Our Apologies

We're having all sorts of problems with one of our ISPs at the moment. It has been going on for months - whatever you do, don't ever use Pipex; they're useless (yeah go on; sue me).

Our shop and gallery are still down, but the forum has been moved; click on the link below and then save the new address - it will be staying here from now on - Pipex have lost yet another customer.

All being well, Max (our web genius) will get the on-line shop going for us soon, but I'm afraid for the time being we can't take on-line payments. Please be patient while we try and fix this - hopefully, we'll have it sorted in a day or two. We can still take your payments over the telephone if you're in a hurry.

Latest News:

Tow Training

We are now fully operational with our winch launching system for both training and conversions. All our training is now tow based initially, with hill training commencing once you've completed all your basic EP & CP training on the winch.

Now there is no more hard work climbing back up hills, you will achieve much higher flights, which in turn will mean more airtime and greater skill developed at circuit planning. By the time you leave the school environment you will be a qualified Club Pilot in both the tow and hill disciplines. This will equip you to be able to fly anywhere in the world (within reason).

We have changed to using a winch for several reasons; the main one because it will allow us many more days out training (we estimate three times as many). This is because Wiltshire doesn't have suitable training hills for any wind direction between ENE and SSW. Even the local club fliers struggle for the same reason and have to go off to Wales on a regular basis to be able to fly.

Because we now have this bigger 'weather window' to use, it will in turn, speed up our training courses so that our students will qualify far more quickly.

Also, because tow training will allow you to get many more flights in on any given day; if you can do your training during the week (when it’s less busy), you will qualify in a lot less time. We can complete EP training in two days and CP in three or four (depending on group size).

Previously, you were limited to how many times you could climb back up the hill - now you don't have that problem. Because the course is very much 'task' based; you will complete more tasks each day than is possible with just hill training.

The best bit of all – it has allowed us to bring our training prices DOWN for 2008!

Winch Endorsements

For qualified hill pilots looking to gain a tow rating, this can be done either in one day during the week or spread over two weekend days (the cost is the same).

Please note; We are a school and cannot offer tow flights on XC days like a club can except on the odd occasion (weekdays) when we have either had students cancel their place at the last minute or we are low on numbers.

New Shop Opening Times

The school operates seven days a week (weather permitting), but the shop and office hours are as follows:

As you can see the shop closes on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons (at 1300) and all day Sunday. The rest of the week we're open from 0930 to 1730. However, if you intend to make a special trip to see us, it's always best to call first to let us know - we wouldn't want to miss you because sometimes we may close for an hour or two (even the whole day if we're all out flying).

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