Airplay Aviation - The School

Airplay is priviliged to operate from Sutton Meadows airfield, widely regarded as one of the finest microlight sites in the UK. With 3 well-maintained grass runways, Sutton all but eliminates difficult crosswind conditions, allowing us to fly with the wind from all directions. Sutton Meadows is also located adjacent to the 100 foot washes, which provide excellent drainage ensuring that we don't suffer the waterlogging that can plague other grass airfields. Fenland also enjoys some of the most reliable flying weather in the UK, with its naturally dryer climate.

Airplay's CFI is David Broom. Having learnt to fly with his father from childhood, David obtained his pilot's license aged 17 (the earliest legally allowed in the UK). Having completed a degree in Computing, David decided to leave his aspiring electronics career in order to pursue his passion of flying full-time and qualified as a Flying Instructor in early 2002. Since then, David has amassed well over 4000 hours of flying in all sorts of microlight aircraft, light aircraft, hang-gliders, paragliders and sailplanes. David is a BMAA Check Pilot, and qualified as both a Ground and Flight Examiner. David has also enjoyed success in microlight competitions, having been selected for the British team in various international competitions since 2002. These successes include winning the British Championship in 2009 & 2010, and European and World Championship Silver medals in 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2010. David also holds the current World Microlight Speed record. David's goal is to use these hard-earned skills to ensure his students have the very best in professional microlight training.

Airplay offers training on both our own P&M GT450 912S flexwing aircraft, or students own machines. The GT450 is one of the highest performance flexwings on the market today, with a true hands-off cruise speed of anywhere between 45-80mph, and a full 450kg takeoff weight. It is also the current European Championship winning machine. With an electric push-button start and the industry renowned reliability of the Rotax 912S 100Hp 4-stroke engine, our aircraft offer comfort and security for our students.