If flight training is too expensive in your country or the skies are too congested, you might like to consider having a 3 week holiday in Australia (during our dry season from March-November) while training to obtain your Recreational Pilot Certificate (RPC). An RPC is the first step in becoming a Private or Commercial Pilot. Flying in a light sport plane for as much of your flight training as possible, will save you thousands of dollars on your training.
Most students obtain their recreational pilot certificate within 25-28 hours of flying, or in approximately 2.5 weeks. (We do not recommend flying on all 7 days of the week.)
Sample three week schedule:
Full-time students usually do two x 60 min flying lessons per day on 6 days of the week (can be Mon-Sat or Sunday – Thursday). There is a 2-day contingency for bad weather. Your combined study & holiday schedule might look like this:
Monday – Saturday:
7.30-9am: briefing and first flying lesson
9.00-9.30am: coffee/toilet break
9.30-11.30: second briefing and second flying lesson
11.30am onwards: leisure and study time (we provide online theory books for you to study)
Sample four 4 week schedule:
Full-time students can take one to two x 60 min flying lessons per day on 5-6 days of the week. Your combined study & holiday schedule could look like this:
Monday – Friday:
7.30-9am: briefing and first flying lesson
9.00-9.30am: coffee/toilet break
9.30-11.30: optional second briefing and second flying lesson
11.30am onwards: leisure and study time (we provide online theory books for you to study)
Saturday: one lesson at 9.30am then all weekend is free to explore the area.
On your day off you can be a tourist and go to the beach, or the zoo, take a drive to the hinterland to go gallery hopping, or catch a train and see Brisbane.
The price for training is $365/hr AUD (all theory briefing videos, exams and landing fees are included in the price). We have filmed all our pre-flight briefings and our ab initio lessons and will give you a access to GoFly Online to to watch the videos on your iPad, phone or laptop at any time. Everything you need is on our flight training platform: video briefings, our own theory books required for passing your multiple choice exams, and pilot practice exams to help you.
A deposit equivalent to two lessons ($730) is required before bookings will be made for you. Please see this page for deposit details: Singapore and Hong Kong.
Overseas students are not eligible to purchase our Intro Package unless they intend to complete their entire RPC training with us.