kemble training
Flying Training All flying undertaken by Instructors at Kemble Flying Club is
categorised as training, whether it is a taster lesson or Trial Flight, a normal
flying lesson, or one of our other experiences like ‘Pilot for a Day’. Whatever
type of experience you decide to take with us there is a good deal of useful
information for first time ‘pilots’ on the Trial Flight page. If this is
appropriate for you please have a look here as I would like to think most of
your questions will be answered. All flying training referred to can be taken in
fixedwing or the flexwing aircraft. (See: Our Aircraft) Introduction Flying
training is one of the most important aspects of what we do here at Kemble
Flying Club. Whether you come to see us for a one off experience, for a series
of training flights, or to complete a pilot’s licence we can, without
hesitation, say this will be a rewarding, sometimes challenging, and, even a
life changing experience! Of course some people come to us for conversion
training, refresher training (we could call that advanced training) and for
flying instructor courses. There is a magic about flying small aircraft, a
thrill, it’s like we have cheated gravity to play in the sky. We have read and
seen pictures of the pioneers of flight and the first powered flights were only
a little over 100 years ago! We are constantly exhilarated by the flying
experience, the feelings of buoyancy of the air, the spectacle of different
cloud shapes and patterns and colours as the light dances around us. And, the
views of the landscape, the masses of open spaces, woodlands, hills and rivers.
From Kemble we only have to be upwards of 1,000ft above ground and we can see to
the Welsh mountains to the west, the Malverns, and the Cotswold plateau
stretching away to the north. We can see as far as Didcott Power Station to the
east and Salisbury Plain to the south. You don’t actually have to take a ride
into Space to see the World is a small place! Importantly training should be
fun! You will learn so much more if you are enjoying it. At the same time Safety
is our utmost priority and when you are on your way to becoming a fully fledged
pilot then it will take some commitment and discipline.
