Scholarships & Careers Advice

  • So You Want To Be A Pilot?

Soloflight, the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators and the Royal Aeronautical Society receive many enquiries requesting advice and information about a career as a pilot.

Captain Ralph Kohn, with the help of a committee of very experienced pilots has produced an excellent booklet which covers almost all aspects, from the qualities required of a potential applicant, through the selection process and training for both military and civilian pilots.

Click HERE to download a copy of "So You Want to Be A Pilot." (its a BIG file!)
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  • Links to Scholarships and Careers Info
Please visit the links below for details of scholarships available. These organisations, others and Soloflight offer free careers advice. The links will take you to external sites and whilst Soloflight provides them for your information, linking to these sites does not mean that we endorse their content or sponsor.

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             The Air Cadets
          for 13 - 18 year olds


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Answer: Carburetor ice forms as a result of a temperature change induced by the restriction in the venturi of a carburetor. The operating principle of float-type carburetors is based on the airflow through the venturi causing a decrease in air pressure, which draws fuel from the float chamber. When there is sufficient moisture and a significant temperature decrease, ice can form.

  • Scholarship boost towards Pilot Dream

An Air Cadet from Stratford upon Avon has taken her next step towards her dream job with the help of a Flying Scholarship from the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust (RAFCT).back row, left to right: Gill Yeomans, Chantal Edwards, Harriet Trayler-Clarke. Bottom row, left to right: Gethin Davies, Tom Wilson.
Cadet Sgt Chantal Edwardes, 17, of 1289 Stratford Squadron, has her sights set on becoming a pilot in the RAF; and has moved closer to that goal thanks to one of six Flying Scholarships sponsored by RAFCT last year. The teenager has just completed her training with Tayside Aviation in Dundee and was delighted to go solo mid-way through her course.
Chantal said: “It was great fun. It all goes round so quickly, so it’s only when you land that it hits you what you’ve achieved. I’d flown solo in a glider before but this was very exciting.”
 Her first solo flight lasted 15 minutes and took in one circuit of a planned route, after which she was looking forward to increasing her flying time with more solo flights.
 Chantal added: “I've enjoyed my time here hugely, and I'd like to thank my instructor Steve Murphy for his dedication in teaching me to fly. The scholarship has been a great first step into powered flying."
The Charitable Trust has been involved in grant aid for Flying Scholarships for the past two years, with more than £35,000 being used to sponsor cadets.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight, Chairman of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, said: “The Air Cadet Pilot Scheme aims to give young people a sound foundation in flying, and we’re delighted to be able to help Cadets like Chantal achieve that most important step of a first solo.  It’s good to know that she obviously enjoyed it tremendously.”

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