Profile
Harrison Ward
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About Me:
I live with my girlfriend, dog, cat, and fish in Leicester. I’m a helicopter pilot š and when I’m not flying I play tennis, cook, and play computer games.
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IĀ love to cook at home for friends and family and my favourite dish to cook would have to be katsu curry because I love it so much. I play tennis though I’m no Roger Federer. I’m a huge Lord of the Rings fan, I’ve read the books so many times I’ve lost count. I play a lot of video games on my computer when I have some free time, I like RPGs, FPSs, Horror games.
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My pronouns are:
He/Him
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My Work:
I fly around the country looking at gas pipelines and checking that they are in good condition.
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I fly gas pipeline survey flights around the country making sure no pipes are being dug up by accident. Along side that I also teach the subjects new student pilots need to pass their written exams at a flight school.
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My Typical Day:
I’ll get up, get dressed and have breakfast. Get to work for around 07:00 AM, plan the flights for the day then head to the helicopter and go flying.
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Most days we do 3 flights, each around 2 hours long going into airport all around the country. I usually stay in hotels throughout the week and only come home at the end of the week after each different sector has been surveyed.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would want to set up an outreach day where students can visit an aerodrome, see the helicopters, discover everything a pilot does and also what you need to do to become a pilot.
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Education:
I lived in France for most of my life and did all my schooling there. I even went to university there (Universite de Poitiers) and did 2 years of Psychology before dropping out.
I then went to cullinary school to learn cheffing then worked as a chef for 8 years.
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Qualifications:
Litterary Baccalaureat (equivalent of A levels)
French cullinary arts certificate
CPL(H) Commercial Pilots License (Helicopter) and ATPL(H) Airline Transport Pilots License (Helicopter)
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Work History:
When I finished school I thought becoming a psychologist would be an interesting job and studied that at university for 2 years before realising that it wasn’t for me so I dropped out without finishing my course and decided to work as a chef instead because I love cooking. I did that for 8 years but grew tired of the long and unsocial hours as well as little reward for all of my hard work. That’s when I decided to pursue my dream of becoming a pilot.
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Current Job:
I do Gas Pipeline Survey flights as well as a Theoretical Knowledge Instructor (TKI) at a flight school teaching ground school subjects to new student pilots.
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Employer:
Self employed working as a contractor for different aviation operators.
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
When I left school I didn't really know what I wanted to do, I knew that I liked cooking so I decided to become a chef.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Very rarely
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
I would want to be a zookeeper
Who is your favourite singer or band?
My favourite singer is called Oberhofer and my favourite band is Ghost
What's your favourite food?
Katsu curry
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To work my dream job as a search and rescue pilot, the ability to read minds or predict the future, know how to play an instrument
Tell us a joke.
How do you treat bird flu and swine flu? With tweetment and oinkment.
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