February 13, 2017 12:00 am
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We are pleased to share the following announcement on behalf of the British Women Pilots' Association regarding the opportunity to apply for one of their Scholarships.BWPA 2017 Scholarships – Applications now open!BWPA is now pleased to announce that Applications are now open for its 2017 Scholarships. We are awarding up to six Scholarships to successful women applicants this year. As for last year, all applications this year are via the BWPA Website, and this year, all applicants must...
February 7, 2017 12:00 am
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Many congratulations to our two students, Luca and Pablo, who both achieved their first solos today!Luca and Pablo are work colleagues and started their PPL courses with us at exactly the same time. Visiting together for lessons on each occasion, they have both completed around 10 hours training to date in our Cessna 152s. We were delighted that they were both able to fly their first solos on exactly the same day - what a result!Very well done chaps!
February 3, 2017 12:00 am
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Congratulations to student Alexey who successfully passed his PPL RT exam today.Taking the test with our in-house examiner Jill Develin, this was a huge achievement for Alexey, for whom English is his third language! He has done brilliantly in mastering the challenges of communicating with ATC.Alexey is almost ready to take his PPL skills test and we feel sure he will rise to the next challenge too...Well done Alexey!
January 28, 2017 12:00 am
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Further congratulations to our student Ed who successfully passed his practical RT exam today with our in-house RT examiner, Jill Develin.Having already successfully passed his LAPL Skills Test last week, Ed may now apply for his licence. An interesting point to note - unlike the PPL, one of the conditions of the LAPL is that licence holders must first complete 10 hours' solo flying before taking passengers.Congratulations Ed!!!What is involved in the practical RT exam?The practical RT exam ...
January 21, 2017 2:00 pm
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Congratulations to our student Aeryn who experienced her first "landaway" today with our instructor Dirk.At around 26 hours into her flight training, this was Aeryn's third navigation exercise - but the first time she had landed at another airfield.Flying one of our C152s G-BMUO, Aeryn and Dirk departed using Runway 07 since the grass taxiways were waterlogged. They routed via Godstone Station, Bough Beech Reservoir and Mayfield, then tracked straight to Shoreham Airport. The ...
January 21, 2017 12:00 am
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Huge congratulations to our student Ed who successfully passed his LAPL skills test today!Ed is a student at Cambridge University and is clearly passionate about aviation - he has already written two books!Finding time between his studies, Ed completed his LAPL flight training in just under 45 hours and took his test with our in-house examiner Laurance in one of our C152s, G-BMUO. The weather was bright and sunny, although the high pressure caused an inversion layer making flight conditions quit...
January 19, 2017 12:00 am
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Today we were visited by the children of Peridot class, Langshott Primary School. The visit was organised by one of our PPL members, Gerry. The children were on the airfield all day and the purpose was to tie in with their "Forces in Science" Project which explain the forces of lift, weight, thrust, drag.
December 11, 2016 12:00 am
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HUGE congratulations to our student Helen, who successfully passed her Skills Test today on the first attempt!Helen had to wait patiently for the fog to clear today at Redhill but once it did, she took to the skies in G-BOYL, one of our Cessna 152s. Helen's test was carried out today by our in-house Examiner, Jill Develin, and after the long weather delay, they were able to enjoy fine winter weather.Helen has managed to complete her flying training around both being a mum and working, ...
December 4, 2016 7:00 pm
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After our "birds" were safely tucked up for the night, we spotted this flock of geese still on the wing after a day of beautiful December sunshine. We hope they enjoyed their flying today as much as we did!
December 2, 2016 12:00 am
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Many congratulations to Taran who successfully passed his PPL Skills Test today. Taran used to have a PPL, but after a lay off of over 20 years, has now got his licence back again!Taran flew with our in-house examiner Laurance in C152 G-BOLV. We are delighted to have helped you get back into the world of light aviation and wish you blue skies and happy landings!
