Achievements

Second PPL skills test pass on Saturday saw Octave Caporossi successfully convert his FAA PPL to a UK one.

Skills test pass today for YAC student Tim Brooke who has now gained his Private Pilot's Licence. Well done Tim!

Another first solo to report. This time it was Robert Booth who completed his first solo. Well done Rob!

First solo today for Tim Heptinstall. Considering he only had his first lesson on Saturday, this is certainly an amazing achieving. Well done Tim!

Instrument Rating (Restricted) skills test pass this week for YAC student Jon Snowden. With winter approaching, now is the perfect time to train towards this rating.

First solo today for YAC student Giovanna Kelly. Well done!

Skills test pass today for Dom Dodd who has gained his IR(R).

First solo today for YAC student Luke Denison. Well done Luke!

Another PPL skills test to report. This time congratulations goes to Dan Reader who has gained his wings.

Second first solo of the day, this time it's Sudais Habib conquering the circuit on his own. Well done!

First solo today for YAC student Joe Chatterton.

PPL skills test success today for Sean Whiteley who has completed the course in minimum hours.

Instrument Rating (Restricted) skills test pass today for YAC student Jack Richardson following an extensive course. Well done sir!

Another first solo. This time it was Simon Wellings piloting the 172 around the circuit on his own.

Another first solo to report. This time it was Ian Fletcher that was let loose in the circuit for the first time. Well done Ian!

First solo today for YAC student James Watson. Well done James!

Top marks today for YAC student Kirsty Whitworth who completed her first solo. Award yourself a gold star Miss!

2 Skills test passes in a day. Not bad going for a Thursday. This afternoon it was Lincoln Greatrik that gained his PPL.

Congratulations to David Jones who today passed his Private Pilot's Licence skills test.

Double success today for brothers Cameron & Josh Adams who both completed their first solo on the same day. Well done guys!

Another PPL skills test pass today at YAC. This time it was James Pulfrey who gained his wings. Nice one James!

More student success at YAC yesterday evening with Charlie Woodward gaining his Private Pilot's Licence having completed the course in minimum hours. Well done Charlie!

First solo this morning for YAC student Max Jackson.

Completing the hat trick of PPL skills test passes at YAC this week was James Haggarty who this afternoon has gained his wings. Well done James!

Congratulations to Tom Brown who has today passed his Private Pilot's Licence skills test.

PPL skills test pass today for YAC student James Woodland. His mother will be so proud, until she sees his t-shirt....

Congratulations to YAC student Dal Sanghera who has today completed his first solo flight.

Instrument Rating (Restricted) skills test pass today for YAC student James Thompson, having completed the course in a mere 4 days. Not bad going!

What a perfect end to the week with a PPL skills test pass for YAC student Charlie Groves. Well done Charlie!

Wow! 2 first solos in the space of a day at YAC. This afternoon it was the turn of University of Sheffield student Dan Beard to gain his wings. Not bad going for a Monday!

First solo today for YAC student Lewis Wise. Well done Lewis!

Congratulations to YAC student Owen Dungworth who today passed his PPL Skills Test despite only being 16 years old. We're sure that this achievement is just the beginning of a long journey of success in aviation for Owen.

PPL skills test pass this afternoon for Jake Cooper. Well done Jake!

Having only completed 9 hours of flight training, YAC student Sean Whiteley carried out his first solo flight today. Well done Sean!

In 1929, Amy Johnson became the First Lady of Aviation. Today, a mere 92 years later, YAC's very own Lynn Cooper has joined the hall of fame by becoming the Second Lady of Aviation as she gained her Light Aircraft Pilot's Licence. Well done Lynn! We're all raising a...

Skills test pass this weekend for YAC student Max Verdicchio who has now gained his Private Pilot's Licence. Well done Max!

Another first solo to report today. This time it's James Woodland who captained the 172 around the circuit on his own for the first time. Not bad going considering he only started lessons last month!

Another skills test pass in the space of a couple of days. Today it was Abdul Khalid who passed his PPL Skills Test.

What a glorious day for flying it has been. This was definitely the case for YAC student Marek Niedzwiedz who completed his first solo. Well done Marek!

Success today for Jake Frost as he gained his wings following a successful PPL skills test

Completing his first solo today was YAC student Jordan Barker. Congratulations Jordan!

Making the most of the bank holiday weather today was YAC student Dave Marsh who passed his PPL Skills Test at the first time of asking. Get yourself off to your fancy dress party Dave and have a well deserved beer!

First solo today for YAC student Ephraim Bempong. Nice one Ephraim!

PPL skills test pass this morning for Adrian Aknai who managed to get it in before the rain started. We'll done Adrian!

First solo today for YAC student Tom Szczypinski. Achieving this after only 9 hours of flying was definitely worth a handshake from instructor Dale, followed by some hand sanitizer obviously....

First solo today for YAC student Keenan Freeman. Well done Keenan!

Second success of the weekend goes to James Woolveridge who has passed his PPL Skills Test. He can now sit back, relax and enjoy some well deserved birthday drinks!

Congratulations to YAC student Rebecca Randall who completed her first solo flight this weekend after barely 10 hours of flight training!

Crazy busy today at YAC but what a perfect way to end the day with a PPL Skills Test pass for Yasir Khan. Nice one Yas!

Another glorious Spring day and another first solo. This time it was David Jones that did his first lap around the block in the Cessna unaccompanied. We'll done Sir!