End Of An Era

School closure indicative of a wider GA problem

The oldest flying school at Archerfield, Brisbane’s metropolitan airport, has closed its hangar doors for the last time for reasons all too common to the fate of school-based training nationally and the overall health of the GA industry.

Gil Layt’s Flying School first started training new pilots in March 1974 and had done so continuously for the past 45 years. In that time countless ordinary folk were turned into recreational, private and commercial pilots, ready to take on the world of aviation. The school was, and is, widely recognised for having produced graduates who are both well-trained and well regarded by employers.