A group of 12 pilots from Yorkshire Flight Training, based at Sheffield City, kicked off the flying season with a trip to the Isle of Wight last month. A convoy of four aircraft made the trip, including the club’s Slingsby T67 Firefl y. Two PA-28s, and a Cessna 172 made up the rest of the fleet.

The trip went well apart from an incident when one of the aircraft busted the Southampton zone, bringing a temporary halt to commercial flights. Whoops. They won’t do that again. Among the group were three first-time flyers, one instructor and eight PPLs.

The trip included a stop at Booker on both legs to break up the flying, which spanned the whole weekend. The club is planning another trip this month to either Cornwall or Ireland – or both.

W: www.yorkshireflighttraining.co.uk