1995 Flying Training Directory

Helicopters

Although there is clear evidence that the recovery is well on the way, this sentiment is not yet shared by many in the rotary wing sector, where things are still looking pretty quiet, particularly for ab initio training. Tony Carmody of Aerostar Aviation in Caloundra explains that the problem for the helicopter industry is not just the last recession, but the present drought. Since most new helicopter pilots get their first job in cattle mustering, the fortunes of operators in this sector are tied much more closely to the rural economy than their stiff winged counterparts. Since there are so few jobs for newly qualified commercial helicopter pilots, there are very few entering the training pipeline at the front end. Hence, ab initio activity is running at about half its “normal” level. The industry has also not been helped by 1993 developments in Papua New Guinea, where a combination of Government instability, war, and economic problems caused Pacific Helicopters, the largest contractor, to reduce from a peak of 120 pilots on contract down to just 17. It is understood that things are beginning to pick up again, and Tony Carmody reports that they have been taking on about two (turbine qualified) pilots a month, and by late last year were reportedly back to about 50 pilots. There are real prospects for further improvement as well. It is expected that once the Timor Gap offshore oil project begins that there will be a demand for ATPL qualified pilots and co-pilots to fly the bigger machines to and from the rigs. This is eagerly awaited by the helicopter flying schools, which can look forward to increased flying training activity when it finally comes through. Another initiative which would help the schools would be some changes to the rules. At present, helicopter pilots require a minimum of 400 hours experience before they can act as flight instructors. It can perhaps be argued that this makes helicopter flight training safer, but there is also no doubt that the industry as a whole is vastly more accident prone. The problem is that low time, newly qualified commercial pilots must go out on their own and find themselves cattle mustering jobs, where they fly mostly unsupervised, while conducting one of the most demanding flying operations known. Not surprisingly, the accident rate has been very high. Tony Carmody laments the lack of experience of many of the CAA’s current crop of military trained rotary wing flying operations inspectors. He believes that what they forget is that in many ways a flying school is probably more similar to a military squadron than any other type of flying organisation. It consists of a small group of pilots, flying carefully defined missions, who see each other every day and who act under the supervision of a Chief Pilot. Having junior commercial pilots work as Grade Three instructors, under close supervision, carrying out certain training tasks (no ab initio and no autos) should be the ideal way for them to build up hours instead of the current method, which lets pilots loose, usually on their own, with little aeronautical experience. The prospect of a more predictable and safe existence after completing flying training would also probably lead to more people commencing training in the first place.

Prospects For Pilots

The increased level of flying training activity has meant that advertisements for flight instructors are once again appearing in The Australian on Fridays — and not just for Grade One instructors. Not only is the level of flying training activity improving, but prospects for commercial pilots looking for work (at least in the fixed wing sector) are also looking up. In the regionals, although there is nothing happening that might amount to a boom, things are nevertheless improving. Eastern Australia Airlines is perhaps typical, where Chief Pilot Stewart Boyd says there is a reasonable possibility that they will be recruiting this year. Although there is no large scale expansion planned, the steady improvement in business, together with normal annual attrition of pilots (in the last year, three went to Ansett, one went elsewhere) is likely to create at least a few vacancies. Boyd reports that in the past, Eastern has recruited pilots from a broad range of backgrounds (ex military, instructors, GA charter etc), experience levels and ages, and has no specific preference for any particular group. For Qantas itself, there is also finally an improvement. All its cadets, after an extended period in limbo, were expected to be employed by January, and late last year the airline advertised for pilots who wished to be considered for a position on a hold file for possible recruitment during 1995. These may be required to meet Qantas’ expansion of operations, and to replace pilots lost through natural attrition. A small number of pilots who remain on leave of absence, or crewing aircraft on “wet lease” to other airlines, will return early in 1995. For commercial pilots trying to get started, however, the one remaining weak area is that of charter operations. Since the Government increased personal injury cover from $180,000 to $500,000, insurance premiums have shot up and a lot of the fringe operators are reconsidering whether it’s really worth staying in the business. Also, the CAA has been under intense political pressure to shut down a few of the more marginal operators, and it has been doing so. Flying schools that liked to have a couple of aircraft on the charter category have had to think about whether it’s still worth it. This will be something of a disappointment for more senior instructors who liked to keep life interesting by doing the occasional charter.

