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Stamford Air Cadet becomes the country's youngest glider pilot

Monday, 26 October 2026 at 12:30

FS Charlie Lumb at the controls of a glider

16 year Flight Sergeant Charlie Lumb is the youngest holder of a Sailplane Pilot Licence and a Flight Radiotelephony Operators Licence in the country, having done his exams for both over the last year, qualifying as a glider pilot this month. He's an active member of 2071 Stamford Air Cadets and has raised money for the RAF Association too.

FS Charlie Lumb was on the Rutland & Stamford Sound Breakfast Show with Rob Persani this morning talking about his love of flying, and what ignited his passion for it. He loves loop-the-loop aerobatics and is happy to fly anything, but has his sites on a Chinook helicopter when he joins the RAF after his A levels.

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