The Aviators Ball silent auction goes live!

An exciting first for Aerobility and the Aviators Ball, you can start reviewing and bidding on the fantastic range of silent auction items right now.

If you're coming to the event, take some time to browse through the items, start bidding now, or bid for on the night using your smartphone or the supplied iPads on every table. You can also preview the great live auction items in advance of the evening (no bidding until the night though!)

If you are not coming to the Aviators Ball you can still participate in the silent auction. Follow the link, register and start bidding!

Go http://aviatorsball.auction-bid.org/ to and take a look at the great range of lots, follow the instructions to register and start bidding!

Aviation Film Night - Tuesday 8th December

Where? Aerobility HQ, Blackbushe 
Date? Tuesday 8th December 2015 
Time? Arrival and Pizza 6pm, Film from 6.30pm.

Join us for a night of entertainment and fun on Tuesday 8th December. The Aerobility Team will be ordering pizza and watching one of three aviation documentaries.

Once you have registered your interest in attending you will then be given the opportunity to vote for which documentary you would like to watch on the night. This event costs £5 per person to be paid on the night and includes pizza.

The documentaries available to choose from are: 

One Six Right - A documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation - the local airport. 

Black Sky - The Race for Space and Winning the X Prize with Burt Rutan.

An Airfield in England – documentary about Lasham airfield which includes archive footage of the launch of the first Aerobility aircraft.

To book your place at the evening and vote for the documentary you want to see contact bridie@aerobility.com 

AEP Engineering

Saturday 21st November saw the AEP look at engineering.  The boys looked at the different types of engineering and discussed how both a combustion engine and a jet engine works.  They looked at real engine parts and then took part in a matching activity where they had put the correct parts to the description.  All the boys seemed to know their way around an engine and I'm sure there are a few engineers of the future amongst them!

Aerobility celebrate easyJets 20th anniversary

On the 10th November easyJet celebrated its 20th anniversary  by holding an event at its head office at Luton Airport.

Aerobility were honoured to be invited to the event. Aerobility CEO Mike Miller-Smith attended with easyJet Captain and Aerobility Volunteer Harriett Pound and easyJet Flight Operations Manager Chris Foster.

The event was a fantastic success looking back over the past 20 years with an exhibition of memorabilia and a catwalk of uniforms. easyJet have marked 20 years by introducing a loyalty scheme for their frequent flyers.

Part-time Service Coordinator position available at Aerobility

This role will cover the maternity leave of the Service Development Coordinator on a part-time basis, three days a week from the beginning of February until the end of May 2016. 

A key element of this role will be to attend disability and aviation events and coordinate flying and ground based activities for disabled people from Blackbushe Airport. 

For further information about this role and details of how to apply please contact Bridie Collins by emailing bridie@aerobility.com or call 0303 303 1230.

Closing Date: Monday 4th January 2016

Touring Group 2016

Dear Flyers,

We are starting our planning for the Touring Group 2016 events. The Touring Group plans a number of short (day trip) and longer (multi day) trips in our Aerobility aircraft. This is to give a variety of flights, extend your flying skills and varying durations to suit different budgets.

In 2015 we did a number of trips, including a day trip visit to Breighton where we stopped at Sywell and met the Blades team and on a longer trip we visited Cambletown in Scotland where on the way we stopped over in Douglas on the Isle of Mann and Newtownards in Northern Ireland.

If you would be interested in being part of a Touring Group trip then please register your interest by emailing info@aerobility.com with any suggestions that you may have - have you ever fancied flying to some area of the UK or Europe? As an example we already have plans for a “D-Day” trip in June 2016 covering the North French coast between Calais and Cherbourg.

I hope you can come and have some exiting ideas,

Kind regards

Mike Owen
Aerobility CFI

AEP Fire and Rescue

On 7th November the subject of the Aviation Education Programme was Fire and Rescue.  The group looked at different types of emergencies - the more dramatic the better!! They also discussed emergency plans and looked at the fire triangle.  They played a very competitive game of fire triangle bingo - Andre and Fraser were the first to be able to make a fire with Georgie and Matt last.  We declared Matt fireman for the day as he took the longest to be able to cause a blaze!! The boys ended the session discussing the different types of fire and which extinguisher to use.

Aerobility Volunteer Christmas Party

If you volunteer at Aerobility we invite you to attend our Volunteer Christmas Party for a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie with the Aerobility Team. All attendees will be entered into a free raffle.

When? Tuesday 15th December, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Where? Aerobility HQ, Blackbushe

For more information or to confirm your attendance please contact Bridie by telephone on 0303 303 1230 or email bridie@aerobility.com

Blackbushe Remembrance Day Service

Blackbushe Airport is hosting a Remembrance Day Service on Wednesday 11 November at 11am.

There will be a short speech followed by the wreath laying outside the Terminal Building.

Aerobility will be attending and invite any of our local flyers/ volunteers to come along to mark the special occasion.

The Rotary Club of Crowthorne & Sandhurst is supporting Aerobility with a curry night

The Rotary Club of Crowthorne & Sandhurst is hosting a charity curry evening at the Raj Tandoori, Sandhurst on the evening of Wednesday 11th November to raise money for Aerobility and The Sand Dams Project. A two course set meal costs £17.50, to book your place email brian@aerobility.com or call 0303 303 1230.