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FLIGHT
SCHOOLS

A PROUD HENLEY AIR FLIGHT

HISTORY SCHOOL – A SURVIVOR

agement support that ensured continued
safe operations and training throughout

enley Air flight school opened the pandemic. Henley Air is committed to

order Aviation Club has been Htheir doors again aft er lock- continue providing the highest standard
of training.
Btraining pilots since the down level 3 was announced in July and Feel free to visit the flight school at any

1940s. In addition to this they offer has not looked back since. time to experience first-hand the world

diverse training, from Weight-shift The organisation is privileged to have class facilities and personnel that Henley

microlights to Warbirds, historical highly experienced instructors, an incred- Air has to offer. www.henleyair.co.za Q

ible maintenance facility and solid man-
aircraft and everything in between.

Their dedicated instructors work
individually with each student on a
one to one basis to provide training CRANFIELD

specific to their needs.
Training takes place out of three
bases; East London Airport base AVIATION TRAINING

allows for Instrument flight training (IF
Training). The Wings Park base situated
just outside East London and allows for Government, this part of our training could

Short field training and the third base continue under strict COVID protocols.

at Queenstown Airfield gives students aced by the implications of the coro- Cranfield Aviation Training received ap-

an opportunity to do Mountain flying. Fna virus pandemic, Cranfi eld Aviati on proval from the South African Civil Aviation

Border Aviation offers Ab-Initio Train- started by creating a blended training offer Authority to offer webinar- based instruc-

ing (PPL and NPL) , Commercial Pilot to suit end-user requirements. tion for the theory element and were able

Training, Conversion to type training, Firstly, courses were created that could to service our clients.
Hour building for Commercial Students, be converted into digital learning offerings, The organization offers some of the best

Renewals, Short field landings & take and these were made available via live online training courses in the mandatory

offs, Instrument Flight (IF) Training and streaming. subjects required in the aviation industry.

Hire & Fly. Helicopter Training – PPL to Secondly, the highly dedicated team of Clients across the world were able to access
CPL – is also available. instructors at Cranfield all pulled their the courses they needed to complete while

Border Aviation’s fleet consists of sleeves up and started converting the they themselves were in lockdown.

a Cessna 150, a glass-cockpit Sling 2, classroom-based courses into highly inter- Anyone can visit the Learner Manage-
a Piper Archer 181, a Mooney M20, a active, visually appealing on-line courses ment System landing page at:

Beechcraft Baron (BE58), a Savannah that were able to be downloaded onto the www.cranfieldonline.co.za to view the

XL and Helicopter. LMS Platform. vast range of courses available for immedi-

Border Aviation believes that Under ‘normal’ circumstance the amount ate access.
aviation is a career that brings a of work able to be completed would have Human Factors instruction across high

new adventure over every horizon. taken the team over 12 months. It was com- risk industries such as oil & gas, mining,
Anyone interested can go to www. pleted in a few months. construction and nuclear is another project

borderaviation.co.za/ contact +27 43 In fact, the demand for Remote Pilot Cranfield Aviation Training engaged with.

736 6181 or send an email to admin@ Licence training course never slowed down. Information on these courses can also be

borderaviation.co.za Q Considered an essential service by the SA found on the website. Q

JOHANNESBURG SCHOOL OF FLYING

personal affiliation with its students who equipped lecture theatre, six flight briefing

are all trained on a one-on-one basis. rooms, free computer- based training

s one of the oldest flight train- JSF’s fleet of 15 aircraft are in outstand- in the student study lounge, five flight plan-

Aing academies in South Africa, ing condition and consists of Cessna ning stations, online examination centre

Johannesburg School of Flying is also types: C152, C172, C172RG as well as Piper with five exam stations, on site aviation
one of the largest. types: PA28-161, PA28-181, PA28R-200 medical doctor, kitchen, lounge, outside

JSF has been training pilots since 1981 and a multi engine aircraft PA34-200T recreational area, private parking as well as

from all around the globe and to date has Seneca II which are the most popular and two hangers for the aircraft fleet.

more than 3 000 graduates. ideal aircraft for pilot training worldwide. Contact us on +27 11 827 9827 or visit
With an excellent safety record and top The school is open seven days a week us on www.facebook.com/Johannes-

efficiency in service delivery, JSF’s mission and flight training is available from sun- burg.School.of.Flying, Instagram - www.

is to provide quality pilot training whilst rise till late. instagram.com/johannesburgschooloffly-

also maintaining a highly professional and Facilities at the academy include: a fully ing or website - www.jsf.co.za Q
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