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Festive greetings from Ali and Steve (not forgetting Dakota)
Probably our favourite achievement of 2024 is seeing countless students achieve their goals with us. We have also helped many ex-military students gain their ratings to move onto careers in civil aviation. Another highlight of the year was our successful relocation to Popham and Fairoaks during the temporary closure of Blackbushe in April. We are…
Read More2024 Achievements
It’s been a great year for Blackbushe Aviation. Here’s our tally up of the the total passes and achievements in 2024! 20+ First Solos / Qualifying Cross Country’s 15+ PPL Passes 10 CPL Passes 10+ IR(r) / IR Passes Masses of renewals and revalidations And here’s to achieving even more in 2025!
Read MoreWinter Ground School Seminars
In the new year, we are hosting a wide range of Winter Ground School Seminars for everyone from new PPL students to experienced pilots. We have a wide array of sessions planned and this ground school is significantly cheaper than 1:1 instruction. Please click here to read more on each subject and for pricing details.…
Read MoreBlackbushe Aviation WhatsApp Groups
You may not know that we have three WhatsApp Groups to help you keep up to date with everything that’s going on at the airfield. New PPL Group – This group is for our PPL Students. It has become a great learning tool to discuss theory questions with other students, get regular updates from the…
Read MoreTrain with Blackbushe Aviation for a career with British Airways!
As an Authorised Training Organisation (ATO) we can guide and provide you with Modular Pilot Training to meet the relevant requirements to apply for the British Airways Newly Qualified Pilot Pathway (NQPP). Modular training gives you the freedom to spread out your training and the associated costs. We take a small number of students at…
Read MoreLOOP OF LONDON FIREWORKS FLYOUT
Join us on our Firework Night loop of London on Saturday 5 November! You will be able to take in all the fabulous views of the city at night with all the firework displays from the sky on this amazing Flyout. To book your spot in an aircraft, join on the Flyout page HERE
Read MoreNIGHT RATING COURSES
Make more of the darker evenings with our Night Rating courses – now bookable via the Ops team. Fully inclusive courses available on the following aircraft: Cessna 152 – £1650 Sonaca S200 – £1800 Piper PA28 – £1950
Read MorePPL GROUND SCHOOL SESSIONS
Throughout the autumn and winter we are running PPL Ground School Sessions. Please book via the Ops team. Air Law Human Performance Operations Procedures Flight Planning Meteorology Navigation Aircraft General Knowledge Communications Principles of Flight
Read MoreBRUGES FLYOUT 22 OCTOBER
We are planning a fly out to Bruges in Belgium, have lunch and a quick look around and then fly back. This is open to PPL students with the opportunity to fly with their instructors and Private Hirers – please contact us directly or email info@blackbusheaviation.com
Read MoreCBIR – IS IT WORTH IT?
This is another subject flagged by the ambiguous wording of Part FCL. First of all, a bit of history. A full IR course from scratch consists (if you do it all in an aircraft) of 50 hours SEP and 55 MEP. The theory is the same as ATPL so, for instance, if you have a…
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