Flying schools in the North East?
 

Hi,

Are there any flying schools in the North East?
Not interested in gliding.

Also don't want to pay £150 p/h to fly a 90 year old Cessna.
Want to fly an aircraft with a stick, not control column (e.g. Diamond).

Thanks.

If it's a stick you want, then you better look for ultralights (also called "microlights") but in a certain formal vocabulary these cannot be called "aircraft". Real aircraft with a real stick are not many, a Yak52 might fit the bill but that design is quite old too, and not cheap at all to fly.
Craft like the Ikaros C42 or the FK9 might better meet your requirement.

Then again, of what region do you want "the North East"? Europe, Spain, Finland, Balkans?

I think that all Robin aircraft (not sure about the metal ones) are stick rather than yoke, but probably not many flight schools use them in this country (England). Newcastle is in England, Jan, in the North-East.

Athey's Moor Flying School at Athey's Moor - SkyRanger, Eurostar

Eshott Flying School - Cessna's and a Cherokee

North East Flight Academy at Newcastle - Cherokee's

AeroSchool at Teesside - Cessna's, Cherokee's and a Tomahawk (I think)

There's also Eden Flight Training out of Teesside

Not really North East but near enough (well, nearer than anywhere else), Carlisle Flight Training have a couple of Robin HR.200's with a stick, and a couple of Cherokee's

. . . and a lot of grocer's apostrophes, apparently.

:)

I'd go for the Eurostar. Easy to fly. Sweet handling and a stick between your legs. If I ever come across one for sale with a tailwheel and fat tyres it's mine. No question. https://www.atheysmoor.com/

Except that for a first trainer, a high-winger is preferred by most.
Totally agree about the tailwheel preference, though.

Somebody tell Mr Piper, quick!

EuroStar at Athey's is a microlight, so only good for a microlight licence.

And you'll have to have a chat with Evektor to see if they'll make a tailwheel version of the Eurostar! :ok:

Carlisle Flight Training have two Robin HR200s which fly with a stick. I have spent time training with them, and the various iterations of Newcastle Airport's clubs and schools. You'll struggle to find much else, there is a very definite North/South divide when it comes to aircraft availability and choice in the UK. I'm happy to go into the pros and cons of both Newcastle and Carlisle for PPL training if you are interested?

Aeroschool at EGNV have just increased their fleet with some Aquila A210s. Not sure if they are being used for initial student training yet but something to consider