First Officer Visits School

As part of their World Around Us topic on flight, the KS2 children had the opportunity to meet pilot, First Officer Darrin McArdle. Mr McArdle explained he had always had an interest in flying and, though he initially pursued a different career, he qualified as pilot after intensive training. He explained how training in a simulator prepares the pilot for all types of emergency situations and answered some very probing questions from the children. One of the girls asked why there were so few female pilots and he agreed the figure was low but that it would be a great career for anybody. You never know, he may have been addressing future captains of the industry!