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Monday, 22 June 2009 09:51 |
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New SAC member Paul Munro took to the skies of Perthshire yesterday for his first lesson in the SAC's Eurostar training aircraft, "Golf November Whisky".
 Paul, a self-employed web designer and marketing consultant who lives near Falkirk, instantly recognised the advantages of becoming a student-shareholder in the club's new aircraft, and signed up on the spot!
He has already enjoyed other adventure sports such as scuba-diving and parachuting and is looking forward to meeting the challenges of training for his newly adopted sport.
Keith Miller, SACFT instructor, said "Paul completed his first lesson without any problem and demonstrated excellent aptitude for flying this delightful aircraft".
We wish Paul all the best for his training to come and welcome him to the Scottish Aero Club.
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Last Updated on Monday, 22 June 2009 10:20 |
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Written by SAC
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Tuesday, 03 March 2009 00:00 |
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 Write it in the diary: June 25th to July 2nd 2009 !
It's high time that we got down to booking up and planning this exciting SAC fly-out trip to Brittany, the beautiful north western region of la belle France!
This fly-out will be ideal both for seasoned long distance flying veterans as well as those members taking their first steps into the rewarding world of cross-country, cross-channel, cross-border flying.
Join the adventure in the company of like minded flyers - all skill levels and aircraft types will be welcome and given guidance by the older hands.
Read more in the latest update.
Interested? Register for the fly-out here (no obligation).
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Last Updated on Saturday, 07 March 2009 16:03 |
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The SAC Eurostar - A Flying Start |
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Written by SAC
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Thursday, 12 February 2009 17:10 |
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The SAC's EV97 Eurostar microlight project has got off to a flying start since the aircraft was delivered on 20th January.
G-CFNW is pictured right, having drawn an admiring crowd, on the project's inaugural day on Saturday, 24th January.
With flight training in the aircraft pegged at an affordable £99/hour, the new SAC Flight Training CFI, Keith Miller, has been kept very busy. There has also been very strong demand for flying shares in this attractive aircraft, with several shareholders signed up to date!
The SAC Committee is delighted that the project is showing such early promise - exceeding all forecasts or expectations considering the current difficult economic climate.
Contact Greg Couttie, the SAC Project Director for the Eurostar, on 07939 002379 for further details of training costs, share scheme details, and special offers.
NEW! Read Keith Miller's Flight Report on the Eurostar - click here.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 February 2009 16:26 |
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Written by SAC Flight Training
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 21:02 |
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A big "congratulations" to Kevin Macdonald who made his first solo recently in the SACFT Piper Archer III. Great conditions with a gentle 10kt wind straight down runway 21 and a peach of a landing!
Currently a police officer based in Edinburgh, 35 year-old Kevin only started training with SACFT in mid February. Kevin has wanted to fly ever since he was a wee lad but, like most people, never really did anything about it until personal circumstances and finances allowed! Kevin purchased a 10-hour intensive pack with SACFT and has just bought a second one to continue the training. He now has over 16 hrs logged.
Kevin said, "I was quite chuffed with my first solo landing. I deployed a stage of flap a little earlier than normal, just to slow things down a little!" (A lot of the students do find the Archer very fast!)
SACFT Instructor Paul Duncan said "Kev is actually thinking of going all the way to a commercial flying career, but is just seeing how things go for the moment. He's been flying intensively (up to 7-8 hrs in a week) so this way, I'd anticipate he will get the PPL pretty quickly."
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 21:25 |
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