Congratulations go to Louise Scotter who has just gone solo in a Robinson R22 helicopter. Louise is already an accomplished fixed wing pilot and was an FSD scholar in 2005.
 
Louise says “ I think the important fact is that had it not been for the BDFA then I wouldn't be flying helicopters!  All because I went to the Tollerton flying weekend and met Adrian & Malcolm, who had previously met Phill the helicopter CFI.  Adrian and I then did a 10 min jolly with Phill & student Tony and ultimately that has led to me going solo in an R22!!”
 

 
 
We say well done - it is no secret that rotary flight is pretty tricky & Louise must have taken to it like a duck to water! We haven’t been much involved with helicopters in the past but we are in discussions with a number of people about adaptations - watch this space.