As part of our WAU topic on “Journeys” we were treated today to a talk by Mr Knott, Amelie’s dad, who is a pilot for Easyjet. Mr Knott came in his Captain’s uniform and showed us that the stripes on the cuffs of a pilot’s uniform can show how senior and experienced they are.
We were fascinated to learn that a plane stores its fuel in the wings. We were also amazed to see the inside of a cockpit and instrument panel that a pilot uses to fly the plane. Mr Knott even has a button to press and a member of the cabin crew will bring him a cup of tea!
Mr Knott explained how pilots follow special maps to show which airway they should take to which destination. He also brought an oxygen mask and life jacket which are stored on a plane should we need them.
We learned that pilots have to work hard at school and when they get their pilot’s licence they continue to do tests and exams every six months.
Mr Knott recorded a special message for us from the cockpit of his plane when he was flying home from Iceland. He was flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
We all really enjoyed the day and are so pleased Amelie asked her dad to come and share his story with us!
Our P4s want to say a massive thankyou to Mr Knott, one of our parents, who came into school to talk to us about being a pilot! Our boys and girls got to see lots of the equipment he uses as a pilot, and got to see inside the cockpit (thanks to video footage) of the plane that Mr Knott flies.
We all thoroughly enjoyed this information session.
