Business / Transport

New pilot training school takes flight in New Plymouth

05:35 am on 8 October 2020

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When Covid-19 grounded international flights, two pilots decided to start their own flight school. Mike Harvey and Hayden Lowe started Flight Tech Pilot Training at New Plymouth Airport after Covid-19 travel restrictions cut into their flight time. Mike Harvey told our reporter Louise Ternouth it's something he never imagined he'd do.