Maeve McCollum got to tour a RAAF Spartan during her work experience with Cook Shire Council.
MAEVE McCollum has gained an insight into her chosen career in aviation after a week of work experience at the Cooktown Airport with Cook Shire.
The Year 10 Endeavour Christian College student hopes to become an air traffic controller and said she enjoyed learning new skills and working with council staff during her four-day placement.
“I would definitely recommend this placement to another student,” she said.
During her work experience, Maeve undertook airport reporting officer duties, visited the Cooktown aircraft maintenance hangar, learnt about commercial flight check-in procedures and even toured a visiting Royal Australian Air Force Spartan aircraft.
As the Spartan is heavier than the aircraft which normally use the airport, Maeve assisted with the pavement concession required to allow the behemoth to land, before personnel took her for a tour.
