ABOUT US & THE FACILITIES AT SYWELL AERODROME
Airfield Facilities & Directions
Sywell Aerodrome is based in the heart of Northamptonshire & the facilities include The Aviator Hotel, Pilots Mess Cafe & the Sywell Aviation Museum, which makes it a great day out for all the family.
Note: The Museum can have seasonal opening hours so please visit their website for more details.
The Aviator garden & Pilots Mess Cafe have great views over the airfield!
DIRECTIONS
Once you arrive at Sywell Aerodrome the easiest car parks to use are either the public viewing car park, or the Aviator Hotel car park.
IB Airsports is part of the Flylight Flying Club and is a short walk down the black fence line towards the control tower. Our office is located through the double doors under the Pilots Mess Cafe balcony. There is good disabled access.
OUR INSTRUCTOR & SCHOOL AIRCRAFT
Irwin Baker -
CFI & Examiner
Irwin, pictured here with his daughter Bethany, is the CFI at IB Airsports, which operates within the Flylight Flying Club. He has been flying for around 30 years & has amassed over 9500 flying hours. He is a UK Civil Aviation Authority approved flight instructor & examiner. He also holds the authority to train & examine flight instructors & examiners, and is a member of the CAA panel of examiners. He has experience in flying complex types, including aerobatics & coaching students on a Boeing 737 simulator. He looks forward to meeting you soon, along with his sidekick Toff!
Our School Aircraft -
Nynja 600 LSM
The flight characteristics of the Nynja 600 LSM makes it an ideal aircraft to learn to fly on. It is supplied by the well respected UK manufacturer Flylight, which is based at Sywell Aerodrome, and has support that is second to none. It is very stable & gives superb visibility, and having a maximum take-off weight of 600kg it is very versatile in the flight training role.
Toff -
Head of security & office layabout
Very much a part of the team at the flying club is Toff. She is a little Kokoni, and started life on the streets of Romania. She now enjoys life to the full & loves going flying.
She is head of security, so everyone needs to behave themselves when she is around!
The Flylight Flying Club
The Flylight Flying Club is a social club which offers to members:
- Focal point for organising fly-ins / fly-outs
- Use of club room & facilities
- Reduced landing fees to all based aircraft
- Discounts on aircraft, servicing & accessories
- Free help & advice
- Contact / knowledge sharing with experienced pilots
Club membership is a requirement to train at Sywell. All members should read & abide by the club flying orders.
We are lucky to have the use of the superb facilities of Sywell Aerodrome. This is a privileged position & the highest of standards of airmanship & respect from club members is required.
Experienced club members mentor those new to the sport, which includes trips to various fly-ins around the country and abroad.