A budding young aviator who has overcome enormous challenges in life has been selected by TAG Farnborough Airport (Booth 3409) and the Honourable Company of Air Pilots to receive a flying scholarship. Réshé Harrison, 17, will receive funding towards his private pilot license (PPL) training, which he had started already at Redhill Aviation Flight Centre at Redhill Aerodrome.
The TAG Flying Scholarship is part of Farnborough Airport’s “Aviation to Education” program, now in its 11th year. The program engages with schools and colleges to inform and educate them about aviation.
Harrison is currently studying toward a diploma in aeronautical engineering at Kingston College, London. According to TAG Farnborough Airport, “Réshé has overcome the enormous challenge of battling leukemia as a child to pursue his dream of becoming a fully qualified pilot.
“The defining moment came for a six-year-old Réshé in the midst of treatment for leukemia on a special children’s charity flight to Orlando. During a conversation with the captain of the Boeing 747, Réshé explained that one day he wanted to be just like him, to which the captain responded: ‘Work hard, be the best, and one day I hope to see you in the cockpit.’”