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

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