Ten pupils from Aberdeen’s Northfield Academy got to see how engineers at helicopter company Bond keep their machines flying safely.
The group, aged 13-17, was also taken through the whole passenger experience and was shown what’s it like to fly offshore to go to work.
Robbie Smith, an S6 pupil, said he was surprised how big the hangar was and how clean the engineers kept everything, with the visit making him think about a career as an engineer in the oil and gas industry.
Bond Offshore Helicopters not only helps take people to work on the oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.
It also runs helicopters that work on search and rescue missions in the central and northern North Sea and West of Shetland.
Last year, Bond and its parent company Avincis rescued more than 8,600 people at sea or in the mountains and helped to put out over 7,800 fires.
Luke Farajallah, the managing director of the company, said: “The visit was a fantastic opportunity to get pupils along to our facilities and let them see first-hand what our team do on a daily basis.
“I hope that we have inspired these future engineers to look towards roles within the aviation industry”.
Northfield technology teacher Gavin Irvine said the chance to see the workshop areas helped pupils make the connection between what they learn in school and the world of work.