• Burgers (the best and cheapest anywhere in the vicinity)
• Hot dogs (also the best and cheapest)

Add some salad and a beer or wine on a summer evening.  What more could you want?

See you there.

The new Tecnam P2006T Twin will be available for Multi Engine Piston (MEP) Rating training, MEP Rating Revalidation/Renewal, IR Revalidation/Renewal, Self Fly Hire, or just Twin Familiarisation.

Flying rate per hour will be

• Dual £276.00 (inc VAT),
• Solo £235.80 (inc VAT)

Please register your interest with Lorraine, Tim Orchard or John Hartill.

See Tecnam UK for more information about the P2006T.

Places are limited, so if you want to go on this visit, please let Sandra or Lorraine know.

If you are interested, please let Lorraine or Sandra know by the 9^th May.

There are still a few places remaining for the fly-out to Yeovilton to visit the Fleet Air Arm Museum.

If you are interested, please let Lorraine or Sandra know by the 9^th May.

PA28 Simulator

We are now offering the opportunity to get checked out on the simulator to fly it solo. The 'check-out' will typically consist of a couple of circuits after which you will be able to fly it yourself at the rate of £45 per hour.

Volunteers may be required to help 'man' the simulator during AEROEXPO. Volunteers will be rewarded with free simulator time.

Please register your interest with Lorraine.

Cheaper Flying rates

If you haven't visited the Club recently, you may not be aware that we have a reduced flying rate (solo and dual) every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Looking Ahead to June

Sandra is organising a visit (non flying) to the AAIB at Farnborough on the afternoon of Wednesday 2^nd June.  Places are limited, so if you want to go on this  visit, please let Sandra or Lorraine know.

Finally Wycombe Air Park is once again hosting AEROEXPO over the weekend 25^th - 27^thJune. The Airways Flying Club aircraft will again be on display alongside some aircraft from the Tecnam range.

Airways Aero Associations are now the Tecnam dealer for the UK and Ireland.

www.expo.aero/london/

www.tecnamuk.com

Best Wishes,

Lorraine and Sandra

6 club Warriors, the Dakota , plus 3 privately owned aircraft joined us for the flight to Bruntingthorpe, 27 of us in total.

We were picked up from our aircraft and transported by mini bus across the race track where 5^th Gear were filming some very fast cars, by David Walton owner and operator of Bruntingthorpe. After paying our £10 landing fee we descended on the airfield Diner, for a very good lunch.

After lunch we wandered around the collection of Cold War jets, we were very lucky to be met by some of the men who work on the collection and they were only too willing to open up the cockpit of the Victor and the Guppy and allow us to wander around. We even got to peek into the Nimrod that had arrived the previous day before being transported back to our aircraft via a couple of VC10's.

A very good afternoon out.

5 club Warriors, the Dakota and 2 Eurostars made the flight to Sywell landing on the newly licenced concrete runway 21R. The crew then had a rather longer lunch than anticipated in the Aviator Hotel looking out over our fleet and the airfield.

After lunch a well spaced out departure (all luck, no planning) was made for the flight back to Wycombe, before the rain arrived.

We are delighted to invite you to celebrate the opening of the Wycombe Air Park TRANSAIR PILOT SHOP !!

From Friday 26th February onwards, please feel free to call in anytime that the airfield is open for all your Pilot's supplies. You can also browse and buy online at the Transair Online Shop.

With over 60 years of flying experience, Airways Flying Club forms the perfect partnership with Transair, and we're well equipped to meet the needs of everyone; from the complete beginner to the professional pilot. Offering the same professional service as Transair's established pilot outlets, you will find the latest flight equipment available, with knowledgeable staff on hand to provide impartial advice and product demonstrations.

Find us on the UK Southern England 1:500:000 chart, 2.4nm SW of High Wycombe N5136.70 W00048.50 or dial EGTB into your GPS. If you're driving, from the M40 leave at junction 4 and Wycombe Air Park is just one mile. From the M4 leave at junction 8/9 and take the A404 towards Wycombe. The shop can be found in the Airways Flying Club club house opposite reception.

b) One evening a week or One day a weekend

Can you just drop us a line via email to either Lorraine@airwaysflyingclub.co.uk Or info@airwaysflyingclub.co.uk

Harry Lees, MD of Lees Avionics said; "This project began for us following a demo of Garmin's new cockpit technology in February 2009. Since then we've invested over 200 hours to design this new glass cockpit for the Dakota, plus approximately 160 hours refitting G-ODAK."

The project saw the Airways Flying Club Chief Flying Instructor, John Hartill, become a CAA approved Test Pilot in order to certify the cockpit design as safe and fit for use. John Hartill, said; "The installation of a computerised glass cockpit is an important milestone for Airways Flying Club. Modern airliners make use of this technology and professional pilots are expected to be familiar with the technology when they begin their career, they can now begin this familiarisation at the start of their training with the clubs new facilities."

More information about the G-ODAK refit can be found in the article " Garmin G600 - Glass Retrofit" featured in Flyer Magazine Summer 2009.

Notes to Editors

Airways Aero Associations Ltd is the owner of Airways Flying Club and Wycombe Air Park. With over 60 years of experience Airways Flying Club provides flying training, from trial lessons and gift flights, through to private pilot license courses and beyond to advanced aerobatic training all from their home at Wycombe Air Park. Wycombe Air Park (EGTB), also known as Booker Airfield, is more than just a place where aircraft land and take off, it is a great place to relax with friends and family. With full air traffic control facilities, trained fire crews and a grass and tarmac runways, it is a safe and modern destination for general aviation enthusiasts. See www.bafc.co.uk and www.wycombeairpark.co.uk.

Lees Avionics Ltd, is one of the UK's leading aircraft avionics companies, based at Wycombe Air Park in Buckinghamshire and with design facilities at London-Farnborough Airport. It is now an EASA Part 21J design organisation and represents the vast majority of the world's major avionics suppliers. The company's comprehensive approvals allow it to design, install and manufacture avionics solutions for all types of aircraft from jet and piston to gliders, sailplanes and airships through to helicopters and gyroplanes. See www.leesavionics.co.uk.