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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:
| |
AM |
PM |
| Monday |
0930 |
1730 |
| Tuesday |
0930 |
1730 |
| Wednesday |
0930 |
Closed |
| Thursday |
0930 |
1730 |
| Friday |
0930 |
1730 |
| Saturday |
0930 |
Closed |
| Sunday |
Closed |
Closed |
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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