Congratulations to Cal Winwood on achieving his first solo flight today!
The Antarctic Expedition Training Trike Arrives!
BIG NEWS…. Today the first Antarctic Expedition trike arrives at Kemble Flying Club! The modified P&M Quik GTR will be used to train the service personnel attempting the next expedition late next year! Don’t forget we are the official training provider for the expedition.
Flying SSDR, David Young Flies The Airbike
After many delays due to weather, David Young finally gets his hands on John Riley’s Airbike! A Single Seat Deregulated Microlight. See what he had to say in Decembers issue of Flyer. Photo copyright of Ed Hicks/Flyer Magazine.
Dave Sykes Visits Kemble
Today we got a visit from Dave Sykes, the British paraplegic pilot who set off on an epic record breaking microlight journey from York to Sydney in 2011.
Radio Training Now Available
We are pleased to announce that Kemble Flying Club has been nominated by the CAA to conduct ab-initio Radio Telephony training. Call the office for more information.
New AFI
Congratulations to Richard Foster who completed an Assistant Flying Instructor Course with David Young on 8th March and who successfully passed his Instructor test with FIE Paul Dewhurst on 9th March. Richard, from Staffordshire, whose recent flying has been on his AX3, started his training course with local pilot Julian Midder in the Eurostars on 8th February. Richard, who in real life is a fire fighter, has part time work lined up with another flying school. Congratulations also to Julian Midder who attended the same course and who passed his test with Fiona Luckhurst on 25th March 2012. With his new Instructor ticket Julian was able to help with ground briefing and flying for the Cotswold Airport Scholarship this Easter. We wish Richard and Julian every success with their future flying instruction.
(Picture below shows Richard Foster)
David Young Flies The New P&M PulsR
On a freezing cold day with temperatures not reach above -4 our very own hardy DY flies the brand new P&M Pulsr! His review of the aircraft will appear in next months magazine! Photo is copyright of Ed Hicks & Flyer Magazine.
Flying For Freedom & The British Antarctic Microlight Expedition
Kemble Flying Club is the official training provider for Flying for Freedom & The British Antarctic Microlight Expedition.
NEC Flying Show
Great show at NEC this year, the big surprise the P and M PulsR announcement. This amazing looking machine is likely to be in production next Spring but one of the first to fly it will be Kemble Flying Clubs very own CFI David Young who is a factory B Conditions test pilot and he will be making an exclusive report for Flyer magazine.
Strip Flying Special!
Club member Martin Croft had a birthday treat in store when he visited this week. Wife, Karen, had arranged a strip flying special!
He and CFI David Young departed on a tour including five local grass airstrips and the challenge of the short, the narrow and landing on a hill!
Martin is pictured here in one of our amazing Eurostars, G-CEFZ, at Yatesbury. Thanks to everyone for their hospitality.
