Learning to fly

Today we announce the winners of our 2020 scholarships: BWPA Flying Start Scholarships: Maleha Khan, Daisy Bing BWPA Flying High Scholarships: Hannah Nobbs, Lucy Wootton, Laura Mayer BWPA CATS [...]

Whether you are a new PPL holder or an experienced pilot (career or recreational), lockdown has provided us the chance to review our skills. Now that restrictions are beginning to lift, it is a [...]

Choosing where to undertake professional training is a big decision for any pilot. Hanna Kerr is a First Officer with Loganair and a graduate of the Wings Alliance. She tells us a little about [...]

As part of our 2019 scholarships, the BWPA – supported by the Aviatrix Project – offered a range of taster flights to aspiring pilots at Old Buckenham Airfield. These took place on 15 [...]

BWPA is offering 12 ‘taster flights’ from Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk.  Six will be for women over the age of 16 years; and six will be administered through The Aviatrix Project for young [...]

BWPA 2017 Scholarships – Applications now open! BWPA is now pleased to announce that Applications are now open for its 2017 Scholarships. We are awarding up to six Scholarships to successful [...]

During the 2013 UK Aero Expo held at Sywell Aerodrome, BWPA friends at Freedom in the Air (an advanced flight training centre for people with disabilities) managed to get the only filmed [...]

It wasn’t the most ladylike way to get into an aeroplane, and it illustrated beyond reasonable doubt that the designer did not have the average female in mind! Veronica was the first to climb [...]

First of all, I have to own up to the fact that this was not my first air experience! I have been involved with aviation for quite a few years but have never got my act together to do anything [...]

Why did you learn to fly? Was it, like me, for the aerial views – to experience and explore beautiful landscapes? If so, why not take part in the Chairwoman’s Challenge of 2007? This annual [...]