Pilot Training
With over 60 years of
flying experience British Airways Flying Club is well equipped to
meet the needs of everyone from the complete beginner to the
professional pilot. You can learn as little or as much as you
like. Enough to get you to France for lunch; enough to fly at
night or enough to teach other people to fly. It's a great
thrill to arrive at a new destination in charge of a real British
Airways aircraft.
It has never been easier or more enjoyable to become a pilot. If you are aged 16 or over and prepared to make time for lessons, you too can discover the thrill of flying an aircraft yourself.
To begin with you can take a trial flying lesson, to discover how exhilarating the experience is. We then offer two initial pilot training courses:
After having gained your licence you will need to keep it current and up to date, we've got more information about JAR pilot licensing and currency here.
Once the euphoria of qualifying to PPL standard has subsided most pilots then seek to add extra qualifications through advanced pilot training. In this way, skills are honed and expanded whilst gaining both experience and ability to fly in different weather conditions or at night or to fly a wider variety of aircraft.
We can teach you to fly at night (Night Rating course - five-hours) or in poorer weather than seen during your licence (IMC Rating is fifteen hours). If the aerobatics experience is your bag we can teach you this, too (in our De Havilland 1950's ex-military Chipmunk) whilst also enjoying the fun of flying in a tail-wheel aircraft.
Next steps
- Find out more information - Register and download our Learning to Fly series of articles.
- Book a trial flying lesson - Order online or call us on 01494 529262.
- Decide on a course of initial training - Choose either PPL or NPPL.
- Extend your skills - with night, instrument or aerobatic training.