The International Market

The international flying training market continues to offer opportunities for growth and expansion for those operators with the resources to get into it. Airlines in China are expanding at up to 30% per year, offering tremendous potential for those able to get a piece of the action. Ansett and Qantas are already in there at the top end of the market, offering simulator training. The Australian Air Academy (formerly the Ansett-British Aerospace Flying Academy) at Tamworth is also involved, and other large schools such as the Australian Aviation College in Adelaide and the Australian Flying Training School (AFTS) at Bankstown are competing for Chinese contracts. The Australian Air Academy is also training pilots from Japan and Papua New Guinea, and the Australian Aviation College recently won a contract to train pilots for Cathay Pacific. AFTS is expecting a record intake from overseas this year, having graduated three cadet courses for Malaysia Airlines in 1994. Foreign airlines have also made direct investments, with the West Australian Flying College being jointly owned by China Southern Airlines — a major Chinese airline operating from Guangzhou — and Barney Fernandes. Singapore Airlines is running its own flying training college at Jandakot. Many smaller schools would also like to get a piece of the action, but Geoff Westwood at AFTS has some valuable comments to make on chasing business on the international flying training market. His main advice for operators thinking about entering this market is that it is not easy – it demands the total commitment of the organisation to make it succeed. He cautions against the expense of overseas marketing, and the risks in using offshore agencies. Westwood estimates that this year he has spent something like $50,000 in offshore related expenses, just to get to the starting line. One of the major challenges is dealing with barriers to entry erected by agencies of the Federal Government — not the CAA or Austrade, but the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET). DEET’s main concern is protecting the reputation of Australia overseas, by weeding out shonky operators offering ‘take the money and run’ style courses of dubious quality. They do this by setting up accreditation criteria which are increasingly difficult and expensive to satisfy, and for which schools must incur significant costs either in direct cash payments or in striving to comply with their requirements. There are rules to safeguard students’ funds through the setting up of trust accounts, tuition assurance fees to be paid and associated audit requirements which must be met. As a result, some schools have cancelled their accreditations, and others are considering whether it’s really worthwhile. Westwood is among those who accept that this is not necessarily a bad thing, and who acknowledge the need for DEET to safeguard the reputation of the industry. However, there are those who say that DEET has now gone a bit too far, since there is evidence emerging that the industry is contracting as a direct result of its activities. This is in direct contradiction to the Government’s stated policy of encouraging small and medium sized enterprises to enter export markets. At the moment, the main result of its activities is to knock small businesses out of the market, leaving it exclusively to the major players. DEET’s accreditation criteria does not apply to the large, substantially foreign owned schools which train pilots under contracts to foreign airlines. Nor do they apply to Government subsidised tertiary institutions which are trying to get into the act. Fortunately, not all Government agencies are so obstructive. One of the more helpful is Austrade which has set up, in partnership with industry and Government (but not DEET), a network of Australian aviation training organisations under the name of “Aviation Training Australia Incorporated.” This worthwhile organisation resulted from a national meeting of the industry held in Sydney on March 25 1994, attended by 75 representatives from no less than 62 organisations from across Australia. At this meeting, it was agreed to set up a network to increase Australia’s export impact through a national approach to marketing aviation training services internationally. John Bibo, formerly Ansett Assistant General Manager — Technical, was elected Chairman. The Executive Director is Austrade’s Mr Pat Stortz. An impressive brochure has been produced, and this has been distributed to commercial airlines, regulatory authorities, key Ministers and officials overseas.

International Aviation Training Services Directory

The directory lists the advantages Australia offers, including: excellent weather conditions; uncluttered airspace; modern airways systems; latest training programs and facilities; a multicultural population. The list of training organisations shown in the brochure is an interesting mix, ranging from organisations such as the CAA, the Australian Defence Force Academy, various tertiary institutions and large flying schools, down to rather flying schools which have recently inserted the word “International” into their titles. It is clear that there remains enormous potential for growth in this market. It is only to be hoped that there remain opportunities for well run, smaller enterprises to expand into this market, rather than it becoming the exclusive province of the entrenched, large operators.

