Hazelbank Primary School, Broughshane

P3 take to the skies!

18th Dec 2025

P3 had a very exciting visitor... a real-life pilot (Mr Rea) came in to chat with us, all about his job in the skies! 👨‍âœˆī¸đŸ›Šī¸

The class were fascinated as he talked about what it’s like to sit in the cockpit, how pilots prepare for flights and the many different types of planes flying around our world. We even learned a little bit about how planes stay up in the air (spoiler: it’s more than just magic! 😉).

The boys and girls asked fantastic questions, everything from:
💡 “How high can a plane fly?”
💡 “What's the furthest country you've flown to?”
💡 “How long does it take to refuel?”
… and so many more!

It was a wonderful chance to CONNECT our learning with the real world and who knows, we may even have some future pilots sitting in P3 right now! âœˆī¸đŸ’­

A huge thank you to Mr Rea for inspiring us! 👏✨