FROM WIMPY KID...
...to pilot!
HARVEY MATTHEWSON, AVIATION ACTIVITY OFFICER AT THE CHARITY AEROBILITY SHARES WITH US HIS AMAZING JOURNEY THAT SAW HIS CONFIDENCE LEVELS REACH NEW HEIGHTS
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rom an early age I was encapsulated by the magic of flight. I was thrilled by the fact that, in a world which is so connected, Aviation seemed to be a magical world of its own and a world which captivated my imagination. I was fascinated with how this world was interconnected and to me, whose life from an early age seemed abnormal and a little chaotic, the
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perfect order of this world seemed appealing. But of course, this was a world that I would never reach ‌ or was it. The 3rd February 2014 started like any other school day, but little did I know that my decisions on that day would change my life forever. Upon arrival I headed, as usual, to the specialist department who looked after me for a chat with my
peers before the dreaded school bell sounded. However, I never saw my peers that morning. I was instead taken to one side by the head of the unit who informed me of an exciting opportunity which she had received over email inviting her to nominate a student for a trip of a lifetime through The Journey of a Lifetime Trust and she had thought of me! This of course was an exciting
