Students win Joey's spare parts

Sunday 13 May 2018

Students have been awarded genuine aircraft instruments from Aurigny’s iconic Trislander, G-Joey, after claiming victory in the hotly contested Aurigny Buzzer competition at the Careers Show.

La Mare de Carteret student Joshua Platt claimed second place and has been awarded an Altimeter. Third place went to Toby Beasley, from Les Beaucamps, who won an Airspeed Indicator. All prizes are mounted on a metal stand made from aircraft material with a plaque.

The challenge was to complete a Joey shaped wire buzzer ‘steady hand’ competition in the fastest time, receiving a 10 second penalty every time they contacted the wire.

The overall winner, Molly, 15, said she was delighted to have won a genuine instrument from such an iconic aircraft.

"It’s very cool. I’m quite interested in piloting or aerospace engineering. It’s the whole aerodynamics and the physics of flying," she said.

“I’ve been interested from a young age. When I was younger, I was more into space craft.”

Pictured: File image of Joey released to mark Aurigny's 50th anniversary during 2018

Aurigny’s Group Technical Director John-Paul Williams congratulated the winning students, who showed steady hands and remained calm under pressure – both key attributes for Engineers.

Mr Williams said: “There was very strong competition on the day to win these unique prizes, but Molly, Joshua and Toby kept their nerve and completed the buzzer competition in great times. Our own staff also gave it a go on the day but could not beat the times of the 3 winners.

“They are taking home prizes that are completely unique. Joey is incredibly popular, and they get to keep their very own piece of the aircraft and Aurigny history.”