The first solo ever in G-GRLS was achieved on Tuesday by William Cave after just 12 hours flying instruction! Very well done Will! He has dabbled with gliding since he was 16 so that helped him make this solo date. Our rather well known aircraft, build by girls at Benadean School in Kent, has been at Kemble for nearly three months now and covered over 100 hours instructional flying already. Will, 30, of Wotton-Under-Edge is quite at home with aircraft as for the MOD he looks after engineering and certification of our fast jet aircraft fleet!
Mary-Jean Foxwell guides FZ through turn at 3000ft
Mary-Jean Foxwell, 14, guides TeamEurostar FZ through a lovely turn at 3000ft today. Her flight was thanks to dad, Jim, who outbid all at a charity auction for people in poverty. Jim has already raised over £4k for the charity and departs shortly to Romania to assist with a build barn project. With him will be Kemble flying club member, David Hutchinson who sponsored the flight today. Many thanks David!
Bill Brooks flying on a bicycle!
It’s amazing what you see when out and about for a flight! Bill Brooks, P & M Aviation Chief Designer and Test pilot spotted at Clench common about to fly home on his bicycle!!!
Chris Dayus flies for the first time!
“Wow I’m at 4,000ft!” At the age of 55, Chris Dayus took to the air for the first time in his life today in Kemble Flying Clubs teamEurostar - and he loved it! Many thanks to his thee daughters for a fantastic birthday present!
G-GRLS gets new seats!
G_GRLS has new luxury seats meaning even 6ft 6” Joe West can fly her! Joe, an Aeronautical Engineering University student says he really likes the skyranger and prefers it to the C42 which is a theme coming from club members.
First girl to fly G-GRLS!
First girl to fly G-GRLS at Kemble flying club was Riya Deshmukh who is one of ten students currently taking part in the Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship.
First solo after 59 years!
On friday something very special happened at Kemble Flying club. A boy who had dreamed of flying an aircraft solo from the age of nine finally achieved that ambition - just 59 years on! Very many congratulations to Nigel Shires pictured right holding his ‘first solo’ slip from Kemble air traffic and with flying instructor Mark Hayter.
Saul French co-pilots a plane!
Saul French gets to be a pilot with instructor David Young way above cloud and later at the controls.
Paul Randall first solo
Glider pilot Paul Randall with his First Solo Flight Strip from Air Traffic on the 31st July.
Paul has a BGA Gliding Certificate and had just eight flights this year with dy before first solo in a power aircraft – EV-97 G-CEFZ
Alistair Watt first solo
Alistair Watt made his first solo flight in the Quik R flexwing on 16th August – congratulations!
