Achievements

Another day and another skills test pass. Today it was Phill "Barry" Morgan's turn to gain his Private Pilot's Licence after completing the course in the minimum 45 hours. Well done Phill!

It might've been the hottest day of the year, but that didn't stop Elton Hove from putting in a sizzling performance to pass his PPL skills test. Having being awarded the Donaldson Scholarship from the Honorable Company of Air Pilots, Elton has completed all of his...

Second skills test pass in 24 hours. Today it was Elliott Stead that gained his PPL

Skills test success today for Olivier Chen who passed his skills test having completed the course in minimum hours and today

Second PPL skills test pass in the space of a week. This time it was Alex Buxton who only started his PPL course a little over 3 weeks ago. Well done Alex - must be a record for the quickest PPL we've seen yet!

YAC saw another of our students gain their wings today. This time it was Andrew Skinner who successfully completed his skills test having got through the course in the minimum 45 hours. Well done Andrew!

Double solo success today at YAC. First it was Elton Hove who completed his first solo circuit, only to be matched hours later by Steve Pinson. Well done fellas!!!

Double solo success today at YAC. First it was Elton Hove who completed his first solo circuit, only to be matched hours later by Steve Pinson. Well done fellas!!!

Well done to Arron Bird who has passed his skills test for his Private Pilot's Licence. Hour building and ATPL exams next.....

Well done to University of Sheffield student Alex Buxton who this week has completed his first solo flight. Congrats Alex!

Congrats to YAC student Rob Monk who this week has completed his first solo flight. Well done Rob!

First solo success today Mark Wilson, taking the controls of G-BBKA for a lap around the circuit for the first time today. Well done Mark!

PPL skills test success this week for Dilshad Al Jumoor. Well done Dilshad!

First solo today for Oliver Wardle. Not got a driving licence yet but today Oliver piloted a Cessna 150 aircraft on his own for the first time. Not bad for sixteen....

Solo success for Phill Morgan who today completed his first solo flight after only 13 hours of flight training. Well done Captain Morgan!

Skills test success today for Rob Green who has just gained his Instrument (Restricted) Rating in minimum hours. Well done sir!

Perfect finish to the glorious Easter weekend of weather with Luke Smith completing his first solo flight. Well done Luke!

Another YAC student has today gained his wings. Well done to Matt Martin who has passed his PPL skills test at the first attempt.

Second skills test pass of the week. This time it was Dariusz Palusiak that gained his wings.

PPL skills test pass today for Jordan Baker

Congratulations to Jacob Didsbury who has achieved a first time pass in his PPL skills test.

Successful IMC skills test pass this evening for Steve Walton. Well done Sir!

It's not been the greatest week for flying but thankfully we had a respite from the wind and rain today to allow University of Sheffield student Olivier Chen to complete his first solo flight. Well done Olivier!

Yet another Skills Test pass, in fact the seventh of the month at YAC. Today it was University of Sheffield student Suhaas Rajan who has gained his PPL following the completion of his night rating earlier in the week. Well done Suhaas! Hopefully now that you've...

Another YAC student has now gained their wings. Today it was the turn of Aiden Pyne who gained a first time pass in his PPL skills test. Well done sir!

Although the evenings are getting brighter, Suhaas Rajan did an evening shift to gain his Night Rating as part of his PPL training. Hopefully doing his final skills test next week.

Another skills test pass. Today it was Mason Cairns who gained his PPL

PPL skills test passed today by Josh Jackson. So excited he could barely look!

Solo success doesn't come much sweeter than this. At 16 years of age and after barely 10 hours of flight training, Charlie Woodward today completed his first solo flight, captaining a Cessna 152 around the circuit. Destined for bigger, shinier machines, it's only a...

Tonight was the turn of Fabio Tozzi who passed his Instrument Rating (Restricted) test - even if he was busted peeping under the foggles on his revision session!

Skills test success today for David Lam who passed his PPL skills test on the first attempt. Well done David - you persevered and you succeeded! Night rating next....

First time pass today for Paul Ironmonger, who has now gained his Instrument Rating (Restricted). Well done Paul. Keep shooting those ILS's!

First solo today for Billy Hall out of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, successfully captaining a Cessna (not the biz jet!) around the circuit. Well done Billy!

Today Mark Ashton completed his first ever solo circuit at Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Congratulations to Elliot Stead, who today completed his first solo flight, captaining G-BZBF around the circuit on his own for the first time

What a perfect end to 2018 with first solos for Arron Bird and Matt Martin

What a perfect end to 2018 with first solos for Arron Bird and Matt Martin

Another student today earned their wings with YAC. Today it was Chloe Chambers who succeeded by passing her PPL skills test. Well done Chloe!

Congratulations to David Robinson on passing his PPL skills test. Onwards to night rating and IMC next!

Today it was the turn of Dariusz Palusiak to achieve his first ever solo flight. Well done Dariusz! Many happy landings!

More success for YAC students, this time it's congratulations to Dilshad Al-Jumoor who completed his first solo. Well done Captain!

The achievement of the week has to go to Lynn Cooper who yesterday evening completed her first solo flight, single handedly taking the controls of our Cessna 172 around the circuit of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Having previously trained out of Retford Gamston...

Following in his son Simon's footsteps, who gained his wings earlier this year, David Coe today passed his LAPL skills test at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Well done David, a family flying day out must now be in order!

Congratulations to Matt Walters on passing his PPL skills test today. Second YAC student to pass in the space of 24 hours. Happy landings Matt!

Another first time PPL skills test pass at YAC. After graduating from the University of Sheffield in July, Tun Qi Shaw completed his PPL at YAC from Doncaster Sheffield Airport in minimum hours over the space of 4 weeks. Good luck for the Singapore Airlines Cadet...

Perfect way to finish the day with a first solo for Tun Qi Shaw. Well done sir!!

Congratulations to James Ward on passing his PPL skills test today. Well done Captain Ward, see you in the skies again soon!

Congratulations to Ben Summers on passing his Night Rating. Although the days are getting longer, YAC is still able to offer night flying until 2300. Get booked in now!