Hello all,

After hearing the news Tayside Aviation is closing on Saturdays UFN can anybody confirm the rumours of the company being in financial trouble? Posted below is their post on social media but there seems no explanation as to WHY?

Tayside Aviation availability at Dundee -

TA will not be operating any flying training flights or private hire flights at Dundee from Saturday 9th November and thereafter every Saturday until further notice. (Possibly until the end of Feb 2020).

This does NOT affect training and hire at Fife. However, no flights using TA aircraft will be allowed to fly from Fife into Dundee Airport.

Tayside Aviation apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

Seems rather odd such a big flight school is closing on a weekend especially when this is prime time for people who work during the week.

Perth is only over the road, gets far better reviews and is open everyday.

I have to say I’m pretty sure it won’t be long before they’re closing doors completely given the way things are going.

I have friends who did their PPL same time as me at that school who only have bad things to say.

I know several students who are worried about their training, they are currently looking at different options to complete their training!

Worrying times!

An old colleague of mine said he went to Tayside for a degree course but didn’t have many positive things to say about it. Seems a shame really. Yes Perth is supposed to be excellent

It truly saddens me to see the demise in what was once such a reputable flight school. Having spent many enjoyable hours flying to and from Dundee and training at Tayside Aviation it is upsetting for me to see standards and quality plummet. The fact the school is now closed on Saturdays along with increased prices in short succession and the redevelopment and popularity of the flight school along the road, really does make me question the sustainability of the school. I do hope that I am wrong but I can only see this going one way.