AEP Airfield Operations

We had another great AEP session on Saturday.  The topic was Airfield Operations and the group looked at small airfields and what basics are needed.  They watched a short film about Tisted Airfield and then set up their own airfield - putting in runways whilst avoiding hills and trees. They then looked at compass points and the prevailing wind direction. They worked really well together and I think we may even have a few airfield planners of the future amongst the group!

Aerobility & Cabro Aviation to provide trial flights from Aberdeen Airport on Saturday 31st October

Aerobility will be providing trial flights for individuals with varying disabilities throughout the day on Saturday 31st October at Aberdeen Airport in partnership with Cabro Aviation.

Trial flights to individuals cost just £63. Unfortunately at this time we are unable to offer hoisted flights although this is something we hope to provide in the near future.

Should you wish to book a flight on this day please email brian@aerobility.com to confirm a time and complete the necessary paperwork.

BWPA Diamond Jubilee 2015 Scholarships

The British Women Pilots' Association (BWPA) intends to award up to six scholarships to female pilots in 2015 as a part of the celebration of this, its Diamond Jubilee year. The awards will be available in a variety of aviation activities, including Flying Aeroplanes (to include both Vintage and non-Vintage aeroplanes), Gliding, Microlight flying and Ballooning.

There will also be two more specialised scholarships, involving training for an aeroplane instructor rating, and commercial flying (in conjunction with specific schools).

The Aeroplane Flying Scholarship Application Form is now available on the BWPA Website. The application form contains full instructions for entry. Selection for the award will be by a panel of two BWPA members, and one LAA member.

The final application submission dates are 24th October and 31st October. Applications received after the relevant deadline will not be cosidered.

If you wish to apply, please email bridie@aerobility.com who will send you further details or visit the BWPA website for an application form.

Aviation Education Programme 2015/2016 starts!

Today at Aerobility we welcomed 8 students starting the new AEP course.  They are all keen aviation enthusiasts and seemed to enjoy today's introduction to the course, which included a challenging quiz.

We look forward to getting to know the new students and wish them every success with the upcoming course.

Sunlife Financial of Canada employee volunteering day at Aerobility

On Friday 18th September, 10 Sunlife Financial of Canada employees from the Basingstoke office offered their volunteering skills at Aerobility HQ, Blackbushe.

The team helped with gardening, painting and mail outs as well as spending some time trying out our simulator with Aerobility volunteer Ian.

We would like to thank Sunlife for their support and help during the day. If your company is interested in having an employee volunteering day at Aerobility email bridie@aerobility.com for more information.

Matt achieves his Private Pilots Licence

Congratulations to Aerobility flyer Matt Noakes who has now gained his Private Pilots Licence. Matt is a recipient of the Air League PPL Flying Scholarship for wounded soldiers funded by Boeing.

Matt commented "I really want to again express my thanks to you all of you for allowing this opportunity to happen, I don't think you realise what this has all meant to me, I hope I can can continue to fly with you and helping you out where I can if possible"

We wish Matt the best of luck with his future in aviation!

Brian's first solo at Tatenhill!

Brian Thompson has recently flown his first solo at Tatenhill. He performed a perfect landing on runway 08 in PA28 aircraft G-TALE after having to do a go around on his initial approach owing to an aircraft ahead that was slow to clear the runway.

He has been travelling down from Middlesborough to Tatenhill on a regular basis to have lessons with instructor Craig.

Brian has a weakness in his left arm, but we managed to adapt methods to overcome this and now he can fly and operate the aircraft very well and in a safe manner. Obviously Brian was very pleased as the photo shows!

Kids Flying Day at Aerobility

On Friday 14th August we had a fun packed day of activities with Kids Berkshire at Aerobility, Blackbushe.


The 10 children and their carers enjoyed model making, buggy rides, aircraft tours and instructed simulator sessions with our team of volunteers and instructors.

Despite the awful weather the rain cleared up just in time to allow us to fly everyone at the end of the day!

Aerobility fly into action at Liverpool Airport

Despite the horrible weather, a fantastic day of flying was had by all last Wednesday when we teamed up with Ravenair to provide Heswall Disabled Children's Holiday Fund an action packed Aerobility Flying day at Liverpool Airport. 

31 children with varying disabilities enjoyed the day which included flying, model making and instructed simulator sessions.

We would like to thank Liverpool Airport & Ravenair for helping us make the day happen and look forward to hosting the day again next year.

You can see our gallery of pictures from the day at https://flic.kr/s/aHski8P4TJ

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Congratulations to Claire!

Congratulations to Aerobility Flyer Claire who recently completed her first solo at Blackbushe.

Claire said after her achievement 'Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to develop this passion for flying and I look forward to every lesson'.

First solo at Blackbushe for FSDP student

On Saturday 8th August, after 17 hours of flight training with Aerobility one of our 2015 Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP) students Saavik completed his first solo flight!
A big congratulations to him on his fantastic achievement!

Help for Heroes Hidden Wounds support expands

In the same way that anyone can get aches, pains or colds, everyone can have days where they feel stressed, worried or down. Help for Heroes Hidden Wounds is a psychological wellbeing service developed to arm individuals with the skills to understand and manage many of these emotions in everyday situations.

We’re delighted that the service has expanded and is now also up and running in Phoenix House, Catterick, following its success at Tedworth House Recovery Centre in Wiltshire.

This has made it even more accessible to Veterans and Armed Forces families, who are now able to receive free and confidential support by phone, Skype or face to face at either of these two Recovery Centres. A dedicated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) will help Hidden Wounds beneficiaries discover the tools needed to get back to enjoying everyday life.

Help for Heroes encourage anyone in need of support either for themselves or a loved one, to take the first step by getting in touch with the Hidden Wounds team, weekdays 9am-5pm:
Email: hidden.wounds@helpforheroes.org.uk
Tel: 0808 2020 144 (free from UK landlines)
Web: www.helpforheroes.org.uk/hidden-wounds

Unsure whether Hidden Wounds is for you? Listen to one of the team explaining more about the service here: http://www.bfbs.com/radio/articles/5274