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Taree teens take to the sky with Manning River Aero Club

It’s certainly not a traditional school holiday activity but this week, dozens of Taree teenagers will take to the sky with Manning River Aero Club.

Encouraging more to join the club, instructors today showed what it’s like to fly a Cessna aircraft.

“We’ll show them the other planes and do a pre-flight check and practice taxiing it… flying it in the air is different to driving it on the ground,” club president Gary Tonkin said.

The sessions are part of the State Government’s ‘Holiday Break’ program.

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Rob Douglas

Born and bred in the Manning Valley, Rob Douglas joined the Taree bureau in June 2021 after a short career in print media. He joined the Tamworth team in July 2023. Rob graduated from Charles Sturt University in Bathurst in 2016 with a sports journalism degree.

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