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Old 30th April 2009 | 20:02
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Halfpenny Green Flight Centre

Does anyone know what is going on with Halfpenny Green Flight Centre? Their company owned DA42 has been sat on ground for months, I hear Paul has left (does anyone know where he has gone) he seemed the only guy holding place together, and was always great at getting new customers!

I did my training there several years ago, was a brilliant school – but a few acquaintances have gone through recently and have been un-impressed by some stroppy staff.

Hopefully people can set me straight and the place is still holding together!
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Old 1st May 2009 | 06:52
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I would guess that the 42 is sitting there waiting for a warrantied engine or two.
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CP is still instructing there with an excellent reputation.
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Old 1st May 2009 | 11:58
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'Stroppy staff'? I think I know who that is...
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Old 10th May 2009 | 14:33
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Guys, I have to echo BBJD's friends.

Paul left about the time I was considering doing training at HGFC, I met him at the airport and he spent a good couple of hours showing me round and being totally honest about what I would expect throughout my training.

On my second visit Paul had disappeared and I was "handled" by the MD who was a total . I spoke with operations on the phone a few times they were just rude and have no concept of customer service.

Anyway, I ended up at Stapleford who were excellent. First time pass in both CPL & IR.
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Old 10th May 2009 | 16:14
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So where is Paul gone then? Great lad, I hope he's doing well wherever he is now.
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Paul's left HGFC and gone to work for Aviation Maintenance where he's heading up the Wolverhampton operation.
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Old 17th February 2010 | 11:31
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HGFC is now defunct. A possible alternative is moving in: Welcome to Flight Academy Wolverhampton - The Midlands Premier Flying School with FTO approvals sorted.
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Old 18th February 2010 | 07:39
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Another thread is runing concurrently to this one.

http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...e-trading.html

On the HGFC website it says that Jetsream Executive are also setting up so it appears that Wolverhampton will have more than one commercial FTO.
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Indeed - the more the merrier, it's a great little airfield to fly from, and movements have been seriously reduced lately.
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