Excitement bubbled on campus across the Loughborough Schools Foundation on Wednesday afternoon as pupils and staff eagerly awaited a visit from Loughborough Grammar School alum, Tom (2016) in a RAF Chinook helicopter.
With fond memories of his time in the RAF section of the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), where Tom experienced RAF camps, leadership courses, fundraising, flying planes and shooting, he set himself a goal to become an RAF Officer. Now a Chinook Pilot, Tom and his crew payed the School a flying visit as the helicopter hovered above the cricket pitch – an incredible sight for the Foundation community to witness.
The values learned at LGS carry you through the years at the School and culminate in your ability to choose your path beyond school. I trained as an RAF Officer and went to work with the Chinook Squadron down at RAF Odiham. I started Elementary Flying Training in May 2019 and after around 50 hours in the training aircraft, I was streamed towards rotary (helicopter) flying, something which I’d aspired to do since leaving School. I started rotary training in August 2020 and did around 120 live and 60 simulator hours on the EC135, a twin engine light utility helicopter.
