Farm Strip Flying in Kent
Farm strip flying to and from Harringe Court Farm and Ripple Farm onboard a 2011 Pipersport, also known as the PS28 or SportCruiser in North America. Both farm strips are located in Kent and the ‘garden of England’ and have tricky yet rewarding approaches. Harringe Court Farm is located near Folkstone, while Ripple Farm is located near Canterbury. ...
Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship
Running since 2007, the annual Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship is designed to introduce the younger generation to the various career opportunities available within the aviation industry through a mixture of on-site and off-site visits involving industry expert talks, engineering facility tours, and hands-on flying experiences. As with previous scholarships, the programme is open to people who reside in Gloucestershire,...
Administrators appointed at Tayside Aviation
Tayside Aviation appointed Interpath Advisory as administrators on 20 April 2023. A statement from the Interpath Advisory said: “Despite the significant efforts of the shareholder and directors who explored various funding and sale options, cashflow pressures have intensified, resulting in the directors having no option but to take the very difficult decision to seek the appointment of the Joint Administrators. The business has...
CAA publishes rejected take-off advice
The UK CAA has published updated advice on rejected take offs and how to handle them. Published in its ‘Clued Up’ safety journal, the CAA says that most, if not all, pilots will be prepared for an engine failure on take off, but not all issues are so clear cut. Citing an AAIB accident report, the CAA says that in interviews with PPL holders, Flight Instructors and Flight Examiners, the AAIB found that training and awareness of...
Goodwood Rob Wildeboer Scholarships open for applications
The Goodwood Flying School are pleased to announce the continuation of the Rob Wildeboer Scholarships, with 2023 applications now open. Formed to “remember and honour” the former Goodwood Flying School Manager Rob Wilderboer, who passed away in July 2021, “a number of scholarships were made available to help a number of students on their aviation journeys”. Thanks to the generous donations from the Goodwood community, a number of...
