The Great Circle

The Great Circle: Pilot Training, Pilot Theory Courses & e-Exams, Autonomous Mission Management & Intelligent Systems Design.

The Great Circle has extensive flying experience in Commercial and Military environments as well as extensive teaching experience in schools, colleges & universities. We specialise in PPL & ATPL ground school courses leading to CAA e-Exams, as well as the design and development of intelligent flight systems.

28/07/2024

Congratulations to Malayeka Alam of Yorkshire Aviation Academy for successfully completing her ppl exams after attending our 1 to 1 course and for doing her first solo recently! You’re now on your way to one day obtaining a position in the right seat of something shiny, big and very fast! Good luck with the rest of your journey and enjoy it! 😎

28/07/2024

Congratulations to Steven Morrell Sherburn Aero Club for completing all 9 ppl exams after attending one of our specialist fast track 1 to 1 courses. Enjoy the flying and we’ll look forward to seeing you up there soon!

13/07/2024
27/06/2024

Congratulations to Mark Swain from The Flying School in Wolverhampton (Half-Penny Green) for successfully completing his PPL exams with outstanding results! Good luck with the remainder of your flight training! ✈️

22/06/2024

Massive congratulations to our former ground school student of Yorkshire Aviation Academy Lewis Raines on obtaining his PPL! Enjoy it and fly safely! We look forward to assisting you with your ATPL ground school and flying alongside you one day soon 😎✈️

21/06/2024

Congratulations to Julia, our former ground school student at Yorkshire Aviation Academy on obtaining her PPL and being offered a contract with British Airways as a First Officer!

Enjoy your hour building and we look forward to seeing you on the flight deck someday soon! ✈️

14/06/2024

Congratulations to Umaid Khan at Yorkshire Aviation Academy on completing his PPL(A) exams. Good luck with the QXC and flight test! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ»

12/06/2024

Congratulations to Kam, Sohail, James, Alex and Shekhar for completing their PPL(A) ground school and CAA exams with outstanding scores last week. Much fun and banter throughout the course with a record number of Cadbury’s celebrations amongst others, consumed! πŸ€£πŸ‘ŒπŸ» ✈️

24/05/2024

Congratulations to Richard, Derek, Kish and Andrew for completing their Helicopter ground schooo and theory exams! Good luck with your skills tests! 🚁

24/05/2024

🀣 Brilliant!

01/05/2024

Congratulations to Ashley Collins for completing his IR(R) ground school and exam!

29/04/2024

Sadly, this is the reality for some people. Stay wise folks and never commit large sums of money up front.

26/04/2024

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26/04/2024

Congratulations πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ₯‚to Luke Goodwin at The Flying School for passing his PPL(A) exams with outstanding results after attending our ground school course. Pleasure working alongside you Luke and good luck with the remainder of your training! Don’t forget to arrange an aerobatics experience flight 😎✈️

25/04/2024
24/04/2024

Congratulations to Mike & Josh who have successfully completed the IR(R) ground school and exam. Enjoy the time with your head in the clouds now! 😎✈️

19/04/2024

Congratulations to Umaid Khan of Yorkshire Aviation Academy who today passed his PPL(A) Navigation exam with 100% ✈️

19/04/2024

Congratulations to our ground school student Charlie Buckley who’s recently passed his skills test with Sherburn Aero Club . Good luck with your transition training to the Cirrus and we hope you enjoy it. See you up there Charlie πŸ˜ŽβœˆοΈπŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ»

18/04/2024

New ground school dates available on our website:

www.thegreatcircle.uk

12/04/2024

Congratulations to Chris of Ravenair Liverpool, Sayeda and Joe of Yorkshire Aviation Academy and Ashley of Sandtoft Airfield, who’ve successfully completed our PPL ground school and the CAA exams. A delight to work with and some exceptional results! ✈️

10/04/2024

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Photos from The Great Circle's post 24/03/2024

Congratulations to our former student Chris Watkins who’s juts gained an FO position and passed his King Air Type Rating. TGC wishes you all the best as you embark upon your new career as a professional pilot. Well done and we’re pleased to have been part of your journey!

23/03/2024

Congratulations to Nathan, Caitlin, Andy and Imogen on completing their Helicopter PPL exams! Good luck with the imminent flight tests and it was a pleasure working with you all 😎🚁

19/03/2024

Congratulations to Pablo, Barnaby, Will and Grady who attended our 1 to 1 fast track PPL(A) course and competed all exams with outstanding results! Enjoy the remainder of your flight training guys 😎✈️

02/03/2024

Congratulations to Derek, Martin, Rebecca and Alex on successfully completing their IR(R) ground school and gruelling exams! All first time passes with results over 90% 😎 TGC

Global positioning system GPS jamming on the rise - Flight Training News 02/03/2024

GPS Jamming & Spoofing. Could this become a GA problem too? Sky Demon users beware! Traditional Nav calculations and lines on physical maps might have to make a come back!

Global positioning system GPS jamming on the rise - Flight Training News Global positioning system GPS jamming and spoofing events are increasing and threaten the safety of aviation

The right stuff? - Flight Training News 02/03/2024

Finally, it seems the industry recognises the true value of Flying Instructors πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

The right stuff? - Flight Training News The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has released a report stating that while airline pilot recruitment is looking positive for 2024, it now harbours concerns that the training industry may be experiencing capacity issues and could soon be struggling to meet demand.

Timeline photos 16/02/2024

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About Us

Who are we?

Set up in 2004, The Great Circle is a unique company based in the UK that employs a team of tenacious and extremely talented people. Our workforce come from specialist fields in the Aerospace & Defence sector, Flight Training and Universities. The Great Circle's dynamic team include: Flying Instructors, Flight & Ground Examiners, Airline Pilots, Military Fast Jet Pilots & Research Scientists.

We only employ individuals who have achieved the highest academic and professional qualifications, along with a proven track record of success in industry. To be the best at what we do, we only employ the best.

What do we do?

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Sadly, this is the reality for some people. Stay wise folks and never commit large sums of money up front.
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