General Aviation Awareness Council invite airfields to form ‘essential national network’
Jul02

General Aviation Awareness Council invite airfields to form ‘essential national network’

The General Aviation Awareness Council (GAAC) is an organisation founded by UK General Aviation associations, supported by commercial and professional bodies, to try to ensure that GA activity in the UK does not decline, while elsewhere, particularly in Europe, its expansion – whether in business flying, pilot training, sport, recreation or other forms – is publicly and privately encouraged. In a recent meeting with the Minister for...

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Air cadets take to the sky thanks to national awards
Jul01

Air cadets take to the sky thanks to national awards

Six air cadets have won flying tuition worth a total of £8,000 thanks to the Royal Air Forces Association. The RAF charity runs an annual Flying Scholarship programme, which makes six awards to outstanding members of the Air Cadet Organisation. The awards attract more than 250 applications every year from across the UK. The cadets were presented with their prizes by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, at...

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