High Flying Seventeen year old cadet Flt Sgt Matthew Miller, has recently taken a two week light aircraft Flying Scholarship through the Air Cadets. Matthew travelled up to Tayside aviation for the course on the Grob Heron, this is a very intensive course with a lot to learn and take in.
The course involves learning all aspects of flying, take off’s & landings, radio procedures, circuits, stall recovery and rules of the air to name but a few. Matthew also had to sit pre solo ground based exams just like anyone else going for their private pilots licence (PPL). Matthew can use these hours towards this if he wishes to carry on.
After passing the ground based exams and pre solo flight with the instructor, Matthew took the controls for a solo circuit, After this he said “What a brilliant experience and knowing that you flew the whole circuit with no instructor to help made me feel on top of the world.
Flying Success
September 6th, 2009Welcome to Beccles Air Cadets
March 15th, 2009Beccles is a small town in the East Anglia on the border between Norfolk and Suffolk. We are a successful unit of around 30 cadets, providing activities such as flying, gliding, wild country expeditions, climbing, sports, canoeing, visits to places of interest, and also fun visits like Alton Towers. More in formation on the types of activities our squadron undertakes look at the activities page.
We parade Friday evenings from 7pm – 10:30pm and run other activities as required on a Monday, including shooting, drill practices and competitions.