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“Dad came with me to the interview,
and he loved Pete and Helen, and they
loved it here as much as I did.”
For both these youngsters, a
cadetship has meant an easier way to
learn, thanks to the cadet community
at Sharp. Neither of them believes
they would be doing so well if they’d
pursued the traditional way of self-
study through a smaller flying school.
“With coming here it’s a full-time
course and we’re here from some
days eight until five, eight until six
talking about planes all day long,”
says Dinning.
“If I was doing it somewhere by
myself, I’d do a few hours study then
go and do something else. I wouldn’t
be surrounded by planes constantly
like I am now. It’s really good because
we’re always talking about aviation
from this point of view or that point
of view ... which I think has really
helped everyone to learn to become
the best they can be.”
Vanclay: “When I think about how
far I’ve come in these past few months
and how much knowledge I have now,
it’s amazing. I can’t believe I’ve learnt

so much. I don’t think I would have

done that if I wasn’t here at Sharp.

I don’t think I would have gotten so

much help at another school.”

The future beckons

Naturally, both of these young

aspirants are aiming as high as the

aviation industry will take them, and

with a guaranteed job looming in

early 2015, they have a head-start on

other ambitious young pilots.

“I’d love to end up at a big airline

flying something big!” Vanclay exclaims.

“I’d love to work internationally, maybe

on an A380. In the short term, I’m not

particularly fussy; I’ll be happy with any

job that comes my way.”

Dinning is after something similar.

“Long-haul international flights has

always been my dream; all across the

world over oceans and big deserts,

crossing continents and things like

that. That’s my end goal, but after

leaving Sharp I don’t particularly have

a preference where I go.

“So long as there’s a job there I’ll

be happy.”

ABOVE: A Sharp First

Officer supervises

customers boarding for

Hamilton. Sharp cadets

are taught people skills as

well as pilot skills.

RIGHT: Ash Clark prepares

a Metro for another run

from Essendon to Western

Victoria.

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