PAU Aviation Club

Hello, I am Oğuzcan Oğuz, I am a senior student from the department of Mechatronics Engineering. I am the president of Pamukkale University Aviation Club. I founded the aviation club because of my interest in the skies. Our club was founded in 2017 by Pamukkale University students and academics who were keen on the subject. In the campus, we usually gather in the large area in front of the rectorate, which we call the grass area. We carry out our training and work there. Apart from this, we meet with students 3 times a week for the purpose of socialization at the lake garden and community study center. We have about 700 members, however the number does fluctuate. Students who are interested in aviation and paragliding in particular join us. During the year, our main activities are paragliding flights and theoretical trainings, model airplane courses, model airplane competitions, participation in aviation festivals organized by other universities, and out-of-province flight trips. Our most comprehensive event throughout the year are the flights sessions that we hold in many different places in Turkey with our flight team, which we established after the trainings we held at the beginning of the term. Our community is open to students from all faculties and departments. Students who want to join us should be studying their preparatory year or first year, and should have no health problem that will prevent them from doing paragliding. This club basically helped me understand the importance of cooperation and teamwork, develop my leadership skills, and become a self-confident and disciplined individual. We welcome you all to Pamukkale University, the center of paragliding. Good luck to all candidates who will take the exam.