12th PPL(H) Open Day – Come Fly the Fleet!
Last year we held our 1th PPL(H) Open Day, this, as always, was a huge success with many budding pilots joining us on the day alongside a few who had started their journey elsewhere or those interested in adding another type rating to their flying portfolio! That’s why we’re doing it all again!
Our PPL Open Days are an opportunity for all those interested in learning to fly to join us and find out whether they could turn their dream to reality. Take advantage of our discounted trial lessons available to book NOW and will run throughout the day. You will have the chance to discuss flight training and the PPL(H) course in depth with our instructors, pilots and students and really get a feel for our flying school. During the day our operations team will also be conducting ‘tours’ of the fleet giving you the chance to get up close and personal with all our helis...
Trip to Gunton Arms or Heli Museum
Join us for our second year of flying to Gunton Arms in Norfolk. What to expect from this trip? A cosy country pub and hotel situated in 1000 acre deer reserve.
There are a couple of routes to take depending on the weather, via east coast over Ipswich and Great Yarmouth. Once landed and deer avoided it will be time for some amazing food cooked by the chef on an open fire in the restaurant. This makes for a great atmosphere and definitely not to be missed.
If you are currently learning to fly our student trips are great practise for navigation, straight and level flight and radio work as well of course as being jolly good fun! Already passed? These trips are a great excuse to use your PPL, hone your skills, hour build or just spend time with other pilots. Aircraft owners are also welcome to join us, the more the merrier!
FREE Ground School – PPL(H) Quiz Night Christmas Edition
Our last ground school of the year will be on Tuesday 15th December and it's our festive favourite... The ever popular PPL(H) Quiz Night - Christmas Special at our usual time of 18:00 - 20:00. As always, the quiz will be based on questions across the entire theoretical knowledge syllabus from ALPHA to ZULU with a few seasonal teasers along the way too!
FREE Ground School – Radio and Communications
On Tuesday 13th October ground school will be learning how to talk on the radio as we explore Radio Telephony with guest speaker Amanda Rhodes ATC.
Sounding competent when using the radio is an essential part of flying. Often students can be nervous when making a call to ATC (Air Traffic Control) but with training and plenty of practice you'll be reciting your callsign in your in your sleep. With plenty of hints and tips along the way there will also be an opportunity for pilots post PPL to ask any questions they have too!
7 day Tour de France 2026
Back by popular demand... It's another opportunity to join our intrepid aviators as we again take to the air for another Tour de France!
Last time, we embarked on our BIGGEST AV-venture to date. 5 pilots, 4 helis and 4 instructors flew 2,000 nm around France. This 6 day fly out took our intrepid explorers on a whistle stop tour de france no bike required! With the assistance of Capt Elling-Hwang we secured overnights at some of the most incredible châteaux and hotels with spectacular views and as you would expect equally amazing food!
This year, we are going EVEN BIGGER and making it a 7 day fly out!
FREE Ground School – Human Performance & Limitations
On Tuesday 17th November we will be focusing on Human Performance and Limitations at the usual time 18:00 – 20:00
Join Capt.White as he guides us through HPL and answer any questions you may have. Human error is cited as a major cause in over 70% of accidents, and it is widely agreed that a better understanding of human capabilities and limitations - both physical and psychological - would help reduce human error and improve flight safety. Specific topics to be confirmed.