Based at Old Sarum Airfield - East of Salisbury - postcode SP4 6DZ
Contact: Steve Boxall - Chief Flying Instructor
email: steve.boxall@gyrocopterexperience.com
phone: 0114 360 0505 (forwards to my mobile)
mobile: 0790 505 9789
Welcome to The Gyrocopter Experience - Salisbury
Covers all the ground school subjects (Air Law, Meteorology, Navigation, Human Factors)
- except Gyro technical - in one book.
Recommended.
The definitive book on flying a Gyroplane. Covers the training syllabus plus the
Gyro Technical subjects.
Highly Recommended.
Also available from our pilot shop at Old Sarum
What to wear - our very own "Trinny and Suzanna" provide tips on what to be seen
in when flying a gyro. Particularly relevant for cold-weather flying.
Trial flight information - info sheet for those coming for trial flights.
Solo flight checklist - all the pre-reqs for solo flight
Solo cross-country checklist - all the pre-reqs for solo cross-country flight
Certificate of cross-country test - to be carried by student pilots on qualifying
cross-country flight
Checklist and passenger briefing - designed to be used as an aide-memoire whilst
in the aircraft
PPL(G) Application form - hopefully the last download you will need!
Weather - the met office aviation weather site. Requires (free) registration
AIS - Aeronautical information service, supplies NOTAMs, AICs and the UK AIP
CAA Radio Telephony manual - how to speak proper on the radio
CAA Medical info - all you need to know about getting a medical certificate for gyro
flying
LASORS - The CAA's "bible" about training and licencing. Moves from time to time,
so let us know if the link doesn't work. You need section C.
NOTAMPLOT - a great, free, graphical tool for displaying NOTAMs
Britiah Rotorcraft Association - the UK's representative body for gyro owners, pilots
and enthusiasts. Produces a quarterly gyro mag
British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) - responsible for oversight of microlights.
Monthly magazine.
Fly 365 - the microlight and light aircraft school at Wickenby. Trial flights &
training available
Light Aircraft Association (LAA) - Responsible for (most) homebuilt aircraft, including
homebuilt gyros
Old Sarum Airfield - website