The Future For Flying Training

Worldwide, the nature of flying training is changing. Standards of technical sophistication and proficiency are rising, as is the level of professionalism being shown by much of the industry. As aircraft systems become more reliable, increased attention is being directed towards the remaining weak link in the control loop — the human pilots. Increased recognition is being given to the importance of psychological and interpersonal factors which affect the performance of flight crews. As a result, it is being recognised that there are areas where our flying training syllabus, based very much on proven air force methods, has weaknesses, particularly when applied to multicrew airline operations. Our Air Force, in common with most others, is invariably run by fighter pilots. Their highest aspiration is to fly single seat fighters in a highly competitive environment. Where air force pilots in other countries have moved onto airlines, problems have sometimes occurred. There are plenty of anecdotes of the kind where the Captain’s only instruction to the co-pilot was to “look out the Goddamn window” as he single-handedly dealt with an inflight emergency. A number of more recent examples have occurred where pilots have refused to acknowledge prompts from their co-pilots, and pressed on with approaches when they should have executed a missed approach, gone around and tried again. It seemed that the loss of face would have been too much to bear. It was better, it seems, to heroically attempt a bad landing off a bad approach than to admit a mistake. Apparently, in some cultures co-pilots would literally rather die than question the authority of their captain. This is particularly an Asian trait. Although this is not known to have been a problem where Australian pilots have been concerned, it nevertheless remains a fact that civilian airline route flying differs in significant ways to combat flying. People suited to one are not necessarily ideally suited to the other. Their training also needs to take account of the inherent differences in the cockpit environments. Airline pilots, flying multicrew aircraft, must operate their aircraft as a team. Competitiveness is not the name of the game – it is safety. Airline pilots must fully utilise all the resources around them — this includes human resources. The cockpit environment must be one where communication skills are practiced and maintained at a very high level. Comparatively recently has the importance of formal training in these skills been recognised. Flying schools wishing to train to airline standards can no longer get away with simply dressing up their students and instructors in uniforms with stripes on their shoulders, or painting all their aircraft to look the same. The recognition of the team nature of airline work is leading to increased levels of responsibility for first officers. They are expected to be more assertive and captains, in turn, are being required to encourage this behaviour. Human performance and limitations is now part of the commercial pilot’s syllabus in Australia, and all ICAO member countries. Formal training for airline crews is being conducted in courses in Cockpit (or Crew) Resource Management (CRM) and Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT). The essence of LOFT, first pioneered by Northwest Orient Airlines under the name of Coordinated Crew Training (CCT) in 1976, is the use of full mission simulation to create a real world environment for training. It generally involves a complete simulated line trip, with a full crew, conducted without simulator freezes or other interruptions. Ideally, the session is recorded for use in the extensive debrief and discussion led by a skilled instructor. These developments are likely to lead to advanced airline pilot training becoming a more specialised profession, requiring not just traditional flying skills, but expertise in human behaviour and the ability to evaluate the performance of people working in teams. This may lead to further enhancements in the role of specialist airline training schools in providing the required expertise, rather than airlines doing it all in house. It is also clear, however, that training of this sort will require some fairly sophisticated and expensive resources, which will increasingly be beyond the reach of most flying schools. This will most likely mean that we will see a divergence in the type of flying training schools operating in Australia. At one end will be the majority of smaller schools that most of us are familiar with — offering training to aspiring private pilots and doing some commercial flying training for local pilots. Their opportunities for growth and expansion will really only be limited by the growth of the national economy. At the other end of the scale will be a very small number of much larger and better resourced schools – those with the financial backing that will enable them to offer the multicrew flight simulators and backup facilities demanded for this type of advanced training. It is also only these schools which will best be able to offer their instructors the salary scales and career structures which will enable the development of professional, career flight instructors with the skills and capabilities to conduct flying training, including LOFT and CRM, to the levels required. It is most likely to these schools that the future will belong. Paul Couvrel spent six years in the Royal Australian Navy as an aeronautical engineer and subsequently worked for three years as a commercial pilot and flight instructor. Since completing a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the Australian Graduate School of Management, he has been doing economic and financial analysis work for the NSW State Government.

Directory Of Australian Flying Training Schools

Ad-Astral Aviation, PO Box 100, Belmont 6104 Advanced Aviation Training, Site 22, Adina St, Coolangatta 4225 Advanced Flight Theory, PO Box 933, Nambour 4560. Tel/Fax: (074) 46 8095 Aero Club of Southern Tasmania, GPO Box 42, Hobart 7001

Aero Int College P/L, 621 Airport Ave, Bankstown Airport 2200
Aerobatic Training Centre, Terminal Bldg, Essendon Airport 3041
Aerospace Avn P/L, cnr Marion & Birch St, Bankstown Airport 2200.
Aerostar Aviation, PO Box 24, Golden Beach 4551.
