School's Build a Plane Challenge G-GWFT completes first Presidential Flight
Lee Balthazor, a Past President of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) from 2011-2012, finally had the opportunity to keep the promise he had made when President. Lee said: “When I was President I said publicly that when the students had built their aircraft, I would very much look forward to flying in it. This was primarily to show them that I had confidence in what they were doing.
"This programme has proved an inspiration to many of those involved - students, teachers, volunteers, and to others who have been inspired to start their own build a plane programmes, as well as the many thousands of young people who have seen the aircraft at displays and shows. It is a real privilege for me to have been involved”.
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Past President Lee Balthazor with Pilot Graham Wiley.
The RAeS hopes that this flight, along with additional School’s Build a Plane activities, will encourage others to continue building more light aircraft and inspire future generations into engineering, STEM and aviation.
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