AN instructor cadet with Welling air cadets has just completed a pilot’s scholarship.
Cadet Sergeant Sarah Wilmott, 18, from 358 Welling Squadron, travelled to Tayside Aviation flying school in Dundee to take the course which was sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers.
She completed her first solo after around 11 hours flying, which was described by the flying school as “a brilliant effort”.
Her sponsorship is part of an effort to involve livery companies in cadet organisations.
Welling’s commanding officer , Flight Lieutenant Kris Cottier, used his connections as an optometrist to forge a connection with the spectacle makers who have already approved another flying scholarship this year.
Mr Cottier said: “For many cadets, the flying scholarship is the pinnacle of their cadet career.”
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