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Simon Heard (English)
Moved from Hertfordshire
(UK) in August 2004 and now living in Moraira. Always been interested
in aviation but didn't start flying until September 2002 on a
paramotoring training course in Slovakia. Flown a Walkerjet Superhawk
Paramotor with a Powerplay Sting wing for 3 years but now sold it to
fly 3-axis microlights. Did the first part of my microlight training with Nick Esterson
in his Cyclone AX3 and then finished with Derek Holman in his Ikarus C42. Qualified in June 2007 and now flying the C42.
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Ian Ferdinand (English)
Completed flex wing (NPPL) training
at the Cheshire Microlight Centre (UK) in June 2004. Moved to Javea, Spain in August 2004. With a wide ranging interest in general
aviation, would like to pursue training in Paramotor and 3 axis
microlights as well as continuing experience in flex wing microlights.
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Peter Carrigan
(English)
Recently taken
early retirement and moved to Cumbre Del Sol (Moraira). Held a PPL
since 1975, obtained a three axis microlight licence in 2000, and
then AFI rating in 2004. Also obtained a weightshift rating in 2005. Believes strongly that microlighting with its greatly reduced costs to buy and operate a
modern aircraft is the way forward for fun safe aviation.
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Mark Pantling
(English)
Moved from the
South West of England to Javea in March 2005. Has owned several
microlights over the years, both 3 axis and weightshift. Now flying
his trusty old Hornet in Spain.
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Chris Lee
(English)
Living in
Benitichel and flying his paraglider from the mountains and ridges
around the Costablanca region. When the conditions aren't right for
free flying then he simply straps his paramotor on and goes flying
anyway.
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Keith Preston
(English)
Been living in
Jijona (Alicante) since 1987. Started flying gliders at the age of 16
with the Air training Corp. Taught gliding with the army full time
while serving in Kenya for three years and amassed over 2,000 hours.
Started flying weightshift microlights at Shobden (UK) in 1984. Joined
the Muchamiel Flying Club in 1987 and flew three axis microlights,
then took full PPL Category A and changed to JAR-FCL. Holds microlight
AFI rating.
- E-mail -
- Phone -
0034 965612392
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Derek Holman (English)
Owner and CFI at
New Horizons School of Microlighting in Benicolet. Find out more by
visiting newhorizonsmicrolighting.com
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Chris Martin (English)
Living in Javea.
Recently gained his PPL in the UK.
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Tony Evans (English)
Pilot of Helicopters 22 years
and Aeroplanes 24 years, (no longer
current on fixed wings). Has lived in Spain for around 19 years,
speaking Spanish and English, owns and fly's a 5 seater turbine
helicopter
from Benissa for nearly 10 years, and 3 years before in Moraira,
and
one of the first two people to regularly fly a helicopter privately on
the
Costa Blanca. Happy to help others wishing to get started or wanting
to fly. My "motto" is enjoy your flying, take care, fly to
your ability and
experience, but don't do anything that could endanger lives and spoil
it for
other pilots, we have a lot of freedom here in Spain at the moment,
which we don't want to loose!
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Alan Glover (English)
Alan pictured here with his
son, qualified as a flex wing pilot in May 2005, after training at the
Cheshire Microlight Centre in the UK. Alan commutes between Pego and
Warrington and is looking forward to spending less time working and
more time flying. To gain more experience on flex wings is Alan’s
immediate goal, but longer term who knows, fixed wing or even
helicopters.
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Olle Akesson (Sweedish)
I am a Swedish pilot that spends most of my
vacations in Torrevieja. I have been flying since 1969. I started by
soaring, but due to lack of time during summer I could not maintain my
glider licence. In the 80's I was
flying
a lot in my job with a PA34. Today I only fly for pleasure in PA28, PA32 and
C185 sea. To fly seaplanes, is a new experience and very fun. I am
very interested to get the possibility to fly when I am in Spain and
to meet people with the same interest. I hold a Swedish PPL licence for land- and
seaplans IR/SE/SP.
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Julio Migues Vigo (Spanish)
I am a Spanish commercial pilot
who lives in Denia. I've been flying since 1968. Most of the planes I flew
are fire fighting. At the same time, in 1983, I started flying microlights
and now I own a tail dragger Coyote II (my 7th microlight) based
at Xeraco, near Gandia. As I live in Denia, I am very interested in the possibility
of having an airfield near my home town, I mean, Moraira, Pego, Xaló.., anywhere.
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Robert Croizat (English)
I'm a 150 hr UK PPL(A) and I have lived in Javea since 1995. I trained at
Muchamiel and Wycombe Air Centre, and I am currently flying out of Muchamiel (C152s/PA28s). Not flying as much as
I would like as I find having to get to Muchamiel a pain. I would love to be able to fly out of the Moraira/Javea/Denia area.
I too would love to fly an amphibian here, but I understand
that Spain does not allow private planes to operate in its coastal waters.
