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 …
read moreSince 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 …
read moreThe 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 …
read moreFollowing 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 …
read moreDuring 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 …
read moreAs 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, …
read moreWe 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 …
read moreA three month trial is to be conducted to assess revised procedures for the control of VFR flights within Bristol CAS. The trial will establish a one-way flow system for …
read moreOn Friday 22nd March 2019 we welcomed regional safety officer Martin Benson from GASCo to Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club for the yearly safety evening. This years focus was on …
read moreOn 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 …
read moreOver 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 …
read moreAnother 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 …
read moreOne of our past students, Sarah Dunglinson, who gained her private pilot’s licence in 2015 has recently completed her commercial pilot training and landed a job with Ryanair flying the …
read moreIt has been an exciting few weeks at Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club with night flying. Five PPLs have successfully added night ratings to their licences since the clocks went …
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