Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, Silver Zone, Bristol Airport, BS48 3DP
Telephone: 01275 475429, info@bristolandwessex.co.uk
Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, Silver Zone, Bristol Airport, BS48 3DP
Telephone: 01275 475429, info@bristolandwessex.co.uk
We have been contacted by NATS, the main air navigation service provider in the United Kingdom on an updated instruction that will become effective at Bristol Airport from Monday 6th …
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As another year draws to a close we look back on another successful year of student successes, after totalling the numbers up we have proudly celebrated: 5 first solos, 5 …
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Today we welcomed Travis Ludlow to Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane club, Travis famously became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a Cessna 172 light aircraft at …
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It is that time of year where we look back on past achievements, 2021 has been a great year for our instructors and students. Despite the challenges caused by the …
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We are pleased to announce that we have a new instructor that has joined the team here at Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club. We extend a warm welcome to Ian …
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We are pleased to announce the exciting news that we have recently formed a partnership with modular flying training provider Aeros at Gloucester to offer our student pilots the ability …
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Do you fancy flying into Bristol Airport? From 19th April 2021 until 30th June 2021 any light aircraft up to MTOW of 2500kgs will receive a 40% discount off the …
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We have had a great week back flying at Bristol Airport following being closed due to COVID-19. The past week has included two PPL skills test passes, a qualifying cross …
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On Monday 29th March 2021 the General Aviation Safety Council held a webinar with the objective of promoting flight safety by looking at the causes of accidents and near misses …
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In line with Government guidance and the planned easing of Covid 19 restrictions, the next planned step for Bristol and Wessex will take place on 29th March. On this date …
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Since our last update on flying training when we reopened in July 2020 the months of September, October and the first few days of November have been very busy with …
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The UK CAA has changed the way their PPL Examinations are performed, launched earlier this month all student undergoing PPL courses no longer complete written examinations but complete an online …
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Following our re-opening on the 9th July 2020 due to closing back in March, we have had a great month of student achievements that we wanted to make some positive …
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During the current difficult situation we are all at home keeping safe and well, apart from our valued key workers, a lot of us are missing flying or missing learning …
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As we look back over the last 12 months our team have been busy calculating some statistics, during the past year our aircraft have flown a total of 1641 hours, …
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We love hearing stories about how our students are progressing, during their PPL and afterwards. We recently caught up with PPL student Josh House and invited him to answer some …
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On February 20th 2019 we held our first SkyDemon Tips & Tricks evening held here at the club, the event was a complete sell out of tickets with all tickets …
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All of our case studies to date have been very interesting to put together and read as they have given an insight into the life, career and training of some …
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Over many years we have trained many student pilots who have gone onto further flying whether that be for pleasure or as a career, each and every student we work …
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Another of our recent students who gained their PPL in 2018 is Keir Williams, starting from a young age Keir grew up around aviation flying in various aircraft with his …
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We are particularly proud of one of our recently qualified students, Max Wood who obtained his private pilots licence in May 2018 at the age of 20. During his training …
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