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Lady Herman presents Wings Certificates to newly qualified Microlight Pilots.

Retired Accountant Peter McCloskey gets excitement back in his life.

Thomas O’Flaherty’s First Solo Flight on 15th October brings his plan to build an Airstrip in County Clare and buy a Thruster Microlight a significant step closer to fruition .

A polished performance from Keanu Crossland.

Flying lessons funded by unusual part time job.

A lesson in how microlights may be cheaper but are no less fun than the (far) more expensive option!

With the help of oak smoked kippers Karl achieved his solo flight!

Flight Simulator pilot goes solo for real in under 7 hours

Keith Thompson achieves his GST!

Arnie Fumegall makes the occasional pilgrimage from Galway to Newtownards for flying lessons and on 6th April after 11 hours under instruction achieved his First Solo flight in Thruster G CGFZ. He is already on the lookout for a Thruster when he gets his license. Arnie’s wife Emma’s   aspiration is to have her own horse and of course a family deal has been agreed.  So anyone with a horse and a  Thruster Microlight for sale should contact Arnie. Congratulations Arnie.

Peter McCloskey has an elaborately equipped home flight simulator with a prominent Reset button in case things go wrong during a flight . His First Solo flight on 3rd March in Thruster G CGFZ at Newtownards Airfield went perfectly, which was fortunate because the reset button appeared to have gone missing. Congratulations Peter

Billy Millar has an agreement to buy and share a Microlight with his friend Ian Walsh. As Ian passed his GST last month and Billy passed his GST at Newtownards today (15/2/23) the only problem now is deciding what aircraft to buy. The pair are checking out the current availabile Microlight types but seem to be leaning towards a Foxbat . Billy is an Electronics engineer and Ian is a Mechanical engineer so maintenance should not be a problem. Congratulations on passing your GST Billy.

Exactly a year ago Jamie Sheridan was looking for a meaningful hobby to help overcome residual lockdown depression and decided becoming a Pilot more than fulfilled that objective. So on 11th February when the instructor offered him the opportunity to fly a solo circuit he displayed no reticence whatsoever . Twenty minutes later Jamie taxied Thruster G CGFZ back to the apron having completed a circuit of Newtownards airfield as his First Solo flight. Congratulations Jamie

Josh Davison has a very clear life plan with the ultimate goal  of becoming a Commercial Airline Pilot. Passing his General Skills Test on 6th January in Thruster G CGFZ is the first major step on route to his final objective for Josh who now plans to commence a modular Commercial Pilots course later this year with Atlantic Aviation. Congratulations Josh and we hope you enjoyed the first step in your career journey.

The first Pilot to qualify for his Microlight Pilot’s License in 2023 is Ian Walsh.  Just 7 weeks after completing his First Solo flight Ian  successfully passed his General Skills Test on 2nd January in Thruster G CGFZ. Congratulations Ian.