{"id":18018,"date":"2017-08-09T17:35:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T21:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=18018"},"modified":"2017-08-09T17:35:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T21:35:19","slug":"camp-gives-local-cadet-a-flavour-of-aviation-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/camp-gives-local-cadet-a-flavour-of-aviation-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp gives local cadet a flavour of aviation industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir <\/strong><\/p>\n

Many people have romantic views of getting behind the controls of a plane and heading off into the wild, blue yonder, but how many people know first-hand the hard work it takes to get aircraft off the ground?
\nOver 700 air cadets this year applied to learn just that through a six week course at Canadore Cadet Training Centre in North Bay. Only 120, however, made the cut \u2013 including Warrant Officer (Second Class) Christopher Hayashi of the 140 Aurora Squadron.
\nHayashi, the only member of the Squadron to be selected for the elite program, headed off to North Bay on July 9 for the course, which wraps up next Friday, August 18, to learn the ins and outs of airport operations.
\nThe program is designed to introduce cadets to various components of operating an airport from airside operations, to meteorology, to navigation, air traffic services, ground services and safety.
\nThey are also getting a chance to learn more about Canadian advancements in the aviation industry and how to pursue career opportunities within the field.
\n\u201cI am pretty interested in aviation and coming to this camp allows me to explore different careers in the aviation industry I might want to pursue after high school,\u201d says Christopher.
\nBut the experience of being exposed to a wide array of options within the industry has made him have second thoughts on his initial dream.
\n\u201cI was really looking at becoming a pilot, but after coming to this camp, I have reconsidered and am now looking into other things like airport management and planning,\u201d he explains. \u201cI really didn\u2019t know how many other things were in the aviation industry.\u201d
\nHayashi has been interested in taking to the air from a very young age. Always interested in flying, he was encouraged by his father to think about joining the Air Cadets. Intrigued by their multifaceted program, which includes survival training, he decided to give it a go and joined the squadron.
\n\u201cIt was pretty cool,\u201d he says of the squadron he joined six years ago, continuing to move up the ranks. \u201cYou keep progressing through the ranks and there is always something new to learn. Even now as I am reaching the end of my cadet career, I get to teach the younger cadets the stuff I learned and it is really just something new every time.\u201d
\nThe most valuable thing he has learned over his time with the Aurora Squadron is leadership skills. The lessons in this area have served him well, far outside the confines of the Aurora Squadron, which currently meets at the old home of the Aurora Public Library on Victoria Street.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know where I would be today without all the different leadership skills I have taken away that I can apply in my every day life and in school,\u201d he says. \u201cI also play hockey and the leadership skills I have taken away from Air Cadets has really helped me in my hockey career and different aspects with my team.\u201d
\nThey will continue to help him in whichever career path he opts to pursue in the aviation industry.
\nThe Canadore Cadet Training Centre is located in North Bay, offering two courses within the Advanced Aviation Technology fields including the previously mentioned airport operations, as well as aircraft maintenance.
\nOpen to all cadets between the ages of 12 and 18, the program focuses on leadership, citizenship and healthy living.
\nIn order to secure a place in the program, Hayashi had to submit a short essay on why he wanted to take the program. Evidently his words did the trick and he made the final cut.
\n\u201cThe mandate is to essentially inspire them to follow a career in the aviation industry, whether that be civilian aviation or in the military,\u201d says Second Lieutenant Darius Soo Lum. \u201cI was a cadet myself and I have taken away a lot from the program and it continues to help me every day. [Next year, don\u2019t] hesitate to apply if you\u2019re on the fence, interested, or at the age, there is never a dull moment here!\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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