Aviation Enthusiast KP Student Matthew Meehan Completes First Solo Flight

Matthew Meehan, a Senior at Kings Park High School, completed his First Solo Flight on March 30, 2016.  Matthew attends the BOCES/Wilson Tech Aviation Science/Flight Program at Republic Airport.  This is the first year that Kings Park High School has offered the program to its students and Matthew is the first student from Kings Park High School to complete a solo flight!  Matthew has always been an aviation enthusiast and started taking flying lessons last year with Nassau Flyers in Farmingdale before he knew that the school would be offering this program.  Nassau Flyers provides the airplanes for the Wilson Tech Aviation Science/Flight program.  Both Wilson Tech and Nassau Flyers worked together to prepare Matthew for what was a very successful day!  Matthew, flying by himself, had to complete multiple “touch and go’s” (take-offs and landings) for his first solo flight.  Matthew wants to be a pilot and plans on studying Aeronautical Science in college.  Matthew is pictured here with the Piper Warrior plane that he has trained in and completed his first solo flight in.