EAGLE AIR WELCOMES THE PUBLIC FOR ITS OPEN DAY
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- May 30, 2023
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By: Prince Neo Mokwena
PRETORIA-Eagle Air opened its doors for the public on Saturday 27 May 2023, at Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria, for its open day. It was a beautiful day filled with food stalls, flight simulator experiences, introductory training flights, a pilot pop-up shop, and a very enlightening information session presented by Eagle Air`s Student Coordinator, Busisiwe Maaga.
The event attendees got the opportunity to meet Eagle Air`s dedicated and friendly team members and they were offered a tour around the premises. The attendees also got the opportunity to get inside some of the aircrafts from Eagle Air`s fleet. Eagle Air`s students were also present on the premises to help welcome the guests and assist in giving premises tours. During the premises tours the guests also got to witness how to conduct a pre-flight check from a first-hand perspective, using some of the aircrafts that were on display, as illustration.
Once the weather was clear, Eagle Air unleashed few of its aircrafts to take-off into the sky, during the introductory training flight session. The guests who paid for the open day package valued at R1000, got the opportunity to experience the flight simulator and also got to fly in Eagle Air`s planes, during the introductory training flight session.
Once the introductory training flight session was complete, the open day guests headed inside one of Eagle Air`s hangers to attend the information session.
It was during this information session, that the guests got to learn a lot about the aviation industry, also about Eagle Air itself, and the services it renders.
"So, Eagle Air, who we are and what we do. We are an elite flight school based in Wonderboom Airport. We train pilots from their Private Pilot license (PPL), up until their Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL). We also offer yearly renewal on licenses." said Busisiwe Maaga during the information session.
Busisiwe further mentioned that Eagle Air is internationally recognized, and utilized by many international agencies, in India, Botswana and in the middle east as well, which makes Eagle Air a diverse flight school.
For those questioning the credibility of Eagle Air`s flight school, according to Eagle Air`s information guide, Eagle Air flight school has a SACAA 5-year ATO Certificate. It also has SACAA approved Exam Centers, it is also an approved simulation operator, and it is registered with National Treasury on the Central Supplier database.
“At Eagle Air, we have over plus minus 60 000 hours combined between our instructors. We also have about 13 flight instructors, and that is enough for our students. We also have a wide variety of aircrafts, we have three multi engines, two piper arrows, 11 Cessnas and seven Piper Cherokees.” Said Busisiwe.
Eagle Air offers Private Pilot License training (PPL), Commercial Pilot License training (CPL), Airline Transport Pilot License training (ATPL), Night Rating, Instructors Rating, and Instrument Rating.
For aspiring pilots reading this article, there are many types of pilot careers that you can venture into. Just to mention a few; Medical Pilot, Contract Pilot, Survey Pilot, Agricultural pilot, Air show Stunt Pilot, Cargo Pilot, Flight Instructor, Charter Pilot, the list just keeps on going.
For those interested in joining the aviation industry through being trained by Eagle Air, Eagle Air is less restrictive when it comes to its entry requirements, which allows aspiring pilots from different educational backgrounds to archive their dreams of being in the Aviation Industry.
Words alone are not enough to describe how interesting and fruitful it was attending this event, hosted by Eagle Air. The community of aspiring pilots cannot wait until Eagle Air hosts another event similar to this one, in future.
For further enquiries with Eagle Air, contact them via: 012 543 1929
www.eagleair.co.za
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