Forthcoming Events:
2026 Alderney Fly-in
Make a date for your diary. The dates of the 2026 Fly-in are Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September.
Shooting Events
The Alderney Shooting Club is willing to organise bespoke events for groups from UK Flying Clubs.
For more information or to book a place, please complete the following Contact Form (see below) with ‘Shooting Event’ in the Subject box.
2026 Chairman’s Report
Our former Chairman, the late David Chiswell, was a hard act to follow. Despite this, I feel sure he would be happy with the way the Alderney Flying Club has progressed over the past two years, all of which is due to the efforts of the AFC Committee and the club’s members.
The big event since the last AGM was the annual Alderney Fly-in. In its 32nd year, the Fly-in has always been a favourite destination for pilots with 27 aircraft arriving here in Alderneyfrom the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and, of course, Jersey and Guernsey. Judging by the feedback we received, everyone had a great time. But it was the former Chair of the Guernsey Aero Club, Emma Le Bretton, who we feel summed up the 2025 Alderney Fly-in:
“On behalf of Team Le Breton, I would just like to thank you all for the incredible amount of work and for making us feel so welcome at the Fly In this weekend. As ever, we had a fantastic time, met up with some great friends (both old and new) and really enjoyed spending time in your super Island. Already looking forward to next year!”
A big thank-you to everyone who contributed time and effort into making the Fly-in a success.
Shortly after the Fly-in, Islanders were given a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes workings of the World’s second largest airport by their Chief Solutions Officer, Helen Elsby. While her talk was organised by the Alderney Flying Club it was open to anyone to attend. Although Helen was not in Alderney to talk about the Island’ runway problems, one of the projects she was responsible for was last year’s £120 million resurfacing of Heathrow’s southern runway and associated taxiways. The Committee’s thanks go to Chris Blythe for persuading Helen Elsby to take time out from her current project – the proposed ten-year £48 Billion expansion of Heathrow airport.
When David Chiswell was Chaiman, one of his aims and objectives was to promote General Aviation in Alderney, something the present Committee has also sought to do. As part of this, we have advised the States of Alderney’s Economic Development Committee on ways of developing General Aviation, which we believe can make a significant contribution to the Island’s economy. We have also been closely involved with plans to reintroduce AVGAS 100LL and JET A1 to the Island.
Earlier this year, Alex Dain and I met with the new Guernsey Airports Director, Richard Thomasson, together with the Head of Operations and the Head of Safety for Guernsey Airports. The topics covered ranged from the rehabilitation of runway 08-26 to ways in which Guernsey Ports can assist the Alderney Flying Club promote General Aviation. Afterwards, both Alex and I described the meeting as a ‘breath of fresh air’.
In October, we also hosted a presentation given by the Deputy Director of Civil Aviation, Simon Crook and the Aerodrome and Air Traffic Regulator, Paul Harvey. These annual events are designed to provide AFC members with an overview of the DCA and a general update on topical aviation issues.
Apart from aviation related topics, the Committee organises a number of social eventsranging from quarterly social get togethers at the Georgian to our well attended Christmas dinner. This year, for the first time, Alex Dain organised a successful shooting event at Fort Albert in conjunction with the Alderney Shooting Club – an event which attracted a contingent of shooters from the Guernsey Aero Club.
Being a small club, we are always on the lookout for new members. So, when we received an enquiry last Christmas from someone who wanted to buy a year’s subscription to the Alderney Flying Club for her mother, Jackie Bromley, we were pleased to sign her up. Our latest member lives in Jersey but she and her husband have a holiday home in Alderney. Jackie is also one of these people who like to jump out of aeroplanes with perfectly serviceable engines. Keen to make her welcome, we invited Jackie along to one of our Sunday morning breakfasts where one of the topics was the shortage of marshallers for the Fly-in. To cut a long story short Jackie undertook an Aiglle training course and came away as a fully qualified marshaller.
Finally, a few months ago, Lin Chiswell was sorting out some of David Chiswell’s belongings when she found oxygen equipment from his Piper Seneca V and offered it to the Alderney Flying Club to see if we knew someone who might be interested in buying it. EnterJörg H. Beck (better known as ‘Yogi”), who managed to sell the oxygen equipment for €1300. Thanks to his efforts, we were able to fund four trial flights for 10-18 year olds here in Alderney. The idea being to encourage young aviators to have an interest in General Aviation – the sort of thing David Chiswell would definitely have approved of!
David Earl
Chairman – Alderney Flying Club
Membership
If you are interested in aviation in Alderney or the wider Channel Islands we would be delighted to welcome you as a member. We are a small informal club comprising both pilots and non-pilots. Outside of our Annual AGM in June we meets four times a year in one of the local hostelries, sometimes followed by dinner, with ad hoc events such as BBQs on one of the island forts.However, our main event of the year is organising the annual Fly-In.scheduled for 05-07 September 2025
AFC membership is open to anyone with an interest in flying. Annual membership is just £25.
If you would like to join or would like more information, please complete the following Contact Form with ‘Membership’ in the Subject box.
Contact Form
AFC Committee Members
David Earl – Chairman
Alan Hussey – Secretary
Al Paton – Treasurer & Membership
Alex Dain – Events
Munchi Choksey –
Other AFC Team Members
Illona Soane-Sands – Social Media