LIFESTYLER
March 26 2013
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Schoolroom in the sky by Rose Rees-Owen
Four students from Kaipara’s unique Aviation Academy, based at the Otamatea High School, were a mix of nerves and excitement last weekend as they took control of an aircraft for the first time.
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Academy members, Ben Linton, Briahna Dawson, Joseph Morley and Jacob Webster enjoying their first lesson with instructor Murray Hargreaves
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While most 16-year-olds are learning to drive, Ben Linton, Briahna Dawson, Joseph Morley and Jacob Webster received lessons from Otamatea Aero Club flight instructor Murray Hargreaves, in the club’s LP-200 and also flew in academy director, Paul Morrison’s 1953 Vintage Auster. They are the second group of four to take to the air with all twelve academy members getting the opportunity, funded by Mark Ottaway, Steven Jaques and the Kaiwaka Sports Association. Joseph’s name was drawn out of a hat to fly with Paul from Omaha Beach to the airfield at Ruawai and he describes the experience as ‘really cool’. He wants to join the airforce and become a pilot and is excited about the
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possible flow on effects of the academy, the only one in New Zealand. Twelve Otamatea High School students are currently in the process of building a CA18 Cub Flyer and restoring an original World War Two Auster. “We’re the first in New Zealand to construct an aircraft. There are other schools that are assembling kitsets, and that’s the big difference,” says Paul who is a qualified pilot and holds an aircraft engineering licence. It is the students’ second out of three years in the academy and once they have completed the Cub Flyer the academy will sell it on to fund future students while the Auster is an ongoing project. Briahna Dawson is one of two girls
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in the academy and her mother, Sue Dawson, says that she is quite used to boys’ company with two brothers. She wants to be a forensic scientist and believes building her confidence and learning new skills through the academy will help her achieve her goals. Paul says that the main reason that he began the academy is to give students a leg up when looking for employment. “It’s a fantastic opportunity for our kids and Paul really puts everything he’s got into it,” says Joseph’s mother, Jessica. The students have the option to put their flying time towards a micro-lite licence and if their gigantic grins are a measure, there will be a few more pilots in our skies. ■
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