About this Event
?️ Ticket includes: Access to talk & drink voucher
?️ Date: December 14th, 2025
? Time: 1:30 PM
? Location: East End
? Topic: How An Aeroplane REALLY Flies
? Speaker: Ray Wilkinson
In his working life, Ray was a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, becoming Head of Aerospace and, later, Associate Dean. He retired fully in 2023, having had five years part-time on phased retirement. Towards the end of his career, having been an aerospace engineer but not a pilot, he began flying paragliders, progressing through microlight aircraft, and eventually gaining a full PPL in 2020 and qualifying as a Class Rating Instructor in 2025. He is still involved with microlights, through training others, but has his own Evektor Eurostar light aircraft.
In 2024, Ray became a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society General Aviation Group committee, and in 2025 became the RAeS representative on the General Aviation Safety Council, GASCo.
Agenda
1:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat, order food and drinks
1:55 PM – Host introduction
2:00 PM – Lecture begins
3:00 PM – Interval
3:15 PM – Audience Q&A
4:00 PM – 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests
5:00 PM – Wrap up
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sebright Arms, 31-35 Coate Street, London, United Kingdom
GBP 16.96
