Leilani Tunnage (32), of Wellington, Is a Helicopter Pilot as Well as a Designer and Maker of Timber Products and Furniture
“I grew up in outback Australia and went to an air show in Darwin when I was eight, which was my first exposure to jet planes. I saw them flying over and decided I wanted to be a fighter pilot.
It would have been the early to mid-’90s and women were less likely to be pilots then. I talked to a few people there who told me they had their first female fighter pilot, which really captured my imagination and helped me believe I could do it too!
I went to boarding school from age 14 to 18 in Christchurch and this was where I was exposed to the country’s huge helicopter industry. My plans changed a bit and I decided I wanted to be a helicopter pilot.
The concept of sinking in a pool of student debt, however, led me to the Royal New Zealand Air Force, where I joined No. 5 squadron and worked on the Orion – that’s New Zealand’s search and rescue maritime aircraft.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 9 July 2018 من New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 9 July 2018 من New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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