Balendran's Blogs

LEARNING TO FLY WITH WITH LEARN TO FLY - MELBOURNE   SEPTEMBER 5, 2018   LTF student Balendran Thavarajah has just successfully completed his first solo flight. We thought it would be a great idea to share his flight story, to show you that it is possible to juggle a busy professional and family life with your dream of learning to fly. LTF: YOU’RE CURRENTLY COMPLETING YOUR RPC – WHAT’S YOUR END GOAL WITH FLYING? Balendran: In the short term, I would like to complete my RPC with passenger and cross-country endorsements. Ultimately, I want to obtain a Private Pilot Licence. WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO FLY? I was fascinated by planes and the idea of an aircraft moving through the air. As a kid, I wanted to be a fighter jet pilot but, growing up in Northern Sri Lanka during a prolonged civil war provided no such opportunities. After arriving in Australia, I realised that private aviation was not for the privileged alone. Last year,