Learning to fly

The British Women Pilots’ Association announces the winners of its 2025 aviation scholarships The British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA) is proud to announce the 35 recipients of its 2025 [...]

Which BWPA scholarship did you win and what inspired you to apply for it? I won a BWPA Flying Start Scholarship, which is a financial scholarship for new, inexperienced pilots to gain their first [...]

Applications are open for our 2025 scholarships, which support women in the UK of all ages and backgrounds in achieving their flying dreams, reinforcing one of our key aims, of promoting women’s [...]

I achieved my Private Pilot Licence (PPL) last summer with EFG Flying School out of Biggin Hill. My next challenge was to achieve my night rating. After a delay following a continued period of [...]

The decision to learn to fly is daunting enough for many prospective pilots. The selection of flying school and weather-related issues are a few of many to consider. We hear from BWPA member [...]

International triathlon medallist Lara Greggs has just achieved her Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) at Stapleford Aerodrome and her Multi-Engine Piston (MEP) rating, and is now moving on to her [...]

Today we announce the winners of our 2021 scholarships: BWPA Flying Start Scholarships: Amy Dewhurst, Yasmina El Sayed, Rachel Harvey, Alison Field (sponsored by SkyDemon) BWPA Flying High [...]

“But you don’t actually fly a balloon do you? I mean, you can’t really…can you?” This was once the question posed to me by a fixed wing pilot on discovering that I had recently gained my private [...]