Aviation Society

Hello everyone. I am Ömer Faruk Karaoğlan. I am a 3rd year student of Inonu University Faculty of Sports Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports on Disabilities. I am the president of İnonu University Aviation Society. Inonu University Aviation Society was established in 2016. It is a community where all students and administrative staff can participate in the search for adrenaline with an interest in aviation. It was established within the Department of Health Culture and Sports of Inonu University in order to provide aviation-related trainings. We generally gather in our community room on campus, in amphitheater or conference rooms for big events. As Inonu University Aviation Society, we register over 1000 members annually. In general, our membership is made up of students and administrative staff who have a high interest in aviation or are looking for adrenaline. Students in the 1st and 2nd grades who are just starting our university are more active in participating in communities. As Inonu University Aviation Society, we provide basic paragliding start-up training throughout the year. Our initial trainings are given by the teacher pilots in our university, while the certification process is carried out by the teacher pilots from the Turkish Air Corporation. Inonu University Aviation Society trains over 50 prospective pilots every year. These pilots are subjected to courses by Turkish air authority teachers and are ensured to become pilots. As Inonu University Aviation Society, we try to satisfy our students' interest in aviation with aviation observation camps and technical trips besides paragliding activities. As Inonu University Aviation Society, we offer our students a hobby or a professional life that they can acquire later in life through these activities. As Inonu University Aviation Society, we participate in the International Fethiye Ölüdeniz Air Games Festival held annually in Ölüdeniz. The aerobatic images made during the festival also include the pilots of our university. As the Aviation Society, we take the students selected by lottery to Oludeniz to do tandem paragliding during Air Games Festival. As Inonu University Aviation Society, we organize tandem paragliding night flights with pilots for students who are not trained in our community. Our community is open to anyone who is a student of Inonu University and you should not have any health problems that would prevent you from sports activities in order to receive paragliding training. Our students and administrative staff can participate in all the remaining activities of our community as they wish. I started this adventure with the Mountaineering Society; which helped me become a mountain bike racer in the Cycling Society and a paragliding pilot in the Aviation Society. The trainings I received at the Aviation Society can make paragliding a profession for me in the future. Being with people during the activities I attended in communities taught me to understand people, empathize, lead and support them when necessary. I want you to work as a team during community events and see what this teamwork can bring you. Inonu University offers many opportunities for our student communities. By participating in activities in İnonu University student communities, you can become a mountain bike racer, paragliding pilot, scout leader or climber. If you want to benefit from these social, cultural and sporting opportunities provided by Inonu University, you can choose our university. I wish success to the students who will take the exam. It’s a privilege to be a part of İnönü University.