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AIRPORT
Feature!
Frequent
Flyers
by JONATHAN GREADY
CHAIRMAN
Jersey Aero Club
The Jersey Aero Club, formed in 1954 in the upstairs backroom of pilots. Learning to fly in Jersey Jersey Aero Club is also the
a pub in Cheapside with only one flying member has certainly has the advantage for students handling facility for visiting light
expanded over the years! Now resident in a spacious clubroom of giving them the experience of aircraft. Pilots and their crew
with it’s own bar and restaurant, we currently have about one a busy commercial airport and from other clubs are welcomed
thousand members, many of whom do fly. flying in controlled British and at the club and assisted with all
French airspace. We also offer their requirements, from the
The aim of the founding members was to “Foster an Interest in training for Night Rating and legalities and refuelling, through
Aviation”, and the objective has not changed. We still aim to bring Instrument Meteorological to finding a hotel and advice on
together those people who have an interest in aviation. Whether it is Conditions (IMC). where to visit, where to eat and
the “Spotters” with their encyclopedic knowledge of all aircraft or how to get there!
those who have a burning ambition to fly or even just those who like There is also a social
to be flown, Jersey Aero Club welcomes everyone. Our members are scene at Jersey Aero Jersey Aero Club has
spread through out the world from Hong Kong to New Jersey Club with flying trips to always enjoyed a close
covering very many countries between the two. The quarterly other clubs organised working relationship
newsletter and regular e-mails keep everyone in contact with the by the social committee, guest with all the departments at
club and up to date with our activities. speaker evenings at the club, Jersey Airport and congratulate
dinners, and of course the it on this anniversary. The
Many club members have their own aircraft, some are members of International Air Rally. Until committee, staff and members
a group that have shares in an aircraft, many others hire club 2007 Jersey Aero Club had of the Jersey Aero Club look
aircraft. Members have flown club aircraft to Greece, Poland and hosted an International Air Rally forward to continuing working
Norway, short hops across the channel to the UK and to France are each year, but this year we tried together with Jersey Airport.
regular days out for our flying fraternity. a fly in. Next year the Rally will
be back. With the kind
Jersey Aero Club also has an active flying school. Prospective pilots permission and cooperation
can start off with a trial flight under the expert guidance of one of of the Airport Director,
our instructors. They will take control of one of the fleet of Piper Julian Green, the Jersey
PA28 training aircraft and experience their first real flight. Aero Club will again be
hosting an international
Gaining a Private Pilots Licence requires forty five hours of flying and gathering of light aircraft.
some written tests! Our one to one tuition enables students to The event will take place
schedule their training around work and family commitments. Or as over the weekend of 28th
in the case of some of our younger members around school and June 2008. Watch the press
exams! It is possible to fly solo at only sixteen years old, although and Jersey Aero Club website
the licence cannot be issued until the student is seventeen. Several for more details. It will be the
members have started flying at this age and are now commercial best yet!
Jersey Aero Club,
Jersey Airport, L’Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II,
St Peter, Jersey JE3 7BP
Tel: 743990 Fax: 741290
Website:
www.jerseyaeroclub.com
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