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Jeff Howlett (English)
I've done it now!!! Just bought a property to the NW of Murcia and will
be living permanently in Spain from early 2007. I'm looking for anyone interested in gliding
or motor gliding so
that I can get my bum off the ground, and as I also have a PPL(a), cost sharing in ANYTHING is also on my wish
list. I am a keen glider pilot with over
1,500 hours, all three FAI diamonds and I am a Full Cat instructor. I have flown gliders frequently out of Ontur which is due west of Alicante
about 70km inland. I am also a current PPL tug pilot but am a lapsed Full Cat Instructor with around 1,500 hours
power. I am very interested in operating a motor glider out of the area, something with a good power performance
as well as a good gliding performance so that I can enjoy the best of both worlds!! I am currently researching
this one and have a few ideas but airfield availability will be a major part of the decision making. Gliding in
Spain is fantastic and very under explored, especially the convergence fronts that develop inland! I own a 19 metre Jantar1W
(currently for sale), glide angle 1:48 and spend most of my time
nipping around the Midlands and East of England when I am not in the back seat of a trainer. I regularly fly a
Piper Pawnee and a Beagle Husky as tow planes but have over 30 types in my log book, ranging from Druine Turbulent
to PZL Wilga.
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Les Soar (English)
Retired early and moved from the south coast of England to just outside Moraira
in August 2002. Many interests and hobbies, main love being model gliding but as there are very few gliding sites in this
area I moved over to powered models. Got interested in microlights in July 2004 and immediately bought an old
2-axis Quicksilver MXII. Did a Spanish microlight training course in the Tecnam P92 at Muchamixel, and qualified in June 2007
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Brian Imber (English)
I am an english PPl with aprox 500 hours on SEPs. Now retired and living on the
Costa Blanca. Used to fly out of Stapleford. Now living in Moraira and apart from re-validating last December at Muchamiel
have not done any flying. Would be interested in forming a group, say 8 members sharing costs.
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John Hillman (English)
I am an aviator of the past. I am a PPL(A) but sadly not current.
I gained my licence in 1953 and flew my last aeroplane in September 1996. The types that I have flown include Auster, Tigermoth, Slingsby T67 Firefly & Grob 115. The photo is of me "in command" of the Grob.
In 1983/4 I owned a Microlight, an American "phantom" 3 axis, powered by a Rotax 60hp engine. It was
lively & great fun. I would be interested in meeting Aviation enthusiasts for a drink and a chat. I live
in Denia but could meet in surrounding areas.
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Arthur Cockburn (English)
Living near La Fustera, between Moraira and Calpe. Moved to Spain in 2004.
Retired commercial pilot 23,500 hours. Ex British Airways & Singapore Airlines. Instructor for 18years. Flew at Old
Sarum Flying Club after retiring, but haven't flown for the last 2 years. Have started building and trying to fly
R/C models, which I find much more difficult than the real thing.
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Mick and Sharon Kaye
(English)
Mick has been flying Microlights since 1983, and Sharon since we met
in 1998. Mick first flew a 250cc Sky Trike with a beefed up Vulcan hang glider
wing and went on to the 2 seat trike unit, a Mainair TryFlyer with Sprint wing in
1984. Over the years had several Trikes,
gained a QFI rating then went over to 3 axis, the first being a Rans S6 kit followed by several other kit types.
Presently
building a Zenair 601 in the UK, and in Benidorm we have a Savannah 912 to build over this winter 2005/6 and intend to
fly from Muchamiel airfield near Alicante. The photo is a Savannah we built in the UK now with new owners at
Redlands.
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Ebi
(German)
Eberhard Friedt is a former German Airforce pilot of 3,000 hours Jet from T33 to Starfighter. Living in EL Campello
since 1992, joining the Alicante Aeroclub in 1994, making the Spanish PPL course ,later
German UL and Spanish UL licence, I love flying the Lancair, and
enjoy my Ultralight Pretty Flight, which I transferred
in 11 hours from Munich to Muxamiel. This plane has two 50L fuel
tanks, and with Rotax 912 I have a range of 1,000 km.
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Michael Welch (English)
Still based in England but also have a house in Spain near Jalon which I use for
3-4 months a year. I learnt to fly in 1988 gaining a PPLA at Lands End. Flew various light aircraft including Jodel D9
and a Vagabond until a change in direction to microlights in 1998. I now own a Eurostar which is based at Goodwood, West
Sussex. Also did a Spanish microlight conversion at Mutxameil on the Technam P92.
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Carl Taylor (English)
I've been training at Perth airfield with Marcus Dalgetty of Pegasus flight training.
Just started on exercise 12 and 13 (take off, circuit and landing). I'm a musician (drummer) by trade who used to live and
work in London. Moved to Scotland around 2003 but plan to move to Spain within the next couple of years to run a small
b&b. Possibly running outward bound holidays with the option of taking a leisure flight in a
microlight. Once I've passed my
test of course.
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