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| Ellie at the Aero Expo |
Here is one of the main aircraft used by the Calgary Police Force. Also present were Global 1 used by Global News and a fully functional WestJet passenger aircraft.
Ellie seems to have a strong interest in aviation. Mind you, she has a strong interest in many things so we will just need to wait and see which one comes to fruition. Having such a wide spectrum can be quite a challenge for this type of mind. You can spend many years trying to zero in on your "thing"because there are so many. I hope we can guide Ellie from our own life lessons.
She can spend extended periods on Microsoft Flight Simulator and she has mastered the rudiments of takeoff, stunts and landing.
This expo was a joint project between the SAIT aircraft technology program and the Aerospace center. That day they also commissioned the Lancaster bomber after years of restoration and collaboration with the folks in Nanton.
Ellie just had to get her hands on the real controls.
It's nice that they let the kids touch and feel. There were also actual flights offered in helicopters and planes (an old DC9 clunker!)
Shows like "Flying Wild Alaska" on the Discovery Channel are giving the younger demographic a first hand view of this career.
Another Lancaster bomber can be viewed in Nanton at
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