Video lessons filmed at Gatwick Airport are being released by one of the airlines based there, to help with homeschooling.
From today, February 22, Easyjet pilots are teaching the scientific principles of flight, how pilots communicate, and the impact of weather.
The collection, on YouTube, called "FlightSize", contains activities to try at home — such as practising pilot announcements and identifying cloud formations.
The airline said the short video-based lessons for primary school children aged 7 - 10 are designed to help parents keep kids engaged and entertained at home until at least 8th March when schools are due to reopen.
Each of the videos also contain related activities and challenges for children to try at home including making paper aeroplanes, drawing and identifying cloud formations, practising pilot announcements and drawing detailed maps of their hometown.
Airline bosses hoped children might continue to be kept entertained and informed after the lessons have finished.
When school lessons are able to return to the classroom, easyJet promised to launch a virtual pilot school visits programme to continue inspiring the next generation of pilots.
This programme is a continuation of the airline’s successful Amy Johnson Initiative, which is focused on encouraging more girls to become an airline pilot.
The airline offered to release information on how schools and teachers can request a virtual easyJet pilot visit in the coming weeks.
Captain Iris de Kan, an easyJet pilot fronting the Flightsize lessons said:
“As parents we know just how stressful it is trying to balance home schooling and childcare with everything else right now.
"So, we are here to help with our educational easyJet Flightsize lessons, to keep kids entertained and engaged at home.
“And once schools are able to return to the classroom, we look forward to launching our virtual pilot school visits.
"It’s important that girls have visible role models to break gendered stereotypes of jobs and even though we can’t visit in person right now, we’ll continue to keep up the important work of our Amy Johnson Initiative to encourage more girls to consider a pilot career.”
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