Our Team
All our instructors are experienced and fully qualified. They are available seven days a week, and subject to aircraft bookings, work around your schedule to meet your personal needs. They are also available all day for you to come in and ask any questions about your course. One thing we like to make sure of at the Cotswold Aero Club is to put you through your flying training efficiently, but at the same time make it enjoyable.
Phil Mathews
Chief Flying Instructor (CFI)
Phil is the main stay at Cotswold Aero Club having been associated with the flying club since the age of 17 and has now, for several years, been the owner of the club. With over 27,000 hours experience in light aircraft, and a reputation for a dry sense of humour, Phil is completely unflappable in the air.
Phil holds an ATPL, which he gained through the self-improvement route and is both a Flight Examiner and Radiotelephony Examiner.
Max Gardner
Instructor
A very experienced flying instructor who specializes in Aerobatic training. He'll take you up for just a gentle loop or work you up to competition level aerobatics. As with all the other instructors, a relaxed, but thorough approach is adopted when training and taking skill tests.
Roly Robinson
Instructor
Roly was learning to fly a microlight after his job relocated to Gloucester from Manchester. A PPL holding colleague suggested that he learned to fly a 'proper' aeroplane and the flying bug struck again during a trial lesson soon afterwards. Roly is known for his 'all or nothing' attitude so, after gaining his PPL, the IMC, ATPL ground exams and CPL soon followed. The best course for him was the instructor's rating as it most definitely 'explored the envelope'. Roly looks forward to meeting more of you at the club and wishes all happy landings!
Nurcan (Jan) Erbil
Instructor and Administrator
Jan had her first trial flight at Staverton Flying School and went on to complete her PPL and Multi Engine Instrument Rating in the USA. She came back to England to gain her CPL and then her Instructor Rating in 2018. She has instructed at Aeros as well as ab-initio teaching in Spain for FTE.
Currently Jan mixes PPL instruction at Cotswold Aero Club along with handling all the paperwork, finances and the club shop !
On top of all that Jan still has time for hobbies, including cinema, languages, theatre, music and travelling.
Kevin Davenport
Instructor
Andrew Davenport
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