Try before you fly

IF you dream of a pilot career, a Far North Queensland open day will provide plenty of inspiration – and even the possibility of taking to the skies.

CQU and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) will host the open day at MAF’s Training Centre at Mareeba Airport on Saturday, February 11, from 9am to 1pm.

Since 2021, CQUniversity Cairns has partnered with MAF’s Flight Training Centre at Mareeba to offer a three-year Bachelor of Aviation degree course.

The partnership mixes theory and lectures from CQU with practical training by MAF’s experienced instructors at Mareeba Airport.

The pilot training open day is an opportunity to check out the planes that students fly, try the flight simulator, meet staff and students, and ask questions about the course.

The centre’s head of delivery René Don said interested students could book a trial flight for a discounted cost.

“The open day is for anyone who has a dream of becoming a pilot one day, but this will especially interest someone who wants to