The Team

Training at Pegasus France, Gap Tallard is carried out on a Quantum 912 and a Thruster (Jabiru) T600 by the following instructors:

Marcus Dalgetty

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 4,500 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. He is currently taking his French exams in order to become a French microlight instructor and is working on perfecting his French aeronautical lingo.

Simon Jeffrey

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 Blackburn

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.

Andy Jones

A naturally gifted climber who has climbed all over the world, Andy has always set himself difficult challenges. He has climbed all six of the North Faces, including the elusive North Face of the Eiger. He has worked in the Outdoor Education Sector for thirty years and in that time has amassed a high number of qualifications including the highest which is International Guide. Getting frustrated with the English weather and in seeking the next challenge he was pushed into microlighting. After initial training in Carlisle Andy went on to convert to flexwing microlights with Marcus Dalgetty. Following FIC training with Marcus, Andy has now been teaching with Pegasus for the last two years and has amassed a number of flying hours both in France and in Scotland.

John Strachan

John started flying gliders at the age of 16. Over the years he spent hundreds of hours trying to find those elusive thermals, cheating occasionally with the use of a motor glider. About 5 years ago John converted onto flexwing microlights with Pegasus Scotland and in 2009 he became an instructor for Pegasus. He has recently converted onto fixed wing microlights enabling him to offer training on both types.

Joanna Dalgetty

Joanna is the brains behind Pegasus France. She has the diary and everything you need to know for a plesant stay in Gap. 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.