What's special about us?

The Gyrocopter Experience Preston based at a quiet location near Out Rawcliffe which is five west of Garstang 3 miles south of Pilling Sands. 

We specialise in intensive 5/7 day courses at Your location Anywhere in the UK- We come to You and do intensive instruction at Your local airfield on a one student to one instructor basis or two students to one instructor basis, the later being the more cost effective.

For the students who wants to concentrate on their flying, with maximum achievement in the minimum time.

Air Experience flights are not currently available at Preston.  If you have a Preston voucher, please call 0845 643 9476.

The Instructor comes to you, instead of you going to the instructor.

Training is currently not offered at our base of operation

For existing gyroplane owners looking to improve their skills and awareness we offer Advanced Flying courses at your location.

Gyrocopter Pilot Training

Peter Davies, the Preston part of the Gyrocopter Experience is also offering 7 day and 14 day Intensive Gyroplane training in France and Spain.

Currently he has three airfields that he Instructs from, in France he has teamed up with GS Aviation and is operating from St.Secondin near Poiters. Its owned by GS Aviation and is ideal for training as this region has the second best sunshine rate in France - second only to the 'Cote D'Azur! 

Based 17 nm SSE of Poitiers and just 50/60 miles from La Rochelle with its beaches. The airfield has two runways one 900mtrs, one 700mtrs, a large hanger, new club house and ample outside parking (suitable for visiting aircraft!) The airfield is conveniently situated just two miles from the village.  

Its location offers ideal weather conditions for flight training. This enables students to consolidate their flying hours, and with the combination of a very experienced instructor and good weather, students can learn to fly safely and quickly.  There is accommodation in the village of St. Secondin, and basic accommodation and camping facilities on the airfield.  Students are welcome to take there own aircraft either by trailer or if they prefer, fly down with an Instructor onboard, this makes for a great navigation excerise. 

The airfield is approx. 4.5 hours drive from the main ferry ports or you can fly using the following routes.   To Limoges :- Flybe from Manchester, Newcastle or Southampton Ryanair from East Midlands/Nottingham, Liverpool/John Lennon or London/Stanstead

To Poitiers :- Ryanair from Stanstead (from 14/3/08), Birmingham (From June)

To Angouleme :- Ryanair from Stanstead (to be confirmed)

The other two airfield he operates from are in Spain.   Igulada is in the North of the Country, 40 mins. drive north from Barcelona, with accommodation in the local town, 1500ft tarmac runway and a thriving little gyro community. The area is a great place to fly, the coast is 30 mins flight, Costa Blanca is 45 mins flight, lots of friendly Ultralight fields locally. Lots of interesting things to do and places to visit for the family (if you take them) Flights are plentiful into Barcelona from all over the UK.  Ferries into Santander from the south coast, or a good days Drive from the French ferry ports.

His Winter operation in Spain is further South,  22 miles inland north of Malaga at Antequera, a Ultralight field to the north of the village, Accommodation is available in the village, this is friendly little field surrounded by lovely scenery, Marbella, Granada and the Sierra Nevada’s are all within 50 miles. Flights into Malaga are plentiful from across the UK.  This is place to be flying in the middle of our cold UK winters. 

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