Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club
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| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Flying training |
| Founded | 8 October 1927 |
| Headquarters | Bristol Airport, Lulsgate Bottom, North Somerset, England , United Kingdom |
| Services | Trial Flights, self-fly hire, PPL, LAPL, IMC rating, Night rating, Multi Engine Piston |
| Website | bristolandwessex |
The Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club is a flying club based at Bristol Airport, providing plane hire, flying instruction and a ground school for general aviation. The club was formed in 1927 and officially opened by the Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, on 8 October of that year.[citation needed] [1] [2] [3]
Operations
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The Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club operates from the Bristol Flying School building in the Silver Zone of Bristol Airport, where it has classrooms and a restaurant. The club provides trial flights, self-fly hire and professional flying training. They instruct for the Private Pilot Licence, NPPL, LAPL,[4] the IMC rating, night tating and multi-engine piston rating.
References
- ↑ "Bristol City Council: Parks and open spaces: Hengrove Park". www.bristol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ Berryman, David (2006). Somerset airfields in the Second World War. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 159–179. ISBN 1-85306-864-0.
- ↑ Wakefield, Kenneth (1997). "Somewhere in the West Country": The History of Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, 1930-1957. Wilmslow: Crécy. ISBN 0-947554-65-3.
- ↑ "Light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL) | UK Civil Aviation Authority". www.caa.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.