The CAFC is free to join to all qualified or student pilots and licensed aircraft engineers, with a small annual subscription fee for other aircraft enthusiasts. Among the key benefits offered to student pilots is the opportunity to nominate their flying school for free landings each month, whilst qualified pilots benefit from landing fee discounts ranging from 25% on weekdays and 50% at the weekends.
“We are delighted to see over 550 pilots and flying students join the CAFC. Our aim, when we decided to launch the membership scheme at the end of last year, was to make flying more accessible and create a vibrant local flying community, and it’s certainly taken off.
Our aim is to continue attracting more pilots from all areas of the UK and to expand the membership base into the European mainland with a number of membership benefits, including reduced car hire rates, hotel and restaurant discounts, to entice visitors into the centre of Cambridge City,” commented Luke Hall, head of general aviation at Cambridge Airport and Chief Instructor for the Cambridge Aero Club.
To join the CAFC for free, register at www.flyingcambridge.com
About Cambridge Airport:
Cambridge Airport is part of the Marshall Group of Companies, a private family business, owned and managed by the Marshall family. The business was founded in Cambridge in 1909, and entered aviation in 1929. Marshall Group activities which take place at the airport include Marshall Aerospace (engineering and technology), Marshall Executive Aviation (Jet Charter and management) and Cambridge Aeroclub (GA Training and Maintenance).
Cambridge Airport primarily targets the east of England market with a strong focus on Cambridge and its business, academic and industrial sectors. It is also a strong provider to the equine community as it is just 10 miles from Newmarket and offers regular services for the transportation of horses.
The airport is ideally positioned for easy access to London with just under an hour’s drive to Canary Wharf and East of London the location of the key Olympics venues.
With a 1965m/6447ft runway accepting aircraft up to Boeing 757 or Airbus 320 and all regional jet types, it is suitable for short to medium haul passenger airline services. It boasts CAA Category 7 Fire & Air Traffic Control status and has full navigational aids and communications, which include radar approach coverage up to 30nm and a new GPS approach to complement its ILS system.
Cambridge Airport is home to a variety of aviation service providers including charter operator Marshall Executive Aviation, MEA which operates a Cessna Citation Bravo and Citation XLS as well as a Bombardier Challenger 300.
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