Marcus is the School´s Chief flying instructor. He started flying hang gliders at the age of 18 and still does to this day. Since 1997 Marcus has been working as a full time microlight instructor. He now has over 5,200 hours on both fixed and flexwing aircraft and has numerous qualifications to his name; member of the BMAA panel of examiners, CAA examiner, microlight inspector, flying instructor course instructor, BHPA senior coach, airframe and Rotax service engineer.Marcus is always keen to take on new challenges and this is why he expanded his company Pegasus Scotland and created Pegasus France in 2000. Marcus qualified this year as a French instructor in both fixed wing and flexwing microlights.
As well as teaching beginners he is now involved in mountain training which involves teaching pilots to land on mountain altisurfaces (steep runways) and altiports including Meribel and Courchevel. On his days off Marcus goes hang gliding for fun!
(Marcus and his beloved Moyes Litespeed S4.5)
Simon first got into aviation when he was 12 years old. After a few lessons on a Cessna 150 he decided that flying would be an important part of his future. At the age of 25 he dabbled with gliding before taking the plunge into microlighting. After gaining his licence in 2000, he became a regular flyer at Insch, Nr Aberdeen and later at Perth Airport. As a keen pilot Simon gained his JAR PPL and night rating, but eventually decided to stick with microlights and to become an instructor. Whilst working for Pegasus France he has become a knowledgable instructor with over 2000 hours of training experience in both flex and fixed wing aircraft. As a CAA flight and radio examiner, Simon is keen as ever to fly and help people through the NPPL syllabus.
Brian has many years flying experience in both Europe and the USA. He started his flying career at an early stage testing out various homemade parachutes (bin liners really), from the Elizabethan walls in his home town of Berwick upon Tweed. He progressed to hangliders and paragliders when he realized the bin liners just didn´t work. After a few years paragliding around Scotland and France Brian moved to flying microlights and has been teaching students at Pegasus Scotland and Pegasus France for over 5 years. He is qualified to teach both fixed and flex wing microlights and has taken numerous students through the syllabus. Brian also has his JAR Group A license with Night Rating and is also qualified as a glider tug pilot.
Joanna is the brains behind Pegasus France. She has the diary and everything you need to know for a pleasant stay in Gap. She is the unsung heroine of Pegasus France who keeps the school both alive and busy.If you are unsure of which flight is best to get here or what hotel would suit you better then just give her a call.
