Member Articles

COVID-19 has decimated the commercial aviation industry; passenger demand has dropped to near zero, with borders closing and travel restrictions now in place. This means the majority of airline [...]

Volunteering is a great way to get to know more of your local community, learn new skills and give back to a worthy cause. There are plenty of aviation-based volunteer opportunities available [...]

There are a myriad of fun and clever resources online for anyone with an interest in aviation. We have done some exploring and testing to bring you our favourite suggestions, all of them [...]

Ever thought of trying aerobatics? If not, you certainly should! From an aviation safety perspective some basic aerobatic training is a must for any pilot, for improved general handling ability [...]

There I am: a woman on her own, sitting in a car, driving through this vast rugged, mountainous scenery. Nothing particularly special you might think. Except that this is not somewhere in the US [...]

I gained my PPL in 1984 and in 1987 purchased a C172. Unfortunately, two years ago I had to give up flying and sell my plane due to back problems. On 15 September 2019, myself, BWPA Chairwoman [...]

BWPA Seminar Saturday February 8th 2014 Twenty-Two people attended the successful re-run of last year’s BWPA Aviation Seminar, held this year at White Waltham. The speakers from last year – Kevin [...]

On August 18th 1911 Hilda B Hewlett, a 47-year old mother of two, became the first British woman to pass her flying test; she received Pilot’s Certificate no. 122 from the Royal Aero Club eleven [...]

It was the 75th anniversary of the Piper Cub at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.A. (Wittman Regional Airport for the rest of the year), and as owners of this lovely little type of aircraft, I thought it [...]