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HIGH FLYING
STUDENTS
Students are getting their pilot
dreams off the ground through
the use of a Boeing 737-800
simulator at Ayr.
A lecturer with a background in
flying has been offering any willing
students the chance to get in
the cockpit for the first time and
experience flying from a simulated
Prestwick base.
He takes the students through
the simulator in his own time
after college classes are finished.
He is working with two groups -
one group of students who have
never flown before, and another
that has experience of flying. The
latter group work towards more
advanced procedures.
Two students who have dreams
of becoming commercial pilots
are 17-year-old NC Aeronautical
Engineering student Louis Dymond
from Largs, and Becky McIntosh,
23 from Dundonald, who is
studying HNC Aircraft Engineering.
Louis said “I’ve wanted to become
a pilot since a very young age and
I’ve never deviated from that goal.
The simulator’s really realistic and
I’m sure it’s going to benefit me in
the future. I’m now taking flying
lessons at Prestwick Airport and
I’m really enjoying it.
Becky said “I want to become
a commercial pilot so this is all
about getting experience in
understanding the planes. It helps
that we can apply the knowledge
gained from our college course
here. The simulator is the most
experience I’ve had so far, I’ve not
had any lessons yet. This has really
confirmed that I want to become a
pilot, though.”
“Hopefully this experience can
help me achieve my dreams of
becoming a pilot commercially.”
“
Hopefully this
experience can
help me achieve
my dreams of
becoming a pilot
commercially.
“
Learn more about our
engineering courses at
www.ayrshire.ac.uk
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