Cotswold Aero Club

In the heart of the Cotswolds with easy access from Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Bath and Swindon, Cotswold Aero Club has the professional yet relaxed attitude for flying whether it is for training pilots or a trial lesson.

1. The Cotswold Aero Club features:
2. Professional Instructors and Examiners
3. Superb Fleet of Training & Touring Aircraft
4. Self Fly Hire on all aircraft
5. Training PPL, CPL, IMC, Night Rating
6. AOPA Aerobatics course on a Robin R2112
7. Microlight Training written exams and Flight Tests
   

Flying from Gloucestershire Airport allows for easy access to most types of airspace and airfields that students and qualified pilots alike may wish to experience.
Large areas of uncontrolled airspace cover the west midlands and the south west, thus allowing for straight forward arrivals and departures whilst the varied scenery of Gloucestershire, the Severn Estuary and the Welsh borders offer a splendid backdrop to the flying classroom.

One of the oldest flying clubs in the UK

In early 1927, the Cotswold Aero Club was formed to serve local aeroplane enthusiasts. The first aeroplane to serve at Cotswold Aero Club was a D.H. Gypsy Moth and the club house was described as an "outstanding example of rustic architecture". Throughout the pioneering years Cotswold Aero Club had the great pleasure to host aviation celebrities such as Amy Johnson and Sir Alan Cobham.

The outbreak of WW2 saw the entire airfield requisitioned by the military and not reopened to civilians until 1950.

Joy Lloyd is seen in the above photo with Club Flying Instructor J.G. Harcombe in 1932

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