Member Articles

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 [...]

While many British pilots have ‘flying the Spitfire’ on their bucket list, the Mustang has been my pin-up for as long as I can remember. In February 2023, I was able to experience this [...]

We love hearing from our scholarship winners! Recently, Fiona Smith, winner of the 2021 624squadron.com scholarship, told us how she used her funds.   What a week it has been. With just shy [...]

BWPA South Region Representative and easyJet Captain Lisa recently had the opportunity to show her daughter what a day in the life of a commercial airline pilot looks like… As an airline pilot, [...]

The BWPA is pleased to announce that we will be partners with this year’s Women’s World Gliding Championship, which is to be held in the UK. “I am so pleased that we have [...]

On 11 April 2022, a group of twenty very excited BWPA members met up in the car park at Royal Air Force Brize Norton, in eager anticipation of a day-long visit to the base organised by BWPA [...]

“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 [...]

It is International Flight Attendant Day – a perfect opportunity to increase awareness about the role and to highlight why it is essential for cabin crew and pilots to work effectively [...]

Talk to me Goose… and tell us all about Top Gun Day! This iconic film, and breakout role for Tom Cruise, turns 35 this year and is a staple in any pilot’s film collection. Of course many of us [...]

To celebrate World Pilots’ Day, we are sharing some of our members’ stories and their experiences of what being – or becoming – a pilot means to them. Claudia Kracher says: I am thrilled to be [...]