Old
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31/5/09 |
The first Bumble-bee flyout of the year
was flown by two Saxon Microlights qualified pilots each with a student pilot
as passenger. [click here] |
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15/5/09 |
Saxon Microlights have moved home –
we’re relocated our ground school facilities to North Weald Airfield. For
more details [click here]. |
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20/2/09 |
CONGRATULATIONS! Saxon Microlights student Vernon
Sixsmith makes his first solo flight. For more details and a picture [click here] |
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3/1/09 Happy
New Year |
Learn to fly in our aeroplane at under £100 per hour. Due to low inflation
and reduced fuel costs we are able to hold our prices for club members at
last year’s levels [click here] |
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28/5/08 |
Fame at last! Saxon
microlights are featured on Channel 4’s online programme ‘Bite’ [click
here] |
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14/5/08 |
People keep asking, so he’s written
it down – Ginge suggests some things to look for in
a second-hand microlight [click here] |
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22/2/08 |
We’ve made a couple of minor changes to our website –
the main one is a new site index showing some of the more hidden internal
links [click here] |
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31/1/08 |
No more waterlogged runways.
Our operation at North Weald Airfield has already proved a success: we flew
more times in January than in any previous winter month since we started. [Click here] for details |
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21/1/08 |
The price of fuel has got to
us at last. After holding our prices for over
two years we’ve given in to the inevitable and increased our prices a little
bit. [click here] |
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16/12/07 |
We get a new aircraft for
the fleet – er... well, an old one really. [click
here] |
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2/12/07 |
Saxon Microlights have obtained
permission to operate training flights at North Weald
Airfield – this will provide us with more
flying opportunities using the concrete runways when grass runway at the farm
is waterlogged. [Click here] for details |
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25/9/07 |
The flight simulator has had its
long-awaited control upgrade. It now presents more accurate control forces to
the pilot and the scenery is much more realistic. [Click here]
for details. |
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31/1/07 |
Ginge starts to share his knowledge
about keeping and feeding microlight aeroplanes [click here] |
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9/12/06 |
Saxon Microlights student Vernon
Sixsmith was able to judge his landing approaches at North Weald Airfield accurately from the
first attempt as a result of his practice on our flight training simulator.
Well done. |
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8/12/06 |
The planning inspector has spoken –
we’ll have to close Sheepcoates Farm airstrip. [click here] for
the inspector’s report. We will continue operating from the farm. |
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17/8/06 |
The Saxon
Microlight flight training simulator has moved to the farm
and is now in regular use by students.
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28/7/06 |
Saxon Microlights to operate at North Weald: Following extended negotiations,
Saxon Microlights is now authorised to fly training circuits at North Weald Airfield. |
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12/7/06 |
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27/6/06 |
CONGRATULATIONS! Tom Dawson, Saxon Microlights
member and organiser of Fly-UK has gained his pilot’s licence. Well done
Tom, your efforts have been rewarded. |
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8/2/06 |
Maldon Council has spoken –
we have been refused change of use on the strip at Sheepcoates Farm. We
intend to appeal against this. For more information [click here] |
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12/1/06 |
The recent bad weather hasn’t been
wasted – we announce the Saxon Microlight Flight
Simulator [click here] |
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1/1/06 |
New for 2006 – Saxon
Microlights are now agents for Lynx Avionics and Ozee Leisure |
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27/11/05 |
Yet more articles added to Tony
Hayes’ series on Landing the Taildragger [Click here] |
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3/12/05 |
Our planning
application for the site at Sheepcoates Farm is
now with Maldon Council [click here for details] |
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24/11/05 |
CONGRATULATIONS! To Sean Burchfield for going from
beginner to licence in 4 months! |
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26/8/05 |
Ladies:
win a free trial lesson with Saxon Microlights through the BWPA [click here] |
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14/7/05 |
CONGRATULATIONS! Tom Dawson achieves his first solo
flight – well done, Tom. |
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