Philippa Bonnick has been awarded a first class degree in air transport with commercial pilot training and could soon be applying for a job with a leading airline.
After completing a three-year degree at Buckinghamshire New University, Philippa, from Sandy will now complete her multi-engine, instrument and cabin crew ratings before she becomes a Civil Aviation Authority qualified pilot.
Philippa, 22, of Everton Road, said: “The degree covers a lot of what you need to learn and the three remaining qualifications cover the instruments in the cockpit, the technical side in terms of how the aircraft operates and how you interact and work with the cabin crew. I’m hoping to complete these sections by October and then I can start applying for jobs.”
Flying has always been an area of interest for Philippa.
Her father Mike has a private pilot licence and she took an interest in aircraft from an early age.
She added: “It has always been something that has appealed to me. I took a gap year after finishing school and I had originally planned to study philosophy at Lancaster University but then I achieved better A-level grades than I thought I would so I started looking around to see if there were any degrees in aviation that I could apply for instead.
“During my gap year I did some travelling in New Zealand and while I was there I came round to the idea that a career as a pilot could be for me."
Source: Biggleswadetoday.co.uk, Monday 1st August 2011
Philippa, 22, of Everton Road, said: “The degree covers a lot of what you need to learn and the three remaining qualifications cover the instruments in the cockpit, the technical side in terms of how the aircraft operates and how you interact and work with the cabin crew. I’m hoping to complete these sections by October and then I can start applying for jobs.”
Flying has always been an area of interest for Philippa.
Her father Mike has a private pilot licence and she took an interest in aircraft from an early age.
She added: “It has always been something that has appealed to me. I took a gap year after finishing school and I had originally planned to study philosophy at Lancaster University but then I achieved better A-level grades than I thought I would so I started looking around to see if there were any degrees in aviation that I could apply for instead.
“During my gap year I did some travelling in New Zealand and while I was there I came round to the idea that a career as a pilot could be for me."
Source: Biggleswadetoday.co.uk, Monday 1st August 2011
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