AirCare P/L, 19 Dakota Dr, Parafield Airport 5106
Air Australia Int’l, 37 Eagle Drive, Jandakot Airport 6164
Air Centre Albury, PO Box 521, Albury 2640
Air Explorer, 324 Kaolin St, Broken Hill 2880
Air Facilities, PO Box 675, Albury 2640
Air Goolwa, PO Box 375, Goolwa 5214
Air Meeleebee, PO Box 385, Roma 4455
Air North East, PO Box 3014, Lismore 2480
Air Pioneer, PO Box 5494, Mackay Mail Centre 4740
Air Training Centre P/L, Terminal Bldg, Archerfield Airport 4108
Airport Flying School, Canberra Airport 2609
Airtex Aviation Academy, 501 Tower Rd, Bankstown Airport
2200. Tel: (02) 792 1588, Fax: (02) 792 2927
Alice Springs Aero Club Inc, PO Box 508, Alice Springs 0871
Amity Aviation P/L, 9A Eagle Drive, Jandakot Airport 6164
Arnhem Air Charter P/L, PO Box 39431, Winnellie 0821
Atlas Aviation, 431 Avro St, Bankstown Airport 2200
Australian Flying Academy, PO Box 805, Coffs Harbour 2450.
Tel: (066) 51 2523, Fax: (066) 51 2085
Aust General Avn Flying School, Terminal Bldg, Essendon A’port 3041
Australian Civil Aviation Academy, PO Box 207, Cessnock 2325
Australian Aviation College, PO Box 532, Salisbury 5108
Australian Flyers P/L, 12 Murra Crt, Kiewa 3691
Australian Flying Training School, PO Box 143, Yagoona 2199.
Tel: (02) 791 9042, Fax: (02) 791 0125
Aviation Education Centre, ¢/- PO, Torquay 4655
Aviation Academy of Aust, 11A Eagle Dr, Jandakot Airport 6164
Aviation Training School, PO Box 918, Mildura 3500
Aviation Training and Transport, PO Box 786, Mackay 4740
Avondale College Flying School, PO Box 19, Cooranbong 2265
Avwest Aviation P/L, 4 Baron Way, Jandakot Airport 6164
Axis Aviation P/L, Hangar 650, Bankstown Airport 2200.
Ayr Flying Services P/L, PO Box 794, Ayr 4807
Bairnsdale Flying School, PO Box 291, Bairnsdale 3875
Ballarat Aero Club, RMB 1034, Ballarat 3352
Ballina Flying School, PO Box 300, Casino 2470
Balloon Aloft P/L, PO Box 122, Canowindra 2804
Balloon Adventures P/L, PO Box 375, Norfolk Island 2748
Balloon Academy P/L, Bagshaw Rd, Kersbrook 5231
Balloon Sunrise P/L, 39 Smith St, Richmond 3121
Barrier Aviation P/L, PO Box 7741, Cairns 4870
Basair, 606 Airport Ave, Bankstown Airport 2200
Bendigo Aviation Services P/L, PO Box 201, Golden Square 3555
Bluewater Aviation P/L, PO Box 522, Garbutt 4814
Bruce Hartwig Flying School, Hangar 59, Parafield Aerodrome
5106. Tel: (08) 258 4244, Fax: (08) 281 8646
Bunbury Aero Club Inc, PO Box 120, Bunbury 6230
Bundy Air Charter & Flying School, PO Box 2020, Bundaberg 4670
Cairns Aviation Training School, PO Box 59, Freshwater 4870
Camden Aviation, Hangar 55, Camden Aerodrome 2570
Camden Aero Club, Camden Aerodrome 2570
Cameron’s Balloons, 72 Lime Ave, Mildura 3500
Campbell-Hicks Airways, PO Box 40, Southland Centre 3192
Canberra Aero Club, PO Box 518, Fyshwick 2609
Cape York Air Services, PMB 13, Cairns Mail Centre 4871
Central Flying Services, PO Box 336, Mentone 3194
Central Highlands Air Transport, PO Box 172, Emerald 4720
Challenge Aviation Academy, PO Box 224, Coolangatta 4225
Champagne Balloon Flights, PO Box 12, West End 4101
Chieftain Aviation P/L, Hangar 276, Bankstown Airport 2200
Chopperline, Freepost 15, Pathfinder Dr, Caloundra 4551.
