Successful First Solo!
Congratulations to our student Robert who successfully flew his first solo circuit today! A great achievement, congratulations Captain!
May 31, 2019 12:00 am
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Successful IMC / IR(R) exam!
Huge congratulations to our student Tom who successfully passed his IMC flight test today!Tom completed his PPL training with Redhill Aviation in 2015 and since then has been gaining experience. He first started his IMC training in 2016 but decided to put his training on hold due to other commitments. Tom recently recommenced his IMC training in our PA28 Archer G-BPTE. This is a four seat aircraft with an IFR avionics fit, including Garmin 430 and makes a stable platform on which to fly on ...
May 31, 2019 12:00 amGASCO Safety Evening – Thursday 27 June
This year's GASCO Safety Evening will start at 19:30 local on Thursday 27th June 2019 at the Pilots Hub. This year's theme focuses on hazardous attitudes in GA flying.The evening is suitable for student pilots, qualified pilots, instructors and club members. We look forward to seeing many of you there. Thanks again to the Pilot's Hub for once again agreeing to the use of the venue, free of charge, for this excellent charity event. Please contact Dan Fuller directly to confi...
May 28, 2019 12:00 amSuccessful Qualifying Cross Country Flight!
Many congratulations to our student James, who successfully flew his solo Qualifying Cross Country flight today!After a detailed briefing with instructor Mark and checking the weather, NOTAMS and aircraft, James set off from Redhill to his first destination - Earls Colne. Just as at Redhill, the weather in Essex was lovely and James made an uneventful first landing. After getting his QXC form signed by Air Traffic, James then set off to Lydd for his second landing. As James flew south, he n...
May 25, 2019 12:00 amQualifying Cross Country for Commercial Pilot's Licence!
Congratulations to our student Pablo, who successfully flew a 365NM Qualifying Cross Country today, ahead of his Commercial Pilot Licence training!Unlike the the Qualifying Cross Country for initial issue of a Private Pilot's Licence, it is permitted to take a passenger for this much longer cross country flight. Pablo elected to take with him one of our current PPL students, Jay.Pablo initially planned to fly from Redhill to Compton Abbas (a beautiful grass airfield in Salisbury) before then...
May 22, 2019 12:00 amFirst Solo Navigation Flight – aged 17!
Congratulations to our 17 year old student George, who successfully completed his first solo navigation exercise today!Following an extensive briefing with his instructor Rod, George took to the skies in our Cessna 152 G-BOYL (affectionately known as Susan!). It was a great day for this flight - great visibility, very high cloud and hardly any bumps.George's route took him from Redhill to Bough Beech, where he was then able to climb to 2,300' and route towards Tenterden. From Tenterden, ...
May 6, 2019 12:00 amCross Channel Checkout
With the longer days and better weather, have you considered getting your "Cross Channel Checkout"?PPL member Max did exactly this with Instructor Fin today. Le Touquet airport is around an hour's flight away from Redhill and staff there welcome visiting British pilots. There is just a little extra planning required, along with the usual safety considerations of any over-water crossing.Once at Le Touquet, you can hire a bicycle or stroll into town, with its lovely sandy beach just ...
April 16, 2019 12:00 amLearning to fly – a PPL journey…
Our former student Pablo (now with his own Private Pilot's Licence) has put together a video of his journey learning to fly with Redhill Aviation. It gives a real flavour of what to expect during your flight training.Pablo continues to fly regularly with us at Redhill Aviation as he builds his hours before commencing his commercial flight training. Keep up the great work Captain!
April 14, 2019 12:00 amSuccessful PPL Skills Test Pass!
Three cheers to our student Tom who passed his PPL Skills Test on the first attempt today!Tom started flying with us in August last year and today flew with our in-house examiner, Tuhin. Although a chilly April day (which started with a frost) there was plenty of sunshine and conditions were great for Tom's test in our Cessna 152, G-BGFX.Congratulations Captain!
April 11, 2019 12:00 amBOSO is back!!!
We are delighted to announce the return of "BOSO", our trusty little Cessna 152 Aerobat!Club favourite G-BOSO has been away for an extensive refurbishment, including plush new leather seating, new carpets, a new nav/com radio and a smart new paint scheme. It also has a brand new engine as well as a new propeller so while the engine is run-in, it won't be used for aerobatics just yet. However we are sure it won't be long before BOSO will be back to barrel rolls over Bewl Water.....
April 10, 2019 12:00 am