Lanseria Flight School (SOUTH AFRICA)

[dreamflight83]

Hi all! I would like to know more about this school. I will go to SA soon to do a TR and also validate my JAR license to a SACAA. Would you recommend me a school? Please tell me more about SA aviation training and about conversions from JAA to SACAA. Thanks!!!

[JvanZyl]

Hey, did a bit of shopping around for flight schools in 2007.
Without doubt every single place I went to acknowledged that the 43 air school based out of Port Alfred was the best one..

They also have an advanced training place at Lanseria in Jo'burg.

John

[jbayfan]

There are many other schools in SA hot on the heels of 43 Air School. A lot has happened in the last two years. FTS, SAFTA, Progress and a few others are well worth considering.

[Lester023]

43rd is the way to go, while others will try and tell you that they compare, they pale in comparison

[trashbag]

43 is a good school, but there is a lot of other schools that is equally as good! Well certainly from the research that I have done!
Crime is also a BIG problem in Johannesburg, so be very carefull, heard just the other day about people that was held up at gun point and assualted, etc!:confused:
Be carefull!

[wrigleys]

Crime is an everyday occurence in Johannesburg and I have heard that SAFTA will push any student through if he has enough money, or at least milk him dry. They signed a student solo then solo to the flying training area then on his solo navigation excercise. Then told him that he was not psychologically fit to hold a PPL. I think I might have developed a twitch after paying for a 100hrs and being told that :E

Go to 43, they are not trying to recover the costs of setting up a brand new school

[Alternate Law]

There's another operation at Lanseria worth looking at - Skyhawk Aviation, run by a Grade one DE airline pilot.

Takes an active interest in the training job being done properly, I believe.