Inspiring youth aviation...

It started as a quiet day, but has fast become quite busy due to the perfect flying weather! It is interesting to note that all of our Trial Flying Lessons today have been flown by young people. One lesson flown was used by a particular lad to decide on a path between 2 careers; pilot or air traffic controller. After landing, and with a giant beam on his face it was obvious what career he will be chasing........!

Isaac Selby-Burton also flew with us today. Having just turned 15, a Trial Flying Lesson was his birthday present. Using our 4 seat Cessna 172, he decided to take his sister Hannah along for the flight. Once again there were smiles all round as they were presented with their certificates. People reading may think 15 is a young age, yet a candidate for a Private Pilot's Licence can legally log flight time from the age of 14 onwards. Pictured is Isaac and Hannah along with instructor Ian Parsons after their flight.

Back to flying....

The past couple of days has seen some great flying weather, albeit with a few thunderstorms around to keep clear of! G-EOLX is back on line and yesterday was used to treat Moya to a 1 hour Trial Flying Lesson in the skies over Penwith, which she thoroughly enjoyed. Moya has taken to the air previously from Lands End Airport, but back in 1938 on a scenic flight. Moya is pictured along with Chief Flying Instructor Mark, after her flight.

The calm after the storm....

It has been a very wet weekend here at Lands End. The rain has finally stopped and hopefully the airfield can at last dry out. The weather forecast today is good, with a light breeze, good visibility and a possibility of an occasional light shower now and then. Give us a ring if you want to fly....

FLYING SCHOOL FILMING WITH THE BBC

Recently we were asked to help with some filming for a BBC 2 series about navigation in Cornwall filmed from G-LX and a helicopter. This went out on Wednesday nights at 8pm. The series is called " All Roads Lead Home" available to see on i player. Picture shows one of the celebrities recieving her trial lesson certificate.

The start of a new week.....

Another week under way here at MSH Flight Training, after our first long weekend off. Once again, a reminder of our opening times over Autumn/Winter:

Monday-closed

Tuesday-open 9-5

Wednesday -open 9-5

Thursday-open 9-5

Friday-open 9-5

Saturday-open 9-12

Sunday-closed

The weather is good for flying at the moment, with only a few showers passing through every now and again. G-OCPC has been flying already this morning on a trial lesson. G-EOLX is still in for her annual and waiting for a shiny new exhaust system to be fitted! It should be back on line before the end of the week. Mark is available to instruct this week, so give us a call if you want to get airborne. Right, I'm off to admire the Army Air Corps Apache that has just landed!

SUNNY DAY AT LANDS END (At 3500 feet) NOT ON THE GROUND

Well, once again the airport is shrouded in fog. Visibility is less than 1000 metres, so no flying as of yet. However, these poor weather days are the best time to get the reading and ground exams out of the way. It can be hard to motivate yourself, but with having all of the exams completed you can then concentrate only on the flying.

Winter is coming....

A busy September has now been wrapped up, and we are well on the way into the autumn/winter. From looking through our blog, it can be seen that we have had some great achievement's throughout our summer period. PPL and IMC test passes, plenty of Trial lessons, and filming with the BBC are just a few to be mentioned.

In flying school news; G-EOLX is currently undergoing her annual, and will be back with us soon. G-OCPC is available.

After a busy summer season with Skybus, Mark can now spare some time for instruction, along with our other instructors when necessary. We also have some new opening times over the winter period. Sunday's of course, the airport is closed so we are not open. In addition to this we are closed from 1230 onwards Saturday afternoons, and also closed on Monday's.

It's a great time to get flying for our regular students......here's hoping for some crisp, clear winter days.