First Solos

 

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Going solo is the first major achievement for a glider pilot. It represents much hard work, not only by the pilot concerned but also for the Club's volunteer instructors and tug pilots.
     
December 2008
John Brown
22nd October 2008

Steve Marriott
12th July 2008

Steve Rae with his instructor Keith Latty
Steve Rae
     
11th May 2008
Steve Newbold with his instructor Keith Latty
Steve Newbold
     
24th October 2007
Kate Ashley with the Chief Flying Instructor, Bill Stephen
Kate Ashley
     
29th September 2007
Craig Newbold
Craig Newbold
     
29th September 2007
Arran Farquhar
with his instructor Alastair Fish
     
10th Sept. 2007
Lianne Hollingsworth
     
15th April 2007
Chris with his instructor Alastair Fish
Chris Francis
     
10th Sept. 2006
Ken Sangster with Chief Flying Instructor Bill Stephen
Ken Sangster
     
9th September 2006
Duncan, Ian & Rod (sorry, lost you surnames) were visitors from Popham
Duncan
     
9th September 2006
Ian
     
9th September 2006

Rod
     
26th August 2006

Kevin Mitcheson
     
15th July 2006
Mike Smith
     
24th June 2006
Tom Hughes
     
29th April 2006
Barry Lytollis
   
22nd March 2006
Graham White
with tug pilot George Brown
     
21st January 2006
Dan Hedley
     
1st Ocober. 2005
Tom Farquhar
     
24th Sept. 2005
Richard Gamlin
     
30th June 2005
Brian Cosgrove
     
5th February 2005
Graham Mitcheson
     
29th January 2005
Chris Glennie
     
12th December 2004
Kath Maley
     
9th Octber 2004
Ema Gamlin
     
17th July 2004
Peter Hossback
     
9th July 2004
Mike Bishop
     
9th July 2004
Paul Marshall
     
24th April 2004
Mark Williams
     
27th March 2004
Colin Neil
     
6th Mar 2004
Helen Fraser
     
9th July 2003
Brett Davidson
     
30th May 2003
Mark Fielding
     
27th April 2003
Iain Thompson
     
1st June 2002
Ian Surley
     
8th October 2001
Richard Abercrombie
     
7th July 2000
Catherine Blenkinsop
     
6th June 2000
James Niel