[Mike Tango]

https://www.farnboroughairport.com/farn ... -for-2020/

[Charles Hunt]

I was going to ask if the landing and handling fees were covered, then saw the training takes place at Blackbushe.

[PeteSpencer]

I was going to ask if the landing and handling fees were covered, then saw the training takes place at Blackbushe.

Oh, the irony..................

Peter

[Charles Hunt]

Before typing I didn't wan't to be cynical, but yes. Encouraging light GA. Anywhere but here!!!

[TC_LTN]

FFS! What do they have to do? Let's just celebrate a scholarship to fly for somebody under 50 who might also positively contribute to the Flyer Forum one day.

Well done Farnborough Airport and HCAP, I say.

[James Chan]

I'm sorry, but Farnborough has been so hawkish with their pricing and mandatory handling policies of their own runway and keeping "undesirables" out , that even a scholarship (as great and welcoming as it is), would be very quickly eaten away by a few landings there.

[Skylaunch2]

The irony never fails to amaze me. They have helped make the SE a much harder and less forgiving place to learn to fly...

[PeteSpencer]

FFS! What do they have to do? Let's just celebrate a scholarship to fly for somebody under 50 who might also positively contribute to the Flyer Forum one day.

Well done Farnborough Airport and HCAP, I say.

You mean you don’t see the contradiction where their generous help to a PPL trainee to allow him / her to learn to fly GA , , because of their antipathy to GA usingFarnborough , and their recent airspace grab , means that to take advantage of that generosity, the successful candidate has to go to another airfield/FTO because Farnborough has driven its own Training Establishments away?

Seems plainly ironic to me

Peter

[Rob P]

It's a classic PR response for a company facing lots of adverse publicity.

Transparent and unlikely to achieve a great deal in the way of opinion change.

Good for the recipient though, but my cynical side suspects they may not be unknown to the organisation.

Rob P

[Mike Tango]

I’m not sure if providing the scholarship for around ten years plus counts as ‘a classic PR response for a company facing lots of adverse publicity’ or not?

[CloudHound]

Anything, absolutely anything that attracts someone into pilotage is great. Well done!

The important part will be continuing support to ensure that recipients can capitalise on their scholarship and gain permanent employment.

[chevvron]

I'm sorry, but Farnborough has been so hawkish with their pricing and mandatory handling policies of their own runway and keeping "undesirables" out , that even a scholarship (as great and welcoming as it is), would be very quickly eaten away by a few landings there.

It's not the fault ot the airport operators, the local planning condtions applicable to Farnborough Airport imposed by the local authority specifically prohibit the use of the airport by FTOs apart from the Farnborough Aero Club (originally the RAE Aero Club) which has been in continuous operation since 1923 and was thus granted 'grandfather rights'.

[skydriller]

Seems plainly ironic to me

Me too...No doubt there will be some PR photos of the lad at farnborough too at some point.

But well done to the chap with the scholarship.

Regards, SD..

[Rob P]

I’m not sure if providing the scholarship for around ten years plus counts as ‘a classic PR response for a company facing lots of adverse publicity’ or not?

What would I know, only having been involved in the world of marcomms and PR since the early 1970s?

I expect you are correct and it's pure altruism.

[GonzoEGLL]

Hs GA narrowed in its definition recently?