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Tailwheel
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Aircraft Differences
Companions Course
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Flying Days
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Extra EA-200
Managing Director, Chief Flying Instructor & Lead Admin
Terry Holloway
MD & Company Instructor (CRI)
Recurrency & Differences Training, Formation & Type Conversions
I learned to fl y as an Air Cadet having gained an enthusiasm for fl ying from my father as a child. I soloed in a glider in 1961 at the age of 16, and gained my PPL on Austers at Luton in 1963.
I served in the RAF from 1962 to 1995 retiring in the rank of Group Captain. In the RAF much of my spare time was spent gliding and flying vintage aircraft. I was an instructor on gliders and motor gliders, and led the first RAF gliding expedition over the Andes from Chile into Argentina in 1995.
I have worked for Marshall of Cambridge since 1996 and still have an unchecked passion for flying! I have competed a large number of long distance flights including in 2000 a Piper Aztec from Cambridge to Seattle in the USA, and in 2005 to the far North of Norway.
I am current on a wide number of aircraft types, including as a company pilot in the Piper Aztec. I have over 8,500 hours on 193 different types in my logbook! I am proud and absolutely delighted to be making a contribution to one of the oldest and the finest Aero Club in the Country!
Anthony Cooke
Chief Flying Instructor & Manager
Ground Examiner, PPL, Night, Aerobatics, Tailwheel, Differences Training
I first got the flying bug after spending many hours watching aerial crop spraying being carried out on our farm. I've been flying since 1985 in numerous aircraft types from single seat homebuilts to multi engined turbo props.
In all those years if there's one thing I've learned, it's that you never stop learning!
I'm now proud to be running a team of Flying Instructors and admin staff at Cambridge Aero Club, all dedicated to helping others with their learning.
Megan Hollows
Lead Admin & Assistant Manager
Heading up the reception team
I joined the Aero Club team in May 2007 and I run the reception and administration team who help to create the friendly and professional atmosphere you'll encounter.
It's been a steep learning curve for me as before working here I knew nothing about light aircraft or flying. Aviation has quickly become something I'm really passionate about, so I'll readily pass on all I've learnt to anyone who'll listen!
I'm the person who you'll probably speak to first when you call or drop in. Please don't hesitate to ask me anything – I'll do my best to help!
Adam Boyle
Freelance Flying Instructor
PPL, Night
I've loved aeroplanes from a young age and gained my PPL in 2013. Afterwards, I toured the UK and Europe building experience and flying to some challenging destinations. I now fly the Boeing 737-800 short haul across Europe.
I qualified as a Flight Instructor in 2016 and enjoy passing on what I've learned as well as giving students the tools they need to fly safely and make good decisions.
I make learning to fly enjoyable and find it incredibly rewarding to see my students pass their PPL Skills Test.
Freelance Flying Instructor (CRI)
IR(R), CBIR, Differences Training
I am a Class Rating Instructor and Instrument Rating Instructor. I specialise in training for the IMC rating (now the Instrument Rating (restricted)), Competency Based Instrument Rating and glass cockpit (G1000) training for IFR as well as complex conversions.
My wife and I have been flying a Reims Rocket for the last 18 years and have toured around most of Europe and some other parts of the world, so my emphasis is on practical 'real-world' flying – mentoring and instructing. I have about 3,300 hours in the air, of which 1,000 are 'sole instruments.'
I am also a FISO licensee and can sometimes be found in the tower at Duxford, so I do have an appreciation of both sides of the radio!
Alex Brett
Experience flights, Differences Training
Staff profile coming soon!
PPL, Differences Training, PPL Ground School
I am delighted to have joined the Aero Club team and am keen to put my extensive hands on experience to good use in training new pilots. Having recently returned from my Solo2Darwin adventure in my 1942 Tiger Moth (DH82a) I am loving a bit of grass roots flight training with fantastic students!
I have more than 700 hours flying vintage aeroplanes and I can be seen regularly flying Tiger Moths across the UK. I've also added to my achievements, becoming a 4 times UK Distance over Speed Record Holder. If you learn anything from my story, it's that I don't give up easily!
Find out more on the Solo2Darwin website.
Ed Nevill
PPL & IR(R)
I am currently following in the footsteps of my Grandfather, who tested aircraft in the inter-war period, & my Father, who was one of the first pilots to fly jet aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm, in becoming a pilot.
I always wanted to have the chance to fly & become a pilot due to the sense of freedom & excitement I have always felt whilst in the air, whether in small aircraft in Europe, Africa & South America or in Jumbo Jets heading abroad. As a result of my desire to become a pilot, and my love of aviation, I was accepted into flight training at Oxford Aviation Academy & graduated having successfully achieved a CPL ME/IR through an "ab initio" course.