Tel toll free: (008) 072 118
Clamback & Hennessy P/L, 1 Tower Road, Bankstown Airport 2200
Coffs Harbour Aero Club, PO Box 805, Coffs Harbour 2450
Coldstream Flying School, PO Box 54, Coldstream 3770
Combined Flight Training (Vic) P/L, Cnr First Ave & Second St,
Moorabbin Airport 3194
Condobolin Aero Club, 126 Bathurst St, Condobolin 2877
Correll Advanced Flying Training, PO Box 234, Cheltenham 3192
Country Connection Airlines, PO Box 171, Cootamundra 2590
Country Capital Flight Centre, PO Box 630, Armidale 2350
Curtis Aviation P/L, Hangar 56, Camden Aerodrome, Camden 2570
Darling Downs Aero Club, Aerodrome, Carroll St, Toowoomba 4350
Darwin Aero Club, PO Box 39252, Winnellie 0821.
Derwent Aviation Services, PO Box 839, Goulburn 2580
Downs Flight Centre, M/S 28 Warner St, Warwick 4370
Duncombe Aviation Academy, Hangar 26, Kittyhawk Lane,
Parafield Airport 5106
Eastern Pacific Airlines, 592 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley 4006
Escadrille Aviation Academy, PO Box 209, Cessnock 2325
Essendon Flying School, Bldg 16, Cnr Nomad & English Sts,
Essendon Airport 3041
Fairbairn Air Charter Trng Sch, Canberra Airport, Fyshwick 2609
Flight Training Australia, PO Box 523, Archerfield 4108
Flite Line Aviation, 660 Tower Rd, Bankstown Airport 2200.
Fogarty’s Aviation Academy, Sunshine Coast Airport, MSI-1102,
Mudjimba Beach 4564.
G W Campbell Flying School, PO Box 272, Mudgee 2850
Galaxy Flying School, PO Box 19, Essendon 3040
Gambi Air Flying School, PO Box 2573, Mt Gambier 5290
Gardiner Aviation P/L, PO Box 369, Camden 2570
Gawne Aviation, PO Box 486, Shepparton 3630
General Flying Services, PO Box 40, Southland Centre 3192
Gil Layt’s Flying School, Building 219, Archerfield Aerodrome 4108
Gilgandra Aero Club, PO Box 13, Gilgandra 2827
Gold Coast Aviation Centre, Building 2, Coolangatta Airport 4225
Gove Flying Club, PO Box 615, Nhulunbuy 0881
Griffith Aero Club, PO Box 1447, Griffith 2680
Groupair P/L, PO Box 118, Berwick 3806
Harewood Air Charter, PO Box 94, Tooradin 3980
Hempel’s Aviation P/L, Building 45, Archerfield Aerodrome 4108
Hinchinbrook Air Services, PO Box 700, Innisfail 4860
Hoxton Park Aero Centre, Hoxton Park Aerodrome 2171
Hunter-Air P/L, PO Box 143, Cessnock 2325
Ilawarra Flying Sch, Hangar 276, Sopwith P1, Bankstown A’port 2200
Imperial Aviation, 502 Desouter St, Bankstown Airport 2200
Jandakot Flying College, PO Box 263, Willetton 6155
John H Williams Aviation, 116 Jerilderie St, Tocumwal 2714
Johnston Aviation, Kempsey Airport 2440
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aero Club, PO Box 2146, Boulder 6432
Kaputar Aviation, PO Box 348, Narrabri 2390
Karratha Flying Services, 30A Lady Douglas Way, Karratha 6714
Kimberlay Coast Airways, PO Box 1025, Broome 6725
Kingsford Smith Air Tours, 1/26 Cambridge St, Carina Heights 4152
Kingsford Smith Avn Services, Gypsy St, Bankstown Airport 2200,
Kyneton Aero Club, PO Box 117, Kyneton 3444
Latrobe Valley Aero Club, PO Box 200, Morwell 3840
Launceston Flying School, PO Box 11, Evandale 7212
Lilydale Flying School, PO Box 525, Lilydale 3140
Liverpool Flying School, PO Box 4, Hoxton Park 2171
Logan Air Services, 624 Desouter Rd, Bankstown Airport 2200.
