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New Horizons Course
& solo hire

Landaway course particularly taylored towards newly qualified PPL holders looking to build on their experience

Struggling to find hire aircraft because you have less than 100 hour PIC?
Then our New Horizons course is just for you!

Designed for new PPL pilots to explore the world as a PIC. Once you’ve completed the course you will be signed off to hire our aircraft, and fly to any suitable UK airfield*!  
 

Course ethos and objectives

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New Horizons enables recently qualified pilots to spread their wings while offering more established aviators a chance to revise and refresh their skills.

 

Consisting of six dual land-aways, specifically chosen for their interest and varying degrees of complexity. Navigation methods are a mixture of GPS, Sky Demon, and traditional maps and plogs.

 

The aim of New Horizons is to build on a new pilot’s real-world experience. Navigating to and landing at unfamiliar airfields helps gain the confidence to take future solo trips and make the most of a newfound freedom.

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Crucially, pilots who successfully complete the course will not be required to fly with an instructor to new destinations (apart from those airfields requiring the completion of an ‘Over Sea’ checkout).

Course structure

"With this unique course, Cambridge Aero Club offer an exciting and challenging training program to new and old hands alike."
 

Anthony Cooke

Head of Training

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Landaway destinations are grouped into three categories.​ To complete the course, you will need to fly to three destinations from Group “A”, two from Group “B,” and one from Group “C.” Other destinations are also available by agreement.​ Each trip includes instruction in various navigational techniques and the course length is approximately eight to 10 hours long, depending on the airfields chosen.

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What’s more, you will be building valuable PIC hours during the New Horizons course as your instructor acts as a safety pilot!

Transit, Approach & Landing

Group 'A'

Group 'B'

Group 'C'

  • Fenland

  • Old Warden

  • Andrewsfield

  • Old Buckenham

  • Earls Colne

  • Coventry

  • Wellesbourne

  • Gamston

  • Redhill

  • Compton Abbas

  • Gloustershire

  • Kemble

  • Shoreham

  • Sherburn

  • Goodwood

  • Isle of Wight

An in-depth education to help you safely explore the UK solo
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  • Visit six new airfields and gain experience with technical approaches and distances
  • Transiting and negotiating busy Class D airspace (like Stansted)
  • Tips and tricks when visiting unmanned airfields
  • Approach and joining, advice for busy fly-in events
  • Practice real-world diversions
  • Practice your short-field technique
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Real World flying knowledge

 

Real world tips and advice from your Flight Instructor, specifically including:

  • Dealing with issues away from your home airfield

  • Better flight planning

  • Using Sky Demon to its full potential

  • Flying with passengers & CRM

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Or perhaps you already have more than 100hrs PIC?

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Join Cambridge Aero Club with our full flying membership to receive fantastic solo hire rates on our aircraft!
As a member of Cambridge Aero Club you will also receive invitations and entry to our Winter Enrichment program, plus other events and pub meets.
A great chance to catch up with other pilots and share tips and experience.

 
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