Edinburgh Flying Club

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Edinburgh Flying Club (EFC) was a flying club based at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland. The club was formed in 1934,{{cite web |title=About us |url=http://www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk/about.cfm |publisher=Edinburgh Flying Club |accessdate=18 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831222337/http://www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk/about.cfm |archivedate=31 August 2009 }} and was originally based at Macmerry Airfield in East Lothian.{{cite web|title=Edinburgh Flying Club Limited information|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/Edinburgh-Flying-Club-Limited-information.5927547.jp|work=The Scotsman|accessdate=18 May 2010|date=21 December 2009}} EFC was registered with the Civil Aviation Authority to train student pilots for Private Pilot (PPL) or National Private Pilot (NPPL) licences. It also provided trial flights, enabling anyone to handle the controls of an aircraft in flight. The club operated four aircraft; a two-seater Piper Tomahawk, and three four-seaters: a Piper Archer, Piper Warrior and Cessna 172.{{cite web |title=Our aircraft |url=http://www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk/fleet.cfm |publisher=Edinburgh Flying Club |accessdate=18 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601091834/http://www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk/fleet.cfm |archivedate=1 June 2010 }}

In February 2016, EFC announced that it would cease flight operations by 31 March 2016, citing multiple factors.{{Cite web|url = http://www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk/goodbye.html|title = Edinburgh Flying Club|website = www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk|access-date = 2016-03-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215950/http://www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk/goodbye.html|archive-date = 5 March 2016|url-status = dead}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-flying-club-to-make-final-landing-after-over-80-years-1-4046367|title = Edinburgh Flying Club to make final landing after over 80 years|website = www.scotsman.com|access-date = 2016-03-07}}