Press Release from The Royal Aero Club Trust

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Of interest to UK sim pilots aged 16 to 21:

£500 GRANTS FOR YOUNG FLIGHTSIM PILOTS

Grants / Bursaries valued at up to £500 are available from the Royal Aero Club Trust

to Flight Sim pilots aged between 16 and 21 wanting to convert their joystick and throttle time on simulators into a real ‘hands on’ flying experience.

Grants applicants can select their preferred sort of flying experience from any one of the following: GA aircraft, microlight aircraft, helicopter, hangglider, paraglider, balloon or parachute. There are also grants for building and flying model aeroplanes, including indoor or outdoor flight, rotary wing and rocketry.

Flight Sim pilots who apply must be British, resident in the UK, highly proficient on flight simulators and a member of a recognised local, regional or national organisation such as: a Virtual Airline, or a Computer Club, or a Youth Club, or an After School Club,  etc.

Visit the Royal Aero Club Trust website www.royalaeroclubtrust.org for information and application form.

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Issued by FOM December 2006

[EHM-1343 Jonathan]

I've been meaning to apply for this for ages...thanks for bringing it back to my attention...