Big congratulations to Shane Butler who just completed his first solo flight today in stunning CAVOK conditions under the supervision of our Flight Instructor Brendan Geary. Well done Shane – here’s to many more hours of flying!
Waterford Aero club hosted students from Carlow IT today. We wish you all the best on your course and we hope you enjoyed your first flight!
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: 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!
Congratulations to Declan Mallon who flew his first solo flight in EI-WAT. He is pictured here with FI Brian Power. The weather during the last week has been stunning and Declan took to the blue skies on his own for the first time yesterday. Happy landings!