Trial Lesson on a modern trainer.

[V12]

Young person wants to learn to fly (for pleasure) on a trainer that was at least built this century, or better still in the last decade. I am struggling to help him find a flying club/school within 100 miles of London that actually has a young fleet. Any recommendations please?

[SWBKCB]

Fly About Aviation have Pipistrel's at Damyn's Hall

[Cripple]

SEMET at Blackbushe have 2x DA40 as well as some PA28 with a modern cockpit fit. They also have more advanced types if desired and offer a wide range of training options.

[Beaker_]

+1 for SEMET.

[ETOPS]

Even better...

https://www.blackbusheaviation.com/product/60-minute-trial-lesson-sonaca-200/

The S200 is a new design and only a couple of years old

[hamburgerboy]

ah, they all fly the same in the end...

[421dog]

Most part 141 flight schools over here are using diamonds or Cirruses.
The pilots that they produce aren’t as good (in my opinion, as a presumably disinterested observer) as the independent guys that do it in Cessnas, pipers, or (especially) beech sport iterations

[hobbit1983]

Young person wants to learn to fly (for pleasure) on a trainer that was at least built this century, or better still in the last decade. I am struggling to help him find a flying club/school within 100 miles of London that actually has a young fleet. Any recommendations please?

I'd recommend not being so picky!

[V12]

Thanks to all who have made recommendations. Don't think I would have found them so easily. Much appreciated.