Ask an Expert- Pilot

Visit from a Pilot

by Mikayla

Miss Lee’s brother Michael came in to tell us all he knows about planes. We were able to ask him questions.  Here is what we have learnt:

• Michael has been flying planes for five years.
• He says it is fun flying a plane.
• Planes stay up by moving through the air.
• Planes use a fuel called avgas it is light leaded.
• The controls that make a plane roll are called Aileron.
• The plane that Michael flies is the size of a Minibus.
• Michael doesn’t need a co-pilot because he has a license.
• He knows all the parts of a plane off by heart.
• In Michael’s opinion, flying a plane for a long time is a hard but a fun job.
• Michael loves flying planes.
• He hasn’t flown a plane in another country but he has been all over Australia.
• Sometimes, it is hard to land while it is windy.
• To become a pilot, you need to know all your times tables off by heart.
• Michael was nervous when he first flew a plane all by himself.
• Michael got interested in flying planes after he got the opportunity to go to a camp.
• Michael has flown over 200 passengers.
• At the moment he is training so he can teach people to fly.

Here is a video of the visit.