Walk On Water, Fly Like A Bird At Massey Open Days
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Mon Jul 30 2007 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
Walk On Water, Fly Like A Bird At Massey Open Days
Monday, 30 July 2007, 3:31 pm
Press Release: Massey University
Walk on water, fly like a bird at Massey Open Days
Fancy a career in aviation but never flown a plane before? Now is your chance. Massey’s School of Aviation is offering 25-minute trial flights in its training aircraft for just $70 at the second of two Open Days on the Palmerston North campus this Wednesday and Saturday (August 1 and 4).
Prospective students interested in flying will be accompanied by a qualified instructor and will be given the opportunity to take the controls and fly the plane. The flights should be booked in advance (follow the web-link below) and are weather-permitting.
Also on display at the school will be its new flight simulator and visitors will be given full details of the courses available.
For those with an interest in the sciences, there will be will be opportunity to see someone really walk on water, thanks to the amazing properties of cornflour. This will be run by the Institute of Fundamental Sciences on Concourse, on the Saturday only.
The open days will both run from 9am to 2pm. Each day will include: College presentations, halls of residence tours, careers advice, budgeting advice, “Explore Science” sessions, veterinary hospital tours, College of Education and School of Aviation visits, plus entertainment.
There will be shuttle buses linking the campus Turitea and Hokowhitu sites, the Milson Flight System Centre and Ucol, which has coinciding open days.
The university is in full swing so it is also a time when students can immerse themselves in the campus culture, get involved in activities and discover university life. Come along and check out the new food courts and dining facilities.
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And while you are here, fill in an entry form to be in to win the “Ultimate Uni Starter Kits” for students:
First prize is a Toshiba Gigashot R30 video/digital camera, a Fuii Xerox laser printer from Advantage Computers and a National Bank prize pack that includes an MP3 player, a CD holder and a laptop bag.
Second prize is a pre-pay mobile phone from Adamson & Holland and a Massey backpack filled with OfficeMax stationery. Third prize is a six-month membership to Fuel Fitness at the Massey Recreation Centre.
Open Days will be held at the Auckland campus on 18 August and the Wellington campus on 24 August.
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