Based out of Sydney's Bankstown Airport, the Red Baron Flight Training School offers newcomers the opportunity to learn the basics of flying while teaching more experienced pilots the specifics of acrobatic flying. In fact, acrobatics are part of all training done at the school, all graduates of Red Baron's General Flight Progress Test course will also receive their Aeros 1 certification, which shows that they have a proven ability to operate an airplane in three dimensions while performing acrobatic moves such as spinning and recovering with passengers on-board.
Red Baron Flight Training
Box ZA, Bankstown Airport
Sydney, New South Wales 2200
Australia
(+61) 2 9791 0044
redbaron.com.au
A top location for new pilots looking to work in the airline industry, the Airline Academy of Australia is the only flight school in Queensland approved by Qantas, the country's national airline. Located at Archerfield Airport in Brisbane, the Airline Academy of Australia's course work is specifically designed for students looking to become airline pilots. This includes offering Crew Resource Management and Threat and Error Management courses designed to help pilots lead their flight crew and reduce the potential for catastrophic incidents caused by human error. Students use the facilities at Archerfield Airport, the second airport in Brisbane but the only training airfield in Australia with two sets of parallel runways.
Airline Academy of Australia
PO Box 41
Archerfield, Queensland 4108
Australia
(+61) 7 3276 7044
airlineacademy.com.au
Based out of Hobart International Airport, Tasair is a regional airline that also offers a flight school for newcomers looking for private or commercial flight training. Those who are unsure if they want to become pilots can get a feel for the skies with Tasair's Discovery Flights, a low-cost alternative that involves taking a personal flight with one of the school's instructors to get a feel for flying a light plane. Tasair has been training pilots since 1965 and is the only major flight school in Tasmania.
Tasair Flight Training
GPO Box 451
Hobart, Tasmania, 7001
Australia
(+61) 3 6248 5088
tasair.com.au