Light Aircraft to fly from Great Britain to New Zealand
Oct 09 2018
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The momentous flight with a few RAFFCA Pilot’s on board, going by the term GB-NZ is due to set off this weekend, Saturday the 13th October as a RAF 100 endeavour. Departure will be from the former RAF East Kirkby (Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre). There will be a quick speech at 1030L with the Eurofox Aircraft
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JRPSS 18 Top Up Scheme (TUS) Grants Announced
Sep 21 2018
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A wonderful day at RAFFCA as The RAF Charitable Trust & The RAF Flying Clubs’ Association are delighted to announce that 10 personnel, selected from the 2018 Junior Rank Pilot Scholarship Scheme (JRPSS) intakes, have been awarded a JRPSS Top-Up-Scheme (TUS) Grant to fund their full Pilot’s Licence. After receiving an initial scholarship this year through
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The late Tony Ayre’s beloved Pitts S2AE aircraft at RIAT 18 | Spirit of Ayre The incredible Pitts S2AE Aircraft in memory of the late Tony Ayre was revealed, assembled and painted to his Mother “Joan” at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2018, Fairford, UK. http://www.airtattoo.com We are very proud to have been able to
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RAFFCA Annual Aerobatic Competition 2018
Jun 12 2018
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We are happy to announce that the 2018 RAFFCA Aerobatic Competition will be held on Saturday 1st September 2018 at RAF Scampton. The competition will again be run as a British Aerobatics ‘Beginners Day’. No aerobatic experience is needed, although competitors are normally required to hold a current licence (LAPL(A), or PPL with SEP Rating).
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Moray Flying Club host the Douglas Bader Foundation
May 20 2018
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We are delighted to share with you a fantastic event helping young children experience the thrill of aviation! Last weekend the Moray Flying Club hosted the Douglas Bader Foundation at their home base in Kinloss Barracks with a few of their aircraft. The weather for the day couldn’t have been better and during the course
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TUI Airways Low Hour Pilot Job
May 09 2018
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Great news is rocking the GA Community in the UK with a very small opportunity to move to the commercial airline world, thanks to TUI Airlines latest Job Opportunity for Low Hours (Less than 500) Pilots. Applications are only open until 23.59 on the 13th May and of course with all jobs there are specific
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The Royal Institute of Navigation, a registered charity, has a very active general aviation special interest group whose objective is to encourage the use of map-reading navigational skills as well as accepting the benefits of other aids. The group runs the highly popular TopNav competition each year. TOPNAV is a navigation competition run annually by
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GASCo Subscription
Mar 24 2018
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As a lot of you know within General Aviation, safety is paramount, and there is one particular organisations in the UK that provide great News, updates and safety related materials to all GA Aviators. We are of course talking about GASCo, the General Aviation Safety Council. Already heard of them? Have you ever enjoyed one of
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SAC Connor Sedgmore Surprised With A Pilot Scholarship
Mar 01 2018
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At RAF stations all around the UK and overseas on Friday the 23rd February 2018, Â good news was delivered to the 30 successful applicants of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust‘s Junior Ranks Pilot Scholarship Scheme. One of the winners is RAF Airman SAC Connor Sedgmore, serving in the Royal Air Force as a Junior
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Bertie joins RAFFCA Pilot Cpl Tidy on Breathtaking Flight
Jan 31 2018
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Bertie joins RAF Flying Clubs Pilot Corporal Tidy on Breathtaking Flight One of the lucky  Junior Rank Pilot Scholarship Scheme winners of 2017 has successfully passed her skills test and earned herself a pilot’s licence. Thanks to the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust  http://www.airtattoo.com for providing such an incredible opportunity to Junior Ranks and the RAF
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