Low Level Aviation, 20 Torrens St, Gilberton 5081
Macquarie Grove Aviation, PO Box 284, Camden 2570
Mahon Aviation, Torquay Road, Mt Duneed 3216
Mangalore Int Academy of Avn, Mangalore Airport, Mangalore 3663
Manning River Aero Club, PO Box 316, Taree 2430
Massey University School of Aviation, Private Bag 11-222,
Palmerston North,New Zealand. Tel: 64 6 356 9099,
Fax: 64 6 350 3200
Masterflight, Hangar 50B, Parafield Airport 5106
Mclver Aviation, Hoxton Park Aerodrome 2171
Melton Flying School, PO Box 41, Niddrie 3042
Merimbula Air Services, PO Box 66, Pambula Beach 2549
Mid Murray Flying Club, PO Box 260, Swan Hill 3585
Missionary Aviation Fellowship, PO Box 211, Box Hill 3128
Monarch Air Services, 468 Avro St, Bankstown Airport 2200
Mooney Aviation, PO Box 1174, Moree 2400
Moorabbin Avn Academy, Northern Ave, Moorabbin Airport 3194
Murwillumbah Aero Club, PO Box 254, Murwillumbah 2484
Narromine Aviation, PO Box 162, Narromine 2821
Navair, Northern Ave, Moorabbin Airport 3194
Navair Int’l Flying College, 487 Avro St, Bankstown Airport 2200.
New England Air Training & Charter, PO Box 596, Inverell 2360
Noel Bellamy Aviation, PO Box 361, Archerfield 4108
North Qld Aero Club, Airport, Aeroglen, Cairns 4870
North Westenair Charter, PO Box 1388, Mt Isa 4825
Northern Rivers Aero Club, PO Box 113, Lismore 2480
Northern Flight Training, PO Box 7531, Cairns 4870
NSW Police Aero Club, PO Box 43, Hoxton Park 2171
0’Connor’s Air Services, PO Box 21, Mount Gambier 5290
0D & D Aviation, PO Box 705, Wakerie 5330
Orange Aviation, PO Box 505, Orange 2800
Oxley Airlines Ltd, PO Box 741, Port Macquarie 2444
0z Flight Int’l, Hangar 12, Northern Ave, Moorabbin Airport 3194
Par Avion, PO Box 324, Rosny Park 7018
Parafield Flight Ctre, Lot 65 Kittyhawk Lane, Parafield A’port 5106
Parkes Flying School, PO Box 327, Parkes 2870
Pay’s Air Service, PO Box 158, Scone 2337
Pearson Aviation, 4 Brougham St, Mt Macedon 3441
Penfield Flying School, Bldg 46, Vaughan St, Essendon Airport 3041
Peninsula Aero Club, Stuart Rd, Tyabb 3913
Peter Bini Advanced Flight Training, PO Box 210, Cheltenham 3192
Phillip Island Air Services, 170 Thompson Ave, Cowes 3922
Phoenix Air Training Services, PO Box 41, Palm Beach 4221
Piceolo Aviation, PO Box 360, Gladstone 4680
Point Cook Flying Club, 15 Mossfiel Dr, Hoppers Crossing 3025
Polar Aviation, 5 Parker St, South Hedland 6722
Port Lincoln Flying Club, PO Box 605, Port Lincoln 5606
Port Macquarie Flying School, PO Box 799, Port Macquarie 2444
Precision Flight Simulators, 62 Airport Ave, Bankstown Airport
2200. Tel: (02) 791 0338, Fax: (02) 791 0125
Proflite Australia, Hangar 480 Miles St, Bankstown Airport 2200
Qld Air Training Corp, PO Box 647, Archerfield 4108
RAAF Wagga Flying Club, RAAF Base, Wagga 2651
RAAF Pearce Flying Club, ¢/- 39 Seagull Way, Wangebup 6164
RAAF East Sale Flying Club, PO Box 10 RAAF Base, East Sale 3852
Range West Aviation, PO Box 345, Wagin 6315
Redeliffe Aero Club, PO Box 158, Redcliffe 4020
Reg’s Flying School, 6 Heffernan Rd, Alexandra Hills 4161
Rockhampton Aero Club, PO Wandal, Rockhampton 4700
Rossair Flying Centre, PO Box 1070, Salisbury 5108.
