Achievements

Congratulations to Steve Geary who passed his PPL skills test this afternoon after completing the course in the minimum 45 hours. Well done Steve!

Another first solo success to celebrate. This time it was Sunjeet Sandhu that took to the skies on his own for the first time.

Congratulations to Alan Bateson who completed his first solo today.

First solo today for Matt Jewell. Well done Matt!

Another first solo to report. This time it was Brett Markell who took to the skies on his own for the first time.

First solo to celebrate today for YAC student Thomas Ramsay

First solo today for Kirk Blengio. Nice one Captain!

Perfect end to a busy weekend of flying with a PPL Skills Test pass for John Dean.

Congratulations to Shannon Evans who passed her PPL skills test this afternoon.

Congratulations to Robby Mason who completed his first solo today at 16 years old.

PPL skills test pass today for Josh Sharp. Well done Josh!

Congratulations to Rowan Barker who added a Single Engine Piston Rating to his Commercial Pilot's Licence with us yesterday after completing the 3hr course.

First solo today for Max Rowlands. Well done Max!

Congratulations to Luke Swaby who passed his PPL skills test this afternoon

First solo today for Lewis Beese. Well done Lewis!

Congratulations to Dante Garrido who completed his first solo flight today.

First solo to celebrate to Nathan McCurry. Not bad going for a 16 year old.

Another night rating completing. This time it was Sam Reddington who completed the course, to bolt it on to her shiny new PPL.

Congratulations to Muhammad Khan who completed his first solo flight at the weekend

First skills test pass of 2023 saw Craig Mason gain his Instrument Rating (Restricted). Nice one Craig!

What a perfect way to start Xmas early by passing your PPL skills test on Xmas Eve. This is what Alistair Olivo did this afternoon. Go treat yourself to a mince pie Sir!

Another Instrument Rating pass. This time it was Max Jackson who passed his test after completing the course in the minimum hours.

As part of a very busy Monday of flight tests this afternoon, it was great to see Fabrice Verplanken pass his PPL skills test. Having completed the bulk of his training at Sheffield Aero Club who are based at Netherthorpe Airfield, it has been a pleasure to apply the...

Well done to Joseph Hayat who passed his Instrument Rating (Restricted) skills test this afternoon. Joseph also wins the award for best dressed pilot, putting his instructor to shame!

Another YAC student has completed their Night Rating. This time it was Sudais Habib who completed the course.

First solo this afternoon for YAC student George Moore

Congratulations to Luke Dunkley who braved the cold today to pass his PPL skills test. Nice one Luke!

Another student gained their Private Pilot's Licence today. Congratulations to Sam Reddington who is our latest student to become qualified.

First solo today for Luke Swaby. Well done Luke!

Congratulations to Chris Adams who has passed his PPL skills test, a mere 40 years on since undertaking his first lesson. We hope it was worth the wait Chris!

First solo to report today for Ryan Ward. Well done Ryan!

Congratulations to Mckenzie Holmes who completed his first solo today.

Adding to her collection of PPL and IR(R), tonight saw Zoe Bellamy add Night Rating to her list of piloting qualifications. Well done Zoe!

First solo today for YAC student Darren Bailey. Nice one Dazza!

Congratulations to James Watson who completed his night rating this evening.

It was nice to see a very happy chappy today with YAC student Arturs Meskovskis completing his lifelong dream of obtaining his Private Pilot's Licence.

Congratulations to Chris Rowlands who passed his Instrument Rating (restricted) skills test this lunchtime. What makes this achievement even more poignant, is that Chris will now enter the history books as the last pilot to pass a skills test at Doncaster Sheffield...

Congratulations to Tim Heptinstall who passed his PPL Skills Test today, having completed the course bang on the minimum 45 hours. Impressive stuff Tim!

Another night rating completed. Tonight it was YAC student Jack Thorpe that completed the second half of his course, including a few circuits at DSA whilst it's still there.

Congratulations to Tomasz Bobiec who passed his Instrument Rating (restricted) course today.

What a calm lovely evening it has turned out to be tonight in order to allow Mckenzie Brailsford to complete his night rating.

Congratulations to Jack Douthwaite who passed his PPL skills test this morning.

What a busy couple of days it's turned out to be for Jordan Polonijo. Having passed his PPL skills test on Wednesday, this evening he has completed his Night Rating. You need to get your Instrument Rating next Jordan!

Congratulations to YAC student Jordan Polonijo who passed his PPL skills test this week. Jordan's initial training at YAC was funded through the Ministry of Defence's ELCAS scheme so just a reminder that YAC are an accredited ELCAS training provider.

Another PPL skills test pass to report. Today it was Jack Thorpe who gained his Pilots Licence. Well done Jack!

Congratulations to Faisal Hussain who completed his first solo this afternoon.

Congratulations to Xiaole Yu who has just completed his first solo.

Completing a trio of first solos this week, today we saw Dean Glazzard carry out his first lap around the circuit on his own. Nice one Dean!

Another first solo to report. Today it was the turn of Harrison Sheard to take to the skies on his own for the first time. Well done Harrison!

Congratulations to Nathan Jessop who completed his first solo flight in the Cessna 150 today. Well done Nathan!