Members may remember the consultation that took place several years ago about changes to the CTR and the Low Level Route. The proposal has been approved and implementation date is 8th March. Full details can be found
here.
Update Feb 10th - NATS seminar on the airspace changes and EASA licence developments Feb 23rd at Barton. All tickets now sold.
This year's scholarship application process has now started, you have until March 21st to apply. A pdf giving full details is here.
The lucky winner of the Lancashire Aero Club Tom Dugdale Scholarship is Rebecca Morrissey.
Rebecca, a 17yr old A level student from Rochdale and Corporal in 1855 Squadron of the Air Training Corps, will receive flying training, equipment and examination entries to qualify her for a Private Pilot’s Licence.
She says ” I am thrilled to have been awarded the Tom Dugdale Scholarship. From being very young, it has been an ambition of mine to learn to fly and therefore this opportunity is absolutely fantastic. I am really excited about learning to fly, I can't wait to begin”.
Rebecca has a long-standing interest in flying, at the age of seven she won a competition to spend a day with the Red Arrows at RAF Scampton.
The Scholarship was set up to honour the 90th birthdays of the oldest flying club in Britain and of the Club President, Tom Dugdale DFC.
Rebecca will be trained at City Airport Manchester by Martin Rushbrooke, a Chief Flying Instructor and Trustee of Lancashire Aero Club.
Andy Dakin has kindly sent in a whole host of pictures from activities at Kenyon Hall Farm. These include his take on the Opening Day in 2009 and scenes from late 2011 up to the closing day on November 6th. You can see these and more in the KHF Gallery.
EASA has published its thoughts on the future of the IR, EIR and IMC ratings. The full document is available here.