yea i am planning to pay as i go rather than a student loan.... auckland aero club and airline flying club and whenuapai sports aviation club and eagle flight training are all pay as you go .. so was wondering if anyone ahd experiences with any of them and which is recommended etc....

Well the only one of those 4 I've flown with is AAC, and they're pretty good - good variety of aircraft (two multis at the moment, a 152 aerobat and they have access to a taildragger, in addition to your usual variety of training singles), instructors aren't too busy generally and are happy to go out of their way to help you, good facilities with a cafe in the same building, not to mention the bar! :ok:. They also periodically run ground courses.

Anyone have any info on Air New Plymouth?

AAC and Whenuapai Aviation Sports Club being part of the RNZAC.. does AAC encourage students to participate in the club events?

Yes, absolutely, they have quite a few events and many are open to student pilots.

One of the best kept secrets is the Air New Zealand flying club in NZCH. Cessna 172 = $120/hr (or there abouts). Double (approximately) that hire rate & that's what you pay across the runway at the IAANZ/CAC. You could get up to CPL level at the ANZFC & for half the price compared to some other places.

Just out of interest does anyone know of anywhere in NZ where you can hire a 172 for cheaper?

cant find ANZFC's proper website ... would anyone know if they have one in auckland too...

steve, gore has a 180hp 172 for something like $160. :}

This is the website: anzfc.co.nz I think there is only one ANZFC & that's in NZCH.

The organization is run by volunteers, Air New Zealand aircraft engineers maintain the four aircraft. The facilities are very basic (you have to go into the main hanger to take a piss for example) & the aircraft don't have the newest interior or avionics but they are well maintained, adequate & safe aircraft none the less & the advantage of this is rock bottom prices!

hi guys
been trying hard to find an email for anzfc.co.nz but no luck. can someone help?

Cheers
Samdaman

same here i am having trouble finding an email address fo them

The ANZFC Cessna 172RG Cutlass is $150/hr if your NOT employed by Air New Zealand, if your an employee you get a discounted rate ($135/hr on the Cutlass for example). The Cheapest aircraft would be the Cessna 150 which is $120/hr (non employee rate) from memory.

The basic process to join is to send away the membership Application form (found inside the 'downloads' tab). It can take a month or two to hear back from them (as there is no fancy 0800 number or receptionist). You pay around $150 per year as a member. Once you are a member just give an instructor a call (under the contacts tab) & arrange a flight from there. You book the flights on the website itself under the 'bookings tab'.

If you want to know more information your best bet is to give an instructor a call or I'll be happy to help via pm. The instructors don't work there full time or anything (not enough business there to make a living off) so they have other jobs. The whole place is casual, relaxed, quiet etc but as I said the aircraft are well maintained & all the instructors are great & several are highly experienced, these two factors are the most important thing.

Try Waikato Aero Club in Hamilton. newer gear with a bit of glass. good Instructors no BS:ok:

Flight training in New Zealand
 

I am an Indian student.
I am planning to come to New Zealand next year to start my professional pilot training.
I want to know about some good reputed flying institutes in New Zealand.
I have been through the prospectus of Nelson aviation college and Mainland aviation college.
Which is the better college among them to do professional pilot training. ?
Which is better place for flight training Motueka or Dunedin ?
Do they provide BGT ?

Try reading one of the many other threads on this topic....http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-aviation-questions/390969-pilot-training-new-zealand.html:ugh:

Im struggling to think who the disgruntled IFR person was that left Eagle Flight Training. Eagle usually gets all the disgruntled pilots from Ardmore and the flying club that are sick of being messed around.

Ive done probably that last 200hrs of my training, and have had no issues whatsoever with them. They are great and will bend over backwards to get you through your training.
As you said before, Eagle has 3 A-cat instructors on its books, as well as a few B and C cat instructors.
All of the A-cats have had operation experience, and train the pilots to those standards.

The gear is a little old, but it is well maintained. The duchess has just had one of those small glass cockpit things put in it. Hours of fun trying to figure everything out on it while you are travelling around.
Not a extremely busy place either so you can pretty much always get a A/C when you want one. I know I have no issues with getting 1.

If you find Eagle a bad place to fly at, then I think that you need to look at yourself as the issue to why things aren't being done. They will help you along the way, but they aren't your parents and wont make you turn up.

Hope this helps with your decision.

Talking of Whenuapai Aviation Sports Club - does anyone know if you can get your C-Cat there?

ooopsies for the wheels up landing they conducted the other week. (not the pilot's fault). :}

Hercfeend
 

Yep, should be able to do a C cat at WP sports club. They have a B cat who's full time if I remember correctly...

Anyone know of any places with good deals (other than ANZFC) for CPL solo hour building? I'm currently with North Shore at the moment but willing to travel if the price is right. I don't mind old gear as I just need the hours.

Thanks