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 3000 hours of flying in all sorts of microlight aircraft, light aircraft, hang-gliders, paragliders and sailplanes. 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 European and World Championship Silver medals (in the solo fixed-wing class) in 2004, 2005 & 2007. 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 Quantum 912 flexwing aircraft, or students own machines. The Quantum 912 is widely regarded as one of the best all-round training machine available in the UK at present, with an ideal balance of docile handling, short-field capability and comfortable cruising speed. With an electric push-button start and the industry renowned reliability of the Rotax 912 4-stroke engine, our aircraft offer comfort and security for our students.