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Originally Posted by Nidge
Hi G UK where are you having your lessons mate?? I notice you are from the NG17 postcode which is where I used to live, are you having lessons at Gamston airfield near Ollerton?
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I'm going to be having my lessons at the Merlin Flying Club which operates from Hucknall Airfield. The rates there are significantly cheaper than commercial schools but you are required to be a Rolls-Royce employee or direct family member and be willing to assist in the maintenance of the airfield.
Some of the tasks that you've got to do as a member are:
Clubhouse Duty Pilot (Run the clubhouse)
Grass Cutting
Plane Cleaning
Duty Pilot Fireman (When Qualified)
Duty Advisory Controller (When Qualified)
In General your looking at having to give up a day or two every couple of months to support the club on top of your training.
I completed my induction today and got myself my log-book checklist and the first book in the air pilots manual series. I'll be learning in a Cessna 150 and I'm having my first lesson in a fourtnight. Cant wait for it!!
