Not just a sport for the young! Pete Bailey, seen on the left after his GFT at St Nazaire airport, 10 miles distant from La Baule. At the time, Pete was nearly 70yrs old and started with Phil as a complete novice. After 2weeks, he had a week off to go and visit his daughter elswhere in France, and then came back for another week to go solo, and pass his GFT mid- October. Pete progressed as quickly as many of my students half his age!
At left, Ian Gilks from Thailand arrived in early November to convert his Thai flying training to comply with the UK syllabus. 5 days later all his requirements were finished including the qualifying cross-country required.
On the right meet Kevin MacCuish from Scotland, celebrating in town with Phil after having converted his training carried out in Thailand to a UK NPPL during a stay of 12 days, incuding having got all of his exams done...