Royal Aero Club of WA, 41 Eagle Dr, Jandakot Airport 6164
Royal Victorian Aero Club, Moorabbin Airport 3194
Royal QId Aero Club, PO Box 41, Archerfield 4108
Royal Newcastle Aero Club, PO Box 136, Maitland 2320
SA Squadron Air Training Corps, PO Box 2000, Salisbury 5108
Saint Air, PO Box 174, St Arnaud 3478
Schofields Flying Club, PO Box 46, Riverstone 2765
Schutt Flying Academy, PO Box 446, Cheltenham 3192
Scout Association of Aust, PO Box 146, Wahroonga 2076
Sharp Aviation, PO Box 710, Hamilton 3300
Shine Aviation Services, ¢/- PO, Moonyoonooka 6532
Skybird Flight Centre, 56 Vaughan Dr, Ormeau 4208
Skyflyte, 135 Boomerang Dr, Kooralbyn Valley 4285
Skygold Aviation, PO Box 7002, Garbutt 4814
Skyways of Benalla, PO Box 297, Benalla 3672
Slingair/Heliwork WA, PO Box 612, Kununurra 6743
South Barwon Air Services, Barwon Airfield RMB 1600, Ocean
Grove 3226
South West Aviators, PO Box 709, Warnambool 3280
South West Qld Aero Club, PO Box 397, Charleville 4470
South Coast Air Centre, PO Box 734, Willunga 5172
Southern Skies Aviation, Bldg 15, Archerfield Aerodrome 4108
Star Air Charter, 73 Gilmour St, Kelso 2795
Stickland Skyways, PO Box 1633, Coffs Harbour 2450
Stillwell Civil Flying School, PO Box 210, Cheltenham 3192
Sultan Balloon Fleet, PO Box 100, Northam 6401
Suncoast Flying Services P/L, PO Box 437, Maroochydore 4558,
Sunland Aviation Service, Bldg 112 Aerodrome, Archerfield 4108
Sunshine Coast Air Charter, PO Box 377, Caloundra 4551.
Sydney Aerobatic School, Hangar 604, Miles St, Bankstown
Airport 2200.
Sydney Airways P/L, Tower Road, Bankstown Airport 2200
Tamair Charter and Flying School, PO Box 28, Westdale 2340.
Tarago Valley School of Aviation, 128 Jubilee St, Windsor 3181
Tasmanian Aviation Centre, PO Box 63, Evandale 7212
Townsville Aero Club, PO Box 240, Garbutt 4814
Tropic Air Services, PO Box 26, Carnarvon 6701
Troy Aviation, First Avenue, Moorabbin Airport 3194
Tumut Aero Club, PO Box 112, Tumut 2720
TVSA Pilot Training, Moorabbin Airport 3194
University of South Australia, Levels Campus, The Levels 5095
Vee H Aviation, PO Box 565, Canberra 2601
Wallan Flying School, ‘Tylden Ridge’, Tantaraboo 3764
Wangaratta Aero Club, PO Box 162, Wangaratta 3677
Warnervale Air P/L, Aerodrome, Jack Grant Ave, Warnervale 2259
West Wing Aviation, 90 Laurel Oak Dr, Algester 4115
Western Air Training Centre, 76 Amaroo St, Wagga 2650.
Western Aviation P/L, PO Box 41, Wynyard 7325
Whitworth Aviation, Tower Road, Bankstown Airport 2200
Wimmera Aero Club, 7 Dryden St, Hamilton 3300
Wollongong Flight Trng Ctr, Hangar 1, Aerodrome, Albion Pk 2527
Woorayl Air Services, PO Box 310, Leongatha 3953
DIRECTORY OF HELICOPTER TRAINING SCHOOLS
Advanced Flight Theory, PO Box 933, Nambour 4560.
Tel/Fax: (074) 46 8095
Aerostar Aviation, PO Box 24, Golden Beach 4551,
Airtex Aviation Academy, 501 Tower Rd, Bankstown Airport
2200. Tel: (02) 792 1588, Fax: (02) 792 2927
Australian Helicopter Flying School, PO Box 1413, Mareeba 4880.
Bankstown Helicopters, Marion St, Bankstown Airport 2200.
Tel: (02) 791 0500, Fax: (02) 790 5416
Blue Tongue Helicopter Services, ‘Fairview’ Old Coachway MS 1197,
North Arm 4561
Chopperline, Freepost 15, Pathfinder Dr, Caloundra 4551.
Tel toll free: (008) 072 118
City & Country Helicopters P/L, PO Box 351, Caloundra 4551
Clark Helicopters P/L, 7 Dakota Drive, Parafield Airport 5106
Cosmopolitan Helicopters, Conrad Rd, Longwood 5153
Fogarty’s Aviation Acdy, MSI-1102 Airport, Mudjimba Beach 4564.
Golden West Helicopters, PO Box 1060, Kununurra 6743
Great Northern Helicopters, 9A Eagle Drive, Jandakot Airport 6155
Heliflite Helicopter Training School, Caloundra Airport 4551
Heli Spray (Tasmania) P/L, 121 Main St, Sheffield 7306
Heli-Aust P/L, Hangar 271, Bankstown Airport 2200
Helicopter Charter P/L, PO Box 138, Hamilton Central 4007
Helicopter Operators, PO Box 2168, Mt Isa 4825 .
