British Young Pilots

✈️ BYP x Jet2: Building the next generation of pilots

Our founder, Patrick Tame, recently visited Oxford Airline Training to meet with Josh and Sam from the Jet2 Pilot Recruitment Team.

The visit gave us the opportunity to explore the incredible facilities at Oxford Airline Training, including the Diamond twin aircraft, engineering facilities and flight simulators — from professional Airbus and Boeing simulators to the desktop simulators used for pilot training.

It was particularly exciting to see just how closely some of the desktop simulator technology mirrors the systems used in professional flight training. 🚀

We also had some great conversations with the Jet2 team about the future of pilot recruitment and how we can inspire more young people to see aviation as a career.

Jet2 has an incredible culture and a clear ambition to be the career choice for pilots — something that really aligns with what we want to achieve at British Young Pilots.

We’re excited about the possibility of working together and helping the next generation of young pilots understand where their passion for aviation could take them. ✈️

A huge thank you to Josh and Sam for taking the time to meet with us!

And make sure you swipe all the way to the end… 👀😂

Two of our BYP instructors, Matthew and Silvester, went flying last night to watch the solar eclipse! 🌅✈️

Who else watched it? We’d LOVE to see your photos! 😍

Drop them in the comments below! ✈️🌙☀️

Another year of BYP ✈️✨

As we get closer to the start of a new academic year, we’ve been looking back at what’s been a brilliant year across BYP 💙🧡

From first flights and school clubs, to evening and weekend sessions, it’s been amazing to see how much our students have learnt, achieved and grown in confidence over the past year.

A huge congratulations to every one of our students — whether you’ve just completed your first term with us, or you’ve been with BYP for longer and have completed your Intermediate courses and are now ready to progress onto our Advanced syllabus👏

And now, it’s almost time to do it all again!🤩🤩

All of our September clubs are now confirmed and we’re so excited to welcome everyone back for another term 🚀

Links for next term have now been sent out. If you haven’t received yours, please get in touch with us and we’ll be happy to help.

Want to start your BYP journey? ✈️
Head to the link in our bio and use our Club Finder to find your nearest club.

Here’s to another year of flying, learning and plenty of aviation adventures! 🛩️

✈️ Week 3 of our summer holiday clubs!

This week we had two clubs running — we were back at Aerospace Bristol for a second week, and we also headed to Cornwall Airport Newquay for the first time!

It’s been another busy week for our instructors young pilots, with sessions covering everything from AAIB and Concorde to drones, engineering, navigation, air ambulances, the A320 and ATC (and plenty more!) 🤩😆✨

We’ve loved seeing so many smiling faces this week and hope to see many of these wonderful young people return to BYP soon! ✈️💙

Just two weeks left of our 2026 Holiday clubs! 😮

Looking back on our Museum Club journey, it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come ✨

At the beginning of this year, we launched our very first Museum Clubs at the Army Flying Museum, The Shuttleworth Collection and the Fleet Air Arm Museum. We were incredibly grateful (and, if we’re honest, a little in disbelief!) that these iconic aviation museums believed in our vision.

Since then, we’ve been proud to expand to Aerospace Bristol and Brooklands Museum, and this September we’re excited to welcome The Helicopter Museum as our sixth Museum Club venue.

Our Museum Clubs are about so much more than learning in a classroom. Being surrounded by historic aircraft, fascinating exhibits and aviation history creates an experience that inspires curiosity, builds confidence and brings aviation to life for every young person who joins us.

A huge thank you to all of our museum partners for helping us inspire the next generation of pilots, engineers, air traffic controllers and aviation enthusiasts. 💙

🎉 This September, every one of our Museum Clubs is welcoming a brand new intake.

If you know a young person aged 11-16 who would love to explore the world of aviation, we’d love to welcome them.

🔗 Book your place via the link in our bio.

Thank you to Hamilton Farm Airfield for the warm welcome! 🤗

We're delighted to be bringing British Young Pilots to Hamilton Airfield Tearoom, with both Weekend Clubs (Sundays) and Evening Clubs (Wednesdays) for young people in Year 6–13.

If you know a young person who's fascinated by aviation, engineering or flying, we'd love to have them join us.

✈️ Book your place here: https://enrolmy.com/byp #/venue_id/69d36849-695c-4dda-a918-62780a2c14af

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✈️ Exciting News at Hamilton Farm Airfield! ✈️

We’re delighted to announce that British Young Pilots is coming to Hamilton Farm Airfield!

If you know a young person in Year 6 to Year 13 with an interest in aviation, this is an incredible opportunity to learn, make new friends, and experience the exciting world of flying.

🛩️ What to expect:
• Hands-on aviation activities
• Learn from industry experts
• Build confidence and teamwork
• Make friends who share a passion for aviation
• Fun, engaging sessions with real-world aviation skills

📅 Choose from:
🔹 Weekend Club – Fortnightly on Sundays
🔹 Evening Club – Weekly on Wednesdays

Places are limited, so don’t miss out!

Find out more and book your place here:
🌐 www.britishyoungpilots.com

We’re excited to welcome British Young Pilots to Hamilton Farm Airfield and can’t wait to see the next generation of aviators take to the skies! ✈️💙🧡

✈️ Another EPIC week of Holiday Clubs!

Last week, we were at 9 different locations across the UK, with hundreds of young people taking part in an action-packed week of aviation.

They learnt about everything from air traffic control, airline operations and navigation to accident investigation, supersonic flight and space, as well as getting hands-on with real aircraft, flying simulators and exploring some incredible aviation venues.
A massive thank you to all of our BYP instructors who created such incredible bespoke programmes for our students to enjoy! 🙌✨

Thank you also to everyone who joined us—we loved having you, and we are so grateful to be able to inspire the next generation of aviators!
We hope to see many of you return to BYP very soon…🤩🧡💙

✈️ What an incredible start to our 2026 Holiday Clubs!

Last week, our first students of the summer joined us at Halfpenny Green Airport and the Ulster Aviation Society for five unforgettable days of aviation ✨

📍 Halfpenny Green: Air Traffic Control, the Red Arrows, Airfield Operations and Navigation.

📍 Ulster Aviation Society: Aircraft Restoration, the Air Ambulance, Aircrew Safety and Navigation.

A huge well done to all of our future pilots, and thank you to our instructors and venue partners for making such a fantastic first week possible.

This week we’ve got even more clubs taking off — Here’s to an amazing summer ahead! 🧡✈️

What a day at the Farnborough Airshow! 🤩✈️

Our instructors were non-stop from start to finish, and it was great to catch up with some of our own students as well as local Army Cadets who stopped by to say hello.

There’s nothing better than seeing the aviation community come together. Thanks to everyone who came to see us and thank you to Farnborough Airshow for having us! 🧡

Another Friday, another Future Pilot! 🧑‍✈️

This week marked the start of our 2026 Summer Holiday Clubs, and we wanted to celebrate the achievements of Michael, one of our Northern Ireland Holiday Club students🤩

Over the week, Michael has learnt about aircraft restoration, the Air Ambulance, air traffic control, navigation, and aircrew safety! 🚁🗺️✈️ He has tackled every challenge with enthusiasm, and we've loved having him on board.

One highlight was seeing Michael outshine his own instructor by achieving an 'A' in the infamous St. Barts Landing Challenge on the simulator! 😎

A huge well done to Michael, and to all of the fantastic students at our Northern Ireland Holiday Club! 🧡