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Welcome to the Ulster Flying Club |
 The Ulster Flying Club (UFC) was founded in 1961 and over this period has grown to become Northern Ireland's largest flying school and one of the largest, non commercial training, flying organizations in Ireland.
Since commencing operations from Newtownards aerodrome the UFC has established itself as a leading provider of aviation services, ranging from trial lessons to PPL training, night ratings to IMC all provided in a friendly and welcoming environment.
All instructors with the UFC are trained to Civil Aviation Authority highest standards and combined they fly over 2500 instructional hours each year, no mean feat. Hand in hand with an impeccable safety record the UFC can be proud to provide safety minded and experienced staff, to make your time with us as enjoyable as possible.
 So why not come along and see the wide range of services provided at the Ulster Flying Club? Gift vouchers for trial lessons offer an excellent introduction to flying, click here or telephone 02891 813327 for details. Microlight lessons are also available from the Ulster Microlight Centre, an aviation partner of the UFC.
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Sky's Cafe is now open for business! Located behind Aero-Heli with a fantastic view of the airfield it is open to club members and the public. A wide range of food is served including sandwiches, frys, fish and chips, stew, burgers, kebabs as well as weekly specials. Some of the comments already posted in our discussion forums:
"I was very impressed with the food - a generous portion of very tasty chicken strips and chips." - Richard 'NightFlight' Boyd.
"Food excellent. Very good coffee. So happy to see that you installed a decent coffee machine. great to see the place busy." - M 'ALurker' Kirby
"I often accompany my wife when she comes for lessons, and now I can stuff my face with this lovely food and admire the view while she is flying! The coffee is excellent and I really enjoyed the tuna melt yesterday and the fish and chips will hopefully become legendary!" - Sameer
"I don't think there'll be be much trouble for you guys to drum up business if the quality and quantity of the food is anything to go by" - Ray 'Scrabo 60' Brown |
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We are looking for a licensed pilot to join the club's flight safety committee. There will be regular meetings to review all of the club's operations and ensure highest safety standards are applied. If you are interested please contact David Hodgkinson by email or telephone 02891 813327. |
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Ray Piper is planning a fly-out to a seaplane festival in Biscarrosse (an airpark between Bordeaux and Biarritz) in May, everyone is welcome to join. More details are on this poster, and in the fly-out discussion forum. |
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664 Squadron Information Morning - Saturday 13th February 2010 |
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664 Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) would like to invite all members of the Ulster Flying Club and users of Newtownards Airfield to an information morning on Saturday 13th February 2010. The Squadron will be open from 1100hrs to approximately 1300hrs.
The aim of the day is to promote relationships between all the users of Newtownards Airfield and 664 VGS. There will be a short talk on what the Air Cadet Organisation offers young people followed by a short talk explaining the various types of flying training undertaken at 664 VGS. There will be examples of the daily brief, pre-flight briefing and explanations of the various types of circuit that you will be aware that we fly. The aircraft will be on display and instructors on hand to answer any questions you may have. Tea and coffee will be available throughout your visit!
There will be posters appearing shortly in various places around the airfield, we would be grateful if you would put your name on the list if you intend to attend! |
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