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Women with Wings “I fly because I love to fly…” – Chan-Preet Kaur Chan-Preet Kaur of Pukekohe decided she wanted to be a pilot when she was 13 and by the age of 14 was on her way to achieving her aim. “Dad took me on a hectic world trip, with just a few days between countries and I loved it. I got a chance to spend an hour or so in the cockpit of a KLM plane while flying from India to Holland and that was when I decided I wanted to travel the world and not have a 9-5 lifestyle every day. I didn’t want to be a hostess – I wanted to be a pilot and work all the gadgets – as a child I thought this would be so cool. After an introductory at Ardmore when I was 13, I knew I could do this, so I took the ground course for a private pilot’s licence. Dad would have said I was too young, so I borrowed the money and enrolled for two weeks of the Christmas holidays, getting up early every morning and going out in secret.” Chan-Preet passed her course, but with Cambridge exams coming up, flying had to be put on the back burner. “I wasn’t doing very well in maths and my teacher suggested perhaps I should drop it, but that made me very determined to pass and I picked it up. I think girls can be easily discouraged in subjects like maths and physics and limit themselves in their career options. I was very, very determined to be a commercial pilot!” At 16 Chan-Preet flew solo – she was ready earlier but not old enough. After leaving school she attained her full pilot’s licence and a commercial licence eight months later. “I went to India for a job flying, but it is really hard to get in – you have to pay to get a job. So I enrolled in an Instructor’s course at Ardmore and qualified as a Flight Instructor. To fly for a commercial airline I need about 1000 hours flying time, including up to 300 multi-engine hours. I just can’t get that in New Zealand so I am heading for Perth, where there are more flying schools, to work as a Flight Instructor.” At 21, Chan-Preet is the only woman pilot in the New Zealand Punjabi Community and her whole family is very proud of her achievements. She recently took her father Manjit Singh on a scenic flight over Auckland city and the Hauraki Gulf. “It was very special for both of us - dad loved the flight” she says. “When I was in India for 2 ½ months and couldn’t touch an aeroplane, I felt so restless. I fly because I love to fly – I think that’s what makes a good pilot.” Manjit comments “I am very thankful for being in New Zealand as these opportunities for my children would never have happened”. page 28 26 Support your local business www.elocal.co.nz
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