"Richard Kilham and his team first came into our maintenance circle when he was recommended to us by an insurance loss adjuster back in 2003/4 when our RF5B required a minor repair to a wing. Since then he has been our Number One maintainer of our airframe, including a complete strip down, recover and paint of the aircraft. Thanks to East Of England Sailplanes our aircraft is as new as a 37 year old a/c can be, if not better than when it was first built. We are well pleased with the excellent service received from East Of England Sailplanes."

John Bennett
Trustee of RF5B Group

"Our syndicate has two vintage gliders, we have used Richard Kilham and East of England sailplanes for our C of A’s for a few years now. Last year a replacement radio was fitted to one of the gliders, and in the past repairs were made to the control system of the other. Richard’s work on our gliders has always been to a high standard and completed by the agreed dates."

Graham Hayes

"Richard started maintaining and renovating my sailplane around 1994 when he worked out of his farm workshop and kept my Skylark in tip top condition. I have known him re-fabric other wooden gliders to a first class finish and he later re-profiled the leading edges of my Vega in 2003. I lost touch with Richard for a while until he moved East of England Sailplanes to the current site. Since then he has taken on my Vega through EASA transition in 2008 and for finishing and fibreglass work to an excellent standard, doing small works within my budget and accident damage work as an insurance claim. It is important for me to be able to discuss and negotiate the details of the work whilst trusting him and the team to perform to a high standard. I am pleased that Richard is still in the glider service business (and I have some more renovations for him this winter) and look forward to many years to come."

John Strzebrakowski

" East of England Sailplanes have been one of our contractors for over two years now. We have always been pleased with the service they provide, their response times and their professionalism."

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