In 2002 Ian went to Portugal to gain his Assistant Flying Instructor rating with Gerry Breen at the Algarve Sports Centre and ever since he has been a licensed flying instructor.
In 2005 he uprated to a full FI and moved the flying school to Damyns Hall airfield in Essex and operated there for 7 years flying hundreds of people both in microlights and in his tandem hang glidier.
In 2014 Ian relocated Learn to Fly to the South West after a transitional period and the school blossomed at Henstridge airfirled which has a tarmac runway and great hangar space for Ian to build and maintain his fleet of microlights.
He has been a member of several gliding clubs and has twice flown to Greece to visit friends by microlight.
2021 to date... After a brief but pleasant stay at Lee on Solent, Ian has moved Learn to Fly to Popham Airfield, one of the best known microlight airfields in the country and with easy access to London and the South East of England. With two grass runways and an enthusiastic membership the airfield is undoubtedly a great place to earn your spurs in the aviation world.
He has many tales of adventure to recount and will make sure your flight is an interesting one! If you wish to take up microlight flying he will share his enthusiasm and knowledge to help you gain your private piliot's license. NPPL(M)
In late 2018 he purchased P&M's PulsR, the first fully composite flex wing microlight in the world and his intention is to focus on aircraft sales and long distance tour and train flying utlizing airfields in France, Italy, and Greece.