McClintock featured in 'Vertical'

Derek McClintock, Colfax 2001 grad who is now pursuing a career as a helicopter pilot, was featured in the April-May edition of Vertical, a trade magazine for helicopter pilots. McClintock is in San Diego where he is employed with Heliquest on the Sunrise project to install a power line from the Mexican border to the mountains of San Diego. The son of Don and Elaine McClintock of Colfax, McClintock has been a helicopter pilot for eight years after training with Inland Helicopter at Felts Field in Spokane. Prior to joining Heliquest, he was employed with a firm that offers tours of the Grand Canyon out of Boulder City, Nev.