{"id":345,"date":"2023-02-14T06:43:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T06:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/?p=345"},"modified":"2023-04-25T00:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T00:24:09","slug":"ediflyers-pathfinder-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/?p=345","title":{"rendered":"Ediflyer\u2019s pathfinder take off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text]<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural flight of a Flight Youth Engineering aircraft build project took place today and the team could not be prouder.<\/p>\n<p>The flight commenced from Redcliffe Aerodrome in south east Queensland and lasted for around 1 hour in total with no issues reported. The test pilot David Brown said, \u201cthe aircraft performed flawlessly and flew exactly as expected, the students have done an amazing job!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_319\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319\" class=\"wp-image-319 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ediflyer-crew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ediflyer-crew.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ediflyer-crew-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ediflyer-crew-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Brown, one of Flight Youth Engineering\u2019s test pilots, with students Daniel Strydom and Jonathan Kelly<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two of the students involved in the build, Daniel Strydom and Jonathan Kelly, were present for the first flight and their pride was hard to hide.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel has been involved in the build since its inception and is now a first year apprentice with Bell Helicopters. He credits Flight Youth Engineering with helping him secure his new career.<\/p>\n<p>Johnathan has also participated in the build of this aircraft and is now\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_320\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-image-320 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_20230214_171259-e1676356244125-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_20230214_171259-e1676356244125-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_20230214_171259-e1676356244125-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ediflyer\u2019s pathfinder taxi\u2019s in after completing a successful first flight at Redcliffe Aerodrome<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This aircraft will soon be making the journey to Avalon Airshow to be displayed in the general aviation precinct. The team from Flight Youth Engineering will be there to answer all of your questions and you will have the opportunity to talk to the students involved.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> The inaugural flight of a Flight Youth Engineering aircraft build project took place today and the team could not be prouder. The flight commenced from Redcliffe Aerodrome in south east Queensland and lasted for around 1 hour in total with no issues reported. The test pilot David Brown said, \u201cthe aircraft performed flawlessly and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>The inaugural flight of a Flight Youth Engineering aircraft build project took place today and the team could not be prouder.<\/p><p>The flight commenced from Redcliffe Aerodrome in south east Queensland and lasted for around 1 hour in total with no issues reported. The test pilot David Brown said, \u201cthe aircraft performed flawlessly and flew exactly as expected, the students have done an amazing job!\u201d<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_319\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-319 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ediflyer-crew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/> David Brown, one of Flight Youth Engineering\u2019s test pilots, with students Daniel Strydom and Jonathan Kelly[\/caption]<p>Two of the students involved in the build, Daniel Strydom and Jonathan Kelly, were present for the first flight and their pride was hard to hide.<\/p><p>Daniel has been involved in the build since its inception and is now a first year apprentice with Bell Helicopters. He credits Flight Youth Engineering with helping him secure his new career.<\/p><p>Johnathan has also participated in the build of this aircraft and is now\u2026<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_320\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-320 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fye.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_20230214_171259-e1676356244125-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" \/> The Ediflyer\u2019s pathfinder taxi\u2019s in after completing a successful first flight at Redcliffe Aerodrome[\/caption]<p>This aircraft will soon be making the journey to Avalon Airshow to be displayed in the general aviation precinct. 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