Tiger Airways aeros focus

GLOUCESTER-based Tiger Airways decided to address the demand for aerobatic training, with the purchase of a Slingsby T67 MkII Firefly at the start of the year.

The full AOPA Aerobtics course is available for any budding aeros pilots. Operations manager, Chris Rollings told LOOP, "In February, we started offering both aerobatic training and ab-intio PPL instruction in the Firefly, under the supervision of our Chief Instructor Tizi Hodson. She's a 13,000 hour pilot with considerable display flying experience and twice Leading Lady of British Aerobatics."

How successful has the course been so far? "May saw the first fruits of this addition, with the successful completion of AOPA Aerobatic Courses by Richard Munday and David Massey. Congratulations to both of them!"

The company also specialises in experience flights in vintage types, including the Tiger Moth, Stampe, Stearman and Spitfire.

W: www.tigerairways.co.uk

Words: Kirsten Corrigan