Helicopters Brisbane P/L, Hangar 224 Beatty Rd, Archerfield
Aerodrome 4108
Helicoptours P/L, Building 29, Coolangatta Airport 4218
Helicruise Air Services, 2nd F, 490 Hunter St, Newcastle 2300
Heli-Muster Flying School, Hangar 600, Bankstown Airport 2200
Heliscene, PO Box 120, Coffs Harbour 2450
Heliwork (WA) P/L, PO Box 165, Kununurra 6743
Highland Helicopters, PO Box 848, Fyshwick 2609
Hummingbird Helicopters, 19 Stuart Rd, Tyabb 3913
Jandakot Helicopters, PO Box 263, Belmont 6104
Jayrow Helicopters, PO Box 46, Mentone 3194
Jeff McTaggart Helicopters, PO Box 1174, Surfers Paradise 4217
Kosciusko Helicopters, PO Box 925, Cooma 2630
Mareeba Helicopter Flying School, PO Box 1413, Mareeba 4880.
Paradise Helicopters, PO Box 1008, Coolangatta 4225
Peter Doyle Helicopters, 24 Turner Dr, Caloundra 4551
Professional Helicopter Serv, Bundoora Pde Moorabbin A’port 3194.
Range Helicopter Services, Forest Range 5139
RC Helicopter Services, Mangalore Airport, Mangalore 3663
Rotorway Australia, PO Box 179, Wickham 2293
Rotor Action, Hangar 103, Lionel St, Essendon Airport 3041.
Slingair/Heliwork WA, PO Box 612, Kununurra 6743
Terry Black Helicopters, PO Box 1386, Mareeba 4880
The Helicopter Pilot College, Mangalore Airport, Mangalore
3663. Tel: (057) 96 2373, Fax: (057) 96 2449
The Helicopter Pilot College, 540 Surf Coast Hwy,
Mt Duneed 3216, Tel: (052) 64 1107, Fax: (052) 64 1108
Townsends Helicopter Training School, PO Box 203, Camden
2570. Tel: (02) 607 8300, Fax: (02) 608 1062
Victorian Helicopter Services, Hangar 103, Essendon Airport 3041
‘UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER THEORY SPECIALISTS
Airline Ground Schools, 240 Grote St, Adelaide 5000.
Tel: (08) 233 6421, Fax: (08) 231 6813
Australian College of Aviation, PO Box 11, Cheltenham 3192,
Tel: (03) 587 2242. Fax: (03) 580 4629
Australian International Flying College, PO Box 263, Willetton 6155
Aviation Theory Centre, 131 Nelson Pl, Williamstown 3016.
Broadmeadows College of TAFE, Pearcedale Pde, Broadmeadows 3047,
Coverdale Avn Theory, 621 Airport Ave, Bankstown Airport 2200
Cranford Publications, PO Box 154, The Gap 4061.
Tel: 015 641 774, Tel/Fax: (07) 300 6061
DFT Publishing, PO Box 74-079, Auckland, New Zealand
Fax: 64 9 522 4157
Elizabeth College of TAFE, Kings Rd, Parafield Airport 5106
Massey University School of Aviation, Private Bag 11-222,
Palmerston North,New Zealand. Tel: 64 6 356 9099,
Fax: 64 6 350 3200
Melbourne Institute of Aviation, PO Box 183, Niddrie 3042
Qld Aerospace Training College, Box 5527, Rockhampton MC 4702
Royal Melb Institute of Tech, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne 3001
Southern Sydney Institute Padstow College, Aeroskills Trng Ctr,
Raine Rd, Padstow 2211. Tel: (02) 774 9284 Fax: (02) 774 9290
Swinburne University of Technology, John St, Hawthorn 3122
Sydney Institute of Technology, Level 7, Bldg W, Broadway 2007
University Centre for Aviation Studies, Tower Rd, Bankstown
Airport 2200. Tel: (02) 792 1588, Fax: (02) 792 2927
Victorian College of Ag/Horticulture, RMB 3000, Horsham 3401
Western Australian Aviation College, 41 Eagle Drive, Jandakot
Airport 6164. Tel: (09) 414 1034, Fax: (09) 414 1434
For more information on the flying training establishments listed in bold, refer to the various companies’ advertisements throughout this issue.