Field notes

What we are learning, written down.

Research from eighty-six classrooms, career guidance that names actual figures, and the student stories that explain why any of this is worth doing.

Field Notes2 min read

The Two-Career Problem

Ask a Kenyan classroom to name aviation jobs and you get two answers. There are fourteen. That gap is not a knowledge problem — it is an exposure problem, and it is fixable in an afternoon.

Meldah Magova · 18 June 2026

Aviation Explained2 min read
The Physics Lesson That Flies
Teachers keep telling us the same thing after a visit: the students are asking better questions in Physics. Here is what we think is actually happening.
Meldah Magova · 22 May 2026
Careers2 min read
What Aviation Training Actually Costs
Aviation has a reputation for being unaffordable. For one career that is largely true. For the other thirteen it is a myth that quietly closes doors that were never locked.
Meldah Magova · 9 April 2026
Programme News2 min read
Forty-Five Minutes
We ask students to turn an aircraft around against a countdown clock. They fail. What happens in the ten minutes after the failure is the most valuable part of the day.
Meldah Magova · 14 March 2026
Student Stories1 min read
The Student Who Asked About Wiring
She did not want to fly. She wanted to know how many kilometres of wire were inside the aircraft. Eighteen months later she is training as an avionics technician.
Meldah Magova · 2 February 2026
Careers1 min read
The Licence You Can Get First
Kenya regulates drones properly, which is the best news any school leaver interested in aviation has had in years.
Meldah Magova · 16 January 2026

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