Oct 12, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min · 15 segments
In this episode of Let's Wing It, host Ruben Delmage sits down with WorldSkills silver medalist Matthew Bowen for a fascinating conversation about life in aviation and what it’s really like competing…
Your coach, uh, said at some point that this silver medal, it is not the finish line, but it's the runway and, uh, for you to go to the next one.
My plan is I want to, from our hangar, there's a few guys that I, I told them, "You will be there.
I understand me going into the training, I had an idea of what to expect, but once it was go time, it was next level.
Mentally, physically, get them to understand, get them to the closer and closer to the gold.
I think I speak for a lot of aircraft maintenance companies in South Africa when I ask you the following.
What is the plan for Matthew? Is it to stay in South Africa? Are you looking to go abroad eventually with all of this? Because I mean, your doors are open now.
Your coach, uh, said at some point that this silver medal, it is not the finish line, but it's the runway and, uh, for you to go to the next one.
My plan is I want to, from our hangar, there's a few guys that I, I told them, "You will be there.
I understand me going into the training, I had an idea of what to expect, but once it was go time, it was next level.
Mentally, physically, get them to understand, get them to the closer and closer to the gold.
I think I speak for a lot of aircraft maintenance companies in South Africa when I ask you the following.
What is the plan for Matthew? Is it to stay in South Africa? Are you looking to go abroad eventually with all of this? Because I mean, your doors are open now.
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