After Oxford I completed a flight instructor course at Cranfield Flying School which enables me to pass on my knowledge & passion for aviation to the customers of Cambridge Aero Club.
George Sealey
Aerobatics, Tailwheel. Differences Training
Aviation is so much more than a passion to me. I learned to fly at Cambridge Aero Club at the age of 19 and then went on to gain my aerobatic rating. Having an Extra 330 LT of my own, I honed my aerobatic skills over the last few years and still get an incredible buzz when pulling a loop or launching into a knife-edge spin.
In my spare time, you may find me indulging in my other passion – flying helicopters in and out of tricky spaces.
The most rewarding aspect of instructing at Cambridge Aero Club is witnessing my students developing their repertoire of aerobatic manoeuvres – and laughing & whooping in sheer enjoyment while doing so!
Jay Sadri
PPL, Night, IR(R), Aerobatics, Tailwheel, Differences Training
The 'flying bug' hit me at the age of 6, when my mother who was BA cabin crew at the time, gave me the opportunity to sit in the flight deck of a 747-400 en-route to Australia.
From that moment on, I was hooked. At the age of 21, I went on to train for my Commercial Pilots Licence and flew all over Florida and the UK.
After obtaining my Instructor qualification at Southend, I have taught in Southend, Blackbushe and various locations in Scotland, while admiring some stunning aerial views of mountains and Lochs.
Instructing at Cambridge Aero Club is incredibly rewarding. Whether I'm teaching you to land a plane all by yourself, breaking through the cloud on an ILS approach, or enjoying the sunset while hanging inverted in the Extra 200 – you can guarantee that I will always be doing so with a smile.
I look forward to meeting you at Cambridge Aero Club, and teaching you a new and exciting skill.
John Preece
I learnt to fly as a National Serviceman in the RAF and quickly realized that flying was my ideal career and signed on for a permanent commission eventually serving 20 years in the RAF, mainly as a Cold War fighter pilot.
On leaving the RAF in 1974, I joined Marshalls as a test pilot and flying instructor.
After 12 years in Cambridge, I left to join Mission Aviation Fellowship and worked mainly in Nairobi for the next twelve years flying throughout central Africa.
When I left MAF and returned to Cambridge, the Aero Club were kind enough to take me on as a freelance instructor which I have now been doing for the last 15 years.
You may have worked out that I am now quite old but still enjoy introducing people to aviation. I like the friendly atmosphere in the club and hope to continue for a few more years.
Jon Millson
PPL, Night, Aerobatics, Tailwheel & Differences Training
I've grown up in a flying environment, spending most of my childhood at a gliding club and with my father being an airline pilot. I then went on to gain my PPL on a tailwheel aircraft flying out of a small grass strip. I continued flying for fun, taking up aerobatics to keep things exciting.
However flying as a hobby wasn't fully satisfying the "flying bug" so I went on to study for my Commercial License and Instructor Rating so I could fly full time.
I now split my time flying around the world for a private operator out of Stansted and here at Cambridge Aero Club to stay with the grass roots of flying.
Jonathan Hicks
I learnt to fly at Seething Airfield after having lived in Seething village and watching the planes flying overhead, After a flight across the uk with a friend and always looking for the next challenge I decided flying was for me.
Having gained my PPL I took a share in an RV9a to build up my knowledge, experience and to have fun flying to different places.
Now instructing I enjoy helping people realise their goals and watching them progress through their flight training.
I started instructing during my 20 yr career in the RAF when taught on the Jet Provost. My first flying at Cambridge was also in the Air Force for a period flying Air Experience Chipmunks here. Upon leaving the RAF, I came back to Cambridge as a pilot on the Marshall Hercules Test Team and instructed with the Aero Club, then on the Cessna152.
For the last 15 years I have been airline flying. Currently as an instructor and examiner on the Airbus A320. I have, nevertheless, kept in touch with light aircraft flying, which I love, on many SEP types including the Tigermoth, have a share in a 1946 vintage 65hp Aeronca and instructed my then teenage son through his PPL course a few years ago.
I am delighted to have the opportunity to fly at the Aero Club again, hopefully being able to pass on to you some thrills and the challenge of flying I have had the fortune to experience over the last 35 or so years.
Michael Skakles
I grew up at Royal Lochnagar Distillery in the Cairngorms, frequently attending airshows which led to a lifelong passion for aviation. I passed my PPL at Cleveland Flying School when I was seventeen, and was an active member of the University Air Squadron at RAF Leuchars.
