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Your Path to Becoming a Pilot with Leading Edge Aviation
As you eagerly anticipate the release of your A-level results on 17th August, if it’s your dream to become a pilot you might be contemplating the next step in your journey. In this blog, we delve...
Start your journey to becoming a pilot with our Skills Assessment!
Is it your dream to become a pilot? Booking and passing your Leading Edge Aviation Skills Assessment is the perfect first step in your journey to the flight deck. ✈️ Our assessment is currently...
Top tips to become a pilot with our Leading Edge Aviation Skills Assessment
Top tips on passing a skills assessment with Leading Edge Aviation
The Future of Pilot Training: Embracing Cutting-Edge Technology
Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the aviation industry, and it's no different when it comes to pilot training. With the ever-growing demand for pilots, the industry has had to...
Why dual campus flight conditions help create well rounded & experienced pilots
There are a lot of considerations when finding the flight school that’s right for you, with the location of the flying phase of training often an important factor that we discuss with people making...
The Journey To Achieving a Dual UK CAA & EASA Licence
After the UK left the EU at the end of 2020, the only way to gain access to European job opportunities was to hold a secondary licence – that’s where the fact finding begun. Three of us in LEAP003...
Training the whole pilot
What makes a good pilot? Is it solely someone’s ability to manage an aircraft? It is a common misconception that this is the case! The International Civil Aviation Organisation collated data from...
So what’s it like to take your first solo flight?
“GOLF GOLF DELTA, cleared for take-off!” There was a time I only ever dreamed of being given that clearance, and indeed only imagined reading it back in sole command of my aircraft for the...
Who wants to go for a spin?
You may have seen a photo (or two!) of our students in the T67 Slingsby Firefly recently but do you know what our Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (AUPRT) entails? One of our...