The Honourable Company of Air Pilots PPL scholarships open
The application window for the Honourable Company of Air Pilots 2023 scholarships is now open, with candidates invited to submit their application up until midday on Monday 13 February. The annual scholarship scheme – something the Honourable Company of Air Pilots has offered for a number of years – aims to “assist the successful individual, who might otherwise not have the necessary resources, to achieve their License”. Typically, a...
Aero Legends to run flying training school at Compton Abbas
Operator of vintage aircraft experiences Aero Legends have announced their expansion to Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset where, alongside offering historical experience flights, they also intend to operate a flying training school. Compton Abbas airfield was sold by the Hughes family on 7 October 2022 to Ashcombe Estates LLP, owned and operated by film director Guy Ritchie. In a letter dated 6 October, Mr Ritchie noted that although...
LAA seeks new Chief Executive Officer
The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) has opened applications for a new CEO to “lead the LAA into the future”. The vacancy comes following November’s announcement that the existing Chief Executive Officer, Steve Slater, will be stepping down from the role this coming Spring; ending a seven-year tenure with the “UK’s leading powered sports flying organisation”. With over 7,700 members “encompassing light aircraft owners, builders,...
World’s only female Spitfire pilot killed in car crash
Former Spitfire pilot Carolyn Grace has passed away aged 70, her family have confirmed. “It is with great sadness that we must announce that Carolyn Grace has been killed in a car accident on Friday December 2 2022,” announced Daisy Grace, Carolyn’s daughter-in-law. Originally from Australia herself, Carolyn was driving in New South Wales where her Suzuki was struck by another vehicle 120 miles south west of Sydney; a fatal accident...
Former Head of GA at the CAA passes away
Former Head of GA at the CAA, Mr Rufus Heald MBE, has passed away at the age of 97. “It is with considerable sadness I write to inform you that my father Rufus passed away last Thursday afternoon” announced Nigel, Rufus’ son, a sentiment many who knew him shared. Echoed across the Flyer and PPrune forums, well-wishers gathered to offer recollections, anecdotes and messages of remembrance for “a long life well lived” – and an...
