, clothing, jewelry charge of a Flag Retirement Cer- For information or to enter, call ry Campground will begin with required; one racer per boat • Enjoy family-friendly activ- and crafts. emony. Dwight Shephard at 580-515- registration at 1 p.m., and races No body parts as paddles. • Must ities with a weekend full of fun, The opening ceremony, hon- Saturday, July 12th starts ear- 4319. starting at 2 p.m. The age groups take your boat home or dispose fitness and festive summer cheer oring our Veterans and Military ly with a 6:15 a.m., check in for Vendors will open at 8:00 & entry fees are as follows: 8 and of it properly after the race. Kay- topped off with a great fireworks will begin at 7:30 p.m., at Cedar the 7:00 a.m. Foss Lake 5K Run a.m. Next on the agenda is the under – FREE • 9–12 – FREE • aks were donated by Great Plains display.