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Dates for your diary


Silver Course                     22 - 26 June

Booker Regionals                11-19 July

Task Week 2                    8 - 16 August

Get your Solo 2                  14 - 18 Sept

Aboyne Expedition              27 Sept – 10 Oct


Members' achievements over the past 12 months

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May 09

  • Raph Au - 1st solo

  • Nick Jennings - 1st solo
  • David Hamilton - 1st solo
  • Richard Clark - 2hr leg and Bronze Badge
  • Henry Scutt -  Bronze Badge and Cross Country Endorsement
  • Nick Jennings - K18 and Junior conversions
  • Michael Gardener - Silver height and distance
  • Mark Wolf - Silver distance
  • Jeremey Gilbey - 5hrs and Gold distance
  • Ben Crook - Gold distance
  • Richard Harris - Basic Instructor rating
  • Henry Ross - Basic Instructor rating
  • Louis Quartly - Basic Instructor rating

April 09

  • Easter Egg Cup for Aerobatics
    1st Will Hilton won by a mile (only 15 so not yet solo!)
    2nd Gary Nuttall
    3rd Jane Moore

  • Will Hilton - Caroline Trust Flying Bursary

  • Siena Whiteside - Caroline Trust Flying Bursary

  • Jim Pengelly - Converted to Duo Discus

  • Robert Turner - converted to Junior

  • Robert Turner - Achieved Bronze Badge

  • Roger Harris - Basic instructor rating

  • Ben Crook - first 300k but unfortunately his logger didn't work!

  • Yan Clave - X-C endorsement & Bronze Badge

  • Alex Chalmers - X-C endorsement

  • John Portwin - X-C endorsement

  • Chris Ransom - X-C endorsement & Bronze Badge

  • Simon Phelps - Silver distance

  • John Portwin - Silver distance and height

  • George Greenfield - re-soloed

  • Gary Stephen - went solo

  • Adam Clarke (16) - went solo

  • Andy Wear - went solo

  • Richard Clark - converted to the K23

  • Chris Collett - gained Silver height

March 09

  • Steve Williams - Motor glider instructor rating (group 1)

  • Alex Chambers - completed Bronze flying test

  • Mark Wolf - completed Bronze flying test & converted to fixed wing Pegasus

  • Mike Gatfiled - completed Bronze C

  • John Portwin - completed Bronze C & converted to fixed wing Pegasus

  • Craig Cairns - Converted onto the K18

  • David Clarke- Converted onto K18 & Junior, and completed a Bronze leg

  • Henry Scutt - Converted onto K18 & Junior

  • Don Harvey - converted to retractable wheel Pegasus

  • Simon Phelps - converted to retractable Discus

February 09

  • Mark Wolfe passed Bronze exam

  • Richard Clark passed Bronze exam

  • Yan Clave passed Bronze exam

  • Leon Gold passed Bronze exam

  • Robert Turner passed Bronze exam

  • John Portwin passed Bronze exam

  • Mike Gatfield - converted to Pegasus

  • Henry Scott  - went solo

  • Craig Cairns- went solo

  • David Clarke- went solo

  • John Hooper - K18 type conversion

  • Mark Wolf - K18 type conversion

  • Mark Wolf - Junior type conversion

  • Simon Halfpenny- went solo

  • Robert Turner - K18 type conversion

  • Rob Kehr - cross-country endorsement

  • Rob Kehr - sports aerobatics badge

  • Steve Williams - full cat instructor rating

  • Mike Gatfield - fixed wheel Pegasus type conversion

  • Simon Phelps - retractable wheel Pegasus type conversion

  • Henry Ross - Discus type conversion

January 09

  • David Clarke - went solo

  • Simon Halfpenny- went solo

  • Craig Cains - went solo

  • John Hooper - converted to K18

  • Mark Wolff - converted to K18

  • Suresh Nahar - converted to Junior

December 08

  • John Hopper - went solo

  • Mike Gatfield - converted to the Junior

  • Harry Fox - converted to the Junior

October 08

  • David Clarke - went solo

  • Graham Wells - went solo

  • Rolf Kern - Gold Height

  • Bob Smith - Diamond Height

  • William Parker - Diamond Height

September 08

  • Leon Gold - converted to Junior

  • Brian Conway - went solo

  • Harry Fax - went solo

  • Mark Wolf - went solo

  • John Portwin - went solo

  • Hugh MacDonald - converted to Pegasus

  • Yan Clave - converted to Pegasus

August 08

  • Don Harvey - converted to Pegasus

  • James Stanley - went solo

July 08

  • Hugh MacDonald - gained Silver distance

  • Hugh MacDonald - gained X-Country endorsement

  • Richard Clarke - went solo

  • Eric McLoud - passed Bronze exam

  • Mike Gatfield - went solo

  • George Greenstreet - went solo

June 08

  • Don Harvey - gained X-Country endorsement

  • Chris White - gained Silver duration

  • John Whiting - converted to K18

  • Leon Gold - converted to K18

  • Chris Ransom - went solo

May 08

  • John Whiting - went solo

  • Hugh MacDonald - completed Bronze C

  • Don Harvey- completed Bronze C

  • Matt Cooke - first 500k

  • Bob Smith - completed Assistant Instructor rating

  • Jane Moore - completed Assistant Instructor rating

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