Early start this morning. I arrived at the school at 08:30 to meet with the Instructor. I met with Gloria, who will be my sim instructor and Arturo who will be the instructor in the aircraft. Arturo did 3 hours of ground school with us on the Instrument Rating, Performance, Weight & Balance and all that…
Name: Laura Russell Age: 25 Licence(s): PPL Total Hours: 220 When did you join Waterford Aero Club? I first visited the Aero Club in February 2006 and joined shortly afterwards. Best flying memory: Any time I’m in an airplane, I’m a pretty happy person, but there are a few flights that really shine for me…
As the club prepares to celebrate it’s 30th birthday next year, we welcomed our 750th member this week, an impressive number by any standards. Although the current membership count is just above 100, the fact that the club has facilitated 750 people to attain and avail of their licences is a remarkable feat, given the…
Name: Louis Delahunty Age: 19 License(s): PPL, Night Rating, ATPL (Theory), MEP Total Hours: 140 When did you join Waterford Aero Club? August 2009 Best flying memory: My PPL skills test. Worst flying memory: An electrical failure while flying at night. Tell us about your last flight? Myself and Laura Russell flew into a small…
Do not miss our Caption Competition! If you think you can crack a good joke, give us the wittiest caption for our photo and you could win 0.1 tach for an aircraft in the club as well as some ego and fame in the next newsletter. Take a look at our photo here below:
Name: Calvin Bates Age: 14 License(s): Can’t wait to have all possible! Total Hours: 33+ unlogged hours When did you join Waterford Aero Club? 2007 Best flying memory: Every flight in the air for me is a memory. Although, I loved the flight to the Arann Islands. Worst flying memory: Haven’t got there yet. Tell…
Read our interview with Calvin Bates who is under our member spotlight for February and is a fantastic example of a young and enthusiastic student pilot.
Read the January 2011 Newsletter here. It features Sean Phillips’ first solo in EI-WFD during December. Well done Sean!
A new Member Spotlight for January features Sean Ó Gríofa – read about Sean here.
Name: Sean Ó Gríofa Age: 24 License(s): (f)ATPL, CPL, MEIR, PPL Total Hours: 315 When did you join Waterford Aero Club? 2007 Best flying memory: My first solo, I don’t think there’s a feeling quite like it. Worst flying memory: Near miss somewhere over Jacksonville in IFR Tell us about your last flight? Nothing special,…