Welcome
.............. to
the Aero Club of East Africa "Home to aviation in Kenya
since 1927"
Situated
on Wilson Airport, Nairobi, the heart of all private and commercial light aircraft
activities in the country, the Aero Club offers a friendly atmosphere where pilots,
engineers and enthusiasts can get together, exchange ideas and relax in comfortable
surroundings.
Aero
Club
The
airfield itself is a short distance from the center of town and on the edge of
the Athi Plains, with simple access to the Nairobi National Park and Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport.
Since its inception, the Aero Club of
East Africa has been at the forefront of aviation activities in the country: basic
flying training, competitions, air shows, safety seminars, navigation, and so
on. As the aviation world has grown
and evolved, so too has the Aero Club.
The View Across
To The Airfield
We are justifiably proud of our history and
the contributions made to general aviation
in Kenya. Today the Aero Club of East Africa continues to be a voice for
the aviation community, keeping the regulators on their toes to ensure a safe
and pleasant flying environment.
The first in a series of aviation seminars was
held in the conference room of the Aviation Centre on 6 June 2007 and was attended
by 17 pilots ranging from 20 hours to 9500 hours experience. Present were different
SPL and PPL holders, and pilots from Samaritan's Purse, Safarilink and Airkenya.
A range of subjects was discussed, including: • Access to Wilson from
the west • Conflicts between VFR and IFR traffics •Radio communications
•SE and NE access lanes and their visual references • Bird strikes
and how to avoid them •Use of GPS in marginal weather •Emergency
situations and how to deal with them • Ditching • Airspace definitions