I went on to obtain my Flight Instructor Rating in 2011 and take immense satisfaction in seeing my students gain their PPL. Now I primarily work with Titan Aviation flying their A320s full of passengers but can also be found at the Club a couple of days a week keeping my hand in with the Cessna172s!
When not flying, you can find me on the judo mat taking part in my other passion which I have been practising since five years old.
Pete Hughes
I learned to fly in 1986 and after 20+ years as a PPL completed my FI rating in 2009 and CPL in 2011. I have over 2000 hours in my log book which include over 1000 hours instructing, and over 800 taildragger hours. I've been flying taildraggers for 20 years and am passionate about teaching others to fly tailwheel and vintage aircraft (which are often one in the same) in order to keep the skills needed to fly historic aircraft alive in future generations of pilots. Learning to handle a taildragger and flying basic aerobatics are challenges which bring a new and enjoyable dimension to everyone's flying, and which make you a better pilot in all aircraft you go on to fly.
I split my time between running my own consulting company and flying. I also fly for the National Flying Laboratory Centre at Cranfield University providing Masters students with practical experiences associated with their academic study, for Classic Wings at Duxford providing vintage aircraft experiences in the summer months, and occasionally with the Cambridge Flying Group providing PPL and type conversions on Tiger Moths.
Ricky Dolphin
Examiner & Freelance Flying Instructor
PPL, Night, IR(R), CBIR
I was brought up on stories of flying from my grandfather who flew for Aden airways in the 50's and 60's and frequent visits to airshows at Shuttleworth and Duxford.
I gained my PPL at Cambridge Aero Club in the year 2000 expecting it would fully satisfy my desire to fly. It didn't! After 3 years of flying with a PPL I quit my comfortable life as the Director of Training with a software company and completed my Commercial Licence (CPL/IR) in 2006. With 15 years as an Instructional Designer and Trainer, a flight instructors rating was a natural progression in my flying career. I started work as a part-time Instructor with Cambridge Aero Club, whilst spending the rest of my working time consulting & training within the IT sector.
I can be found at the Aero Club indulging my passion for excellence both in training and flying.
Susan Szasz
PPL, Night, IR(R)
I had my first flying lesson in a Chipmunk as an air cadet when I was 16 years old and since then I knew all I wanted to do was become a pilot. I began lessons in earnest in 2004 whilst studying for my MSc in Safety Assessment and Aeronautics at Cranfield University and as soon as I completed my flight training, I became a flying instructor.
I have flown for numerous other operators since then, including the National Flying Laboratory Centre, flying the Jetstream 31 for Flight Test Courses and flying for a private owner on the King Air, but I have always been a flying instructor throughout and no matter what other type of flying or work that I do, there will always be time to instruct. I particularly love doing trial lessons and to see a student's face for the first time when I hand over control of the aircraft!
Cambridge Aero Club is such a great place to be and I love the atmosphere and support that is provided to students, I feel privileged to be a part of such a great team.
Cat Vitebsky
Artist and administrator
I have come from a completely different background as a sculptor. I am a practising bronze caster by trade and I like to think my creative and practical thinking stands me in good stead for my role here on reception.
Every day is different here and there is always more to learn about aviation! I love being part of such a varied and enthusiastic team and enjoy the challenges each day brings! Its always interesting meeting people from all walks of life doing what they love!
Looking forward to welcoming you to the club!
Cecilia Bailey
Administrator and student pilot
I have just joined the team here at Cambridge Aero Club where I plan to help keep the flying club running smoothly – from booking in lessons and welcoming customers on flight experiences, to keeping the snack fridge stocked(!)
I am also continuing my flight training at the Aero Club and love seeing all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into keeping everyone flying!
Three interesting facts about myself: I have two chickens, grew up in France, and recently drove to Greece from the UK 🙂
Emma Byrne
Admin and efficiency expert
I joined the team in June 2019. Coming from the Hotel & Spa industry, aviation is a whole new world to me!
I'm still very much on my learning journey but with every day being different from the last, I'm continuously learning something new. It's fascinating meeting such a diverse range of people and I enjoy being part of a team that are so kind and have made me feel very welcome.
I look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the Aero Club!
Sarah Glover
Pilot and Born to be Beautiful charity founder
I am a beautician by trade and teach beauty skills for a charity in Uganda and India. I have long held a dream of learning to fly, after seeing trial lessons advertised for $50 from the fence post at Sarasota, Florida, but believing it was too expensive for me! My aspirations to fly have never left and in August 2017 I began training for my PPL, adoring every second of the course! When I was approached by the club and asked to interview for a position on their admin team I was thrilled, and now combine my passion for aviation and working with people, in a very friendly and stimulating environment. I look forward to welcoming you to the club.
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