{"id":4523,"date":"2024-10-06T12:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T11:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=4523"},"modified":"2026-04-11T16:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:47:34","slug":"elementor-4523","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/elementor-4523\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4523\" class=\"elementor elementor-4523\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542914f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"542914f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1a116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1a116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48511b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b48511b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2517b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca2517b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday 30th April 2026 - Quiz Night<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee62277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee62277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quiz_night.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/>The club is hosting an aviation quiz night on the evening of Thursday 30th of April at 1800 in the Nissen hut.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A local microbrewery is very generously donating the drinks!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Please let us know if you are coming along.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc69962 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc69962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3848dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3848dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday 4th December - Christmas Curry Night<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae38fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ae38fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/theplough300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/theplough300x200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/theplough300x200.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br>Our December social event will be a curry at the fabulous Nepalese restaurant \/ pub, The Plough in Grateley, meeting at 1830.<\/p><p><br><\/p><p>Please note that unlike our normal social evenings this will not be a free event.<\/p><p><br><\/p><p>Get in touch asap to book a place!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26694a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26694a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b3286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1b3286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postponed until 2025 - Talk by Rob Tierney<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f4420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f4420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4546 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bell-UH-1-Iroquois-300x200.png\" alt=\"Bell UH-1 Iroquois\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bell-UH-1-Iroquois-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bell-UH-1-Iroquois.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In the spring of 2025 Rob Tierney will present a talk about how he &#8216;liberated&#8217; a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter from the Argentinians after the Falklands conflict. This talk was due to take place in November but had to be postponed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa8ccb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efa8ccb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f948f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f948f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunday 6th October 2024 - Winter Flying and Carb Icing<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727f5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"727f5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4535 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0212_snow_on_plane-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Snow on aircraft\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0212_snow_on_plane-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0212_snow_on_plane.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Nick presented a talk on winter flying and carburettor icing.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Whilst not the most exciting topic, this was a timely reminder that although winter flying can be great fun and the views out of the window are different (especially when there&#8217;s snow on the ground) winter flying does bring extra risks that need to be properly managed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0837d2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0837d2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c4b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3c4b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday 1st October 2024 - Night Rating<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55df77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55df77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4383 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/night-landing-300x188.png\" alt=\"Runway at night\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/night-landing-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/night-landing.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We are now taking bookings for night rating training or refresher training for night flying.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Thruxton allows night flying training from 1st November to 31st January, Mondays to Thursdays, from 30 minutes after sunset to 19:00 GMT.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We have just completed our first night rating course. Book yours now!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba240c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cba240c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e69e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e69e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunday 2nd September 2024 - Safety at The \nFarnborough International Airshow Talk<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f25aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0f25aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4537 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farnborough-International-Airshow-2024-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farnborough-International-Airshow-2024-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farnborough-International-Airshow-2024-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farnborough-International-Airshow-2024.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Richard Pillans, Flight Director at The Farnborough International Airshow, gave a very interesting and informative talk about the difficulties of maintaining the traditions of the airshow to comply with ever demanding safety requirements in a more risk adverse society compared to the one when the airshow was first created.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9205dff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9205dff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349f935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"349f935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunday 4th August 2024 - Opening day BBQ<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0af41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac0af41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4525 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kurusha-thruxton-bbq-1000x667-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Opening day BBQ\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kurusha-thruxton-bbq-1000x667-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kurusha-thruxton-bbq-1000x667-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kurusha.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kurusha-thruxton-bbq-1000x667-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Kurusha Flying School &amp; Club launched with a BBQ and drinks social event inviting pilots, students and anyone interested in learning to fly to come and meet us.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We were blessed with perfect weather and a good turn out with around 30 people attending.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A free raffle for Pooleys equipment was also thrown in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Thursday 30th April 2026 &#8211; Quiz Night The club is hosting an aviation quiz night on the evening of Thursday 30th of April at 1800 in the Nissen hut. \u00a0 A local microbrewery is very generously donating the drinks! \u00a0 Please let us know if you are coming along. 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