Flight Log & Dispatches

News & Club Stories

Expedition reports, cross-country flight achievements, cadet milestones, and airfield updates from Gransden Lodge Airfield.

Fri 2 Feb Learning

How I became a pilot – Jon Linger

I originally learnt to fly as an Air Cadet aged 17 in a Slingsby Sedbergh TX Mk.1. This was at RAF Debden now carver barracks. I did 3 solos and got my A&B BGA licence. Excluding a week’s long course with Herefordshire gliding club at Shobden airfield and a bit of flying in RAF chipmunks … Read more "How I became a pilot – Jon Linger"