Friday, 5 July 2013

July 2013

  • Craig Cairns - Cross country endorsement
  • Ruth Jackson - 1st Bronze leg
  • Philip Van der Hulst - 1st solo
  • Samuel Van Schijndel - 1st solo (age 15)

Thursday, 6 June 2013

June 2013

  • Callum Collins - tuggie - first solo
  • Gus Carrick - tuggie - first solo

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

May 2013

  • Brian O'Sullivan - first flight in Junior
  • Ruth Jackson - first solo
  • Boris Bobrovnikov - first solo
  • Rob Grant - passed Bronze flying test
  • Nigel Henry - first flight in Junior
  • Ben Followell - winner of Easter Egg Cup Aerobatics competition
  • Hakan Gokalp - first flight in Junior

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

April 2013

  • Peter Kirkwood (cadet) - 1st solo
  • James Blanch - 1st solo

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Winter 2012 / 13

  • Will Ellis - UK Champ - National Wooden Ladder Winner 2012 - 16487 Points
  • Oli Polden - Re-soloed.

August and Sept 2012

  • Guy Trees (Cadet) - 1st in Aerobatics Nationals Beginners Class at Saltby
  • William Parker - 2nd in Dunstable Regionals
  • Simon McCracken - Gold Distance 300k
  • Daniel Pollard - First Solo
  • Andy Tobias - First Solo
  • Hakan Gokalp 1st Solo
  • John Townsend 1st Solo
  • Filip Livancic 1st Solo
  • Carl Bauer 1st Solo
  • Carl Bauer - Bronze Duration
  • Ben Followel - Bronze Duration
  • Peter Richards - Bronze Duration and Flying Test
  • Craig Cairns - Bronze Duration and Exam
  • Brian O'Sullivan - Bronze exam and Flying Test
  • Jeremy Gilbey - Silver Duration Five Hours
  • John Hubberstey - Silver Duration Five Hours and 50k Distance
  • John Sugden - Silver Duration Five Hours and Silver Completed
  • Stuart Whitehouse - Silver Duration Five Hours
  • Hakan Gokalp - Single seater conversion
  • Simon Vardigans - Single seater conversion
  • Chris Arnold - Single seater conversion
  • Carl Bauer - Single seater conversion
  • Peter Richards - Single seater conversion
  • Brian O’Sullivan - Single seater conversion
  • Zeljko Livancic = Single seater conversion

Achievements during July 2012

  • Mike Gatfield - Gold Distance
  • John Otty - Gold Distane
  • John Sugden - Completed all three Silver legs
  • John Hubberstey - Silver Height
  • John Hubberstey - Conversion to Pegasus
  • Ben Followell - Bronze Leg
  • Ben Followell - Converted to the Junior
  • Craig Cairns - Converted to Junior
  • Zeljko Livancic - First Solo
  • Zeljko Livancic - 1st flight in K18

During May 2012

  • Duncan Sharp - First Solo
  • Chris Burns - First Solo
  • David Baker- Bronze C
  • Duncan Sharp - K18 Conversion
  • Richard Crockett - Motorglider License
  • Ibo Gokmen - New Tugpilot first solo in GH

During April 2012

  • Sam Gervais -  Bronze Badge
  • Simon Vardigans - XC Endorsement 

Winter 2011- Spring 2012

  • Chris Arnold First Solo
  • Ben Followell achieved a Bronze Leg on only his 3rd solo flight
  • Ben Followell (cadet) First Solo
  • Craig Mitchell First Solo

During August 2011

  • James Giles - First Solo
  • Ali Elliot - First Solo
  • Nikolas von Merveldt - First solo
  • John Lambie - First flight in the Pegase
  • Paul Wigginton - First 50k

Achievements during July 2011

  • Oli Polden - 1 hour bronze leg
  • Phil Binnee - Bronze 1st & 2nd leg
  • Graham Morfey - 5 hour silver distance
  • Craig Cairns - Re-joined as Full Member, and re-soloed
  • Robert Turner - Silver Height & Silver distance (again!)
  • John Otty - Silver height, distance and duration
  • Guy Trees - First flight in Junior on 30th July

July 2011 Update

  • Graham Morfey- Silver Duration
  • Peter Richards – First Solo
  • Will Hilton - Basic Instructor Rating
  • Oli Polden – Bronze Leg
  • Stuart Whitehouse – First Solo
  • Matt Hocker – First Solo
  • Stuart Whitehouse – Both Bronze legs



June 2011 Update


  • Brian O’Sullivan re-soloed on 24 May with the Tuesday Evening Group.
  • Jon Sugden flew a Pegasus for the first time on 21 May.
  • Stuart Whitehouse went solo on 2 June.
  • Martin Blanchard has completed his Silver badge with his recent height claim