Southern Wings Students Find Success
A team made up of Southern Wings students, (who are also members of theSouthland Aero Club) recently made the significant trek from Invercargill to NorthShore to compete in the RNZAC national competitions. The journey in itself was avaluable exercise in terms of an introduction to new aviation environments, membersof the national aviation community and flights from one end of New Zealand to theother and back but it also yielded some significant silverware with the team claimingthe “Wigram Challenge Cup” as overall winners. Among the...
read moreNew Aviation Qualification Up And Running
The Southern Wings management team and staff members have been investingconsiderable time and effort in bringing the new “New Zealand Diploma in Aviation”to aspiring aviation students. The effort and expertise has been expended innavigating the process around developing the courses, gaining approvals andsatisfying the requirements of Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education Commissionand New Zealand Qualifications Authority. It was a fast track process and presenteda number of challenges but we are pleased that we are able to offer three...
read moreExciting New Beginnings And Opportunities
Along with the new qualifications and our developing working relationship with AirNew Zealand we have welcomed our first intake of students into the new diplomaqualification and they have their eyes firmly set on a pilot position in an airliner.They will also be the first intake of students to be fully integrated into an aviationtraining program where the operating culture and policies will be taught and alignedwith prospective airline employment opportunities. The pleasing aspect of the newoperating culture is that we can continue to prepare...
read moreA Flight Training Change of Focus for Southern Wings
The past few months have been an extremely unsettling and frustrating time for every organisation providing professional flight training in New Zealand. This has been the result of the Government, Ministry of Education and Tertiary Education Commission review of EFTS positions available for flight training in New Zealand. In addition there has been a transition to a new national Diploma in Aviation qualification with several elective “streams” to prepare for implementation in 2012. What this means for Southern Wings is that we have...
read moreA Past Student Returns to Show Off His Baby
Matt Hollands graduated from Southern Wings in 2006 and since has worked overseas flying single engine turbine aircraft on survey operations. His work has taken him to all the continents and many countries and into all sorts of interesting and testing situations. Matt recently returned to New Zealand to fly Cessna Caravan aircraft in Canterbury. One of Matt’s passions has been to put his love of aerobatics to use in the North American Harvard aircraft he part owns as a syndicate member. On a recent return to Southern Wings to renew his...
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