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Ardmore Flying School's Mission Statement:
"To train pilots to the very highest standard of excellence in
aviation, safety, education, competency, command, and to
achieve their individual, personal and professional aviation goals"
Experience
Whether you are choosing aviation as a career, or simply for the sheer thrill of flying, selecting the right school is vital to your success.
The Ardmore Flying School has been training pilots since 1961 and is recognised internationally as a quality facility, providing consistently high standards in all aspects of flight training.
Many Ardmore Flying School graduates are flying for airlines all over the world. It's instructors bring a wealth of experience, including 'A' Category instructors each with over 20 years of experience in fixed wing instruction.
Our Rotary division extends our operations and makes available an experienced 'A' Category instructor with 14 years with the RNZAFand current Airline Route flying.
Our large, modern fleet of fixed wing and helicopter aircraft includes fourteen 'R' model Cessna 172 aircraft. These new planes have been purchased over the period of the last 5 years, direct from the Cessna Factory in Kansas.
Our use of Aviation Simulation Technology and a policy of one - on - one training makes Ardmore Flying School one of the few schools in the Pacific Rim able to offer personalised programs using new aircraft.
The majority of Ardmore Flying School's students are of New Zealand origin, but there are also students from many other countries, providing a truly international environment.
Our instructors enjoy a good rapport with all nationalities.
Our experience in training overseas students is evidenced by the fact that we undertake ab-initio and advanced training programmes for numerous Asian and Pacific Rim Airline Carriers.
Ardmore Flying School has had considerable experience designing courses and training overseas students. We currently have students from -
Malaysia • Korea • China • Japan • England • Sweden • Nauru • Rarotonga • Tonga • Emirates • Taiwan • Samoa • Indonesia • Thailand • Australia and Holland... to name a few.
Our experience with a wide range of cultures and backgrounds gives our staff the ability to help and encourage students, particularly with language and the many other issues that arise from living in a foreign country.
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 Recognised Training Approvals
- New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority
- New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)
- A member of the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) aviation network
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Expertise
- 19'A' and 'B' Category Instructors
- 20 'C' Category Instructors
- Flight Instructor development
- Foreign license validation
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Courses offered
 Ardmore Flying School is approved by NZQA, the MoE and the NZ Civil Aviation Authority (NZCAA) to offer professional pilot training programmes and diploma courses.
In conjunction with the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) and Griffith University (Australia) we are able to offer approved students a fully funded tertiary Diploma in Aviation Science.
We offer complete courses for both the full time and part time student in the following fixed wing and rotor category:
- Private Pilots Licence
- Commercial Pilots Licence
- Instrument Rating - Multi Engine
- Instructor Rating - A, B, and C
- An NZQA accredited Diploma in Aviation with endorsement for Flight Instruction>
- An NZQA accredited Diploma in Aviation with endorsement for Air Transport Ops
- Cessna Pilot Center (CPC) multi media training
- Airline ab-initio training
- Private Pilot theory, 2 weeks full time
- Commercial Pilot theory, 10 weeks full time
- Instrument Flight Rules theory, 3 weeks full time
- Instructor ratings for approved candidates
Please note:
We offer personalised flight training, so flight training time will vary depending on the requirements of the individual student.
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Fleet and Training Facilities
- State of the art buildings and lecture facilities
- Extensive gardens and recreational areas
- Garmin 1000 avionic transition training
- 17 Cessna 172 ( including 15 new Cessna 172R's)
- 2 Beechcraft Duchess
- 1 Frasca TruFlite twin engine aircraft simulator with 180 degree visuals
- 1 Frasca G1000 glass cockpit simulator configured for a C172R.
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Location
The school is located at Ardmore Airport, South Auckland, which is the busiest airport in New Zealand and is in close proximity to Auckland International Airport.
Students at the Ardmore Flying School therefore have the luxury of learning without having to cope with major international airliners at an early stage in their training.
As we are only five minutes flying time from Auckland International Airport our students are encouraged to regularly visit there so they can gain first hand experience of operating into an international airport.
This geographical closeness to an international airport ensures that the student is training in a busy aviation environment.
Instrument flight training usually finishes with an ILS or VOR approach into Auckland International Airport under the guidance of their radar controllers.
Hamilton International Airport is another major airport regularly visited on training flights.
There are a large number of airports within a 30 minutes radius of Ardmore all of which provide the instrument pilot with a large number of approaches both procedural and radar controlled.
Ardmore Regional Airport also hosts a wide variety of operations including agricultural, warbirds, police, and non-scheduled charter operations.
Weather conditions at Ardmore would have to rank as the best there is in New Zealand with only the very odd day where operations have to be canceled due to adverse weather conditions.
Although the Ardmore Airport and training areas are busy, there is ample low traffic and free local airspace for flight training exercises plus numerous regional airports and local aerodromes for use in cross-country flying.
The training area and surrounding districts also offer diverse topographic and climatic conditions, which again reinforce student aviator exposure to the real world and varied flight conditions.
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Student Accommodation
Accommodation is always a concern for any incoming student whether from within the country or from overseas. Fortunately Ardmore Flying School has an exclusive contract with a hostel accommodation provider on the airfield and within 100 metres walking distance from the school.
As a further option both home and farm stays are available, for those who wish to be a part of a family during their course of study.
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Future Employment Opportunities
Like any career, passing the various Qualifications in the form of Licences, Ratings and Diplomas is only the beginning as all Commercial Airline Operators look for pilots with several hundred hours of experience.
Hence the need to find some form of employment in an organisation with high standards is imperative for gaining the experience and the required hours.
Ardmore Flying School is such an environment and we are proud of the vitality and busy atmosphere of our School.
To reinforce our standards we have a policy to only select future instructors from amongst our domestic students with NZ Citizenship or NZ Permanent Residence and who have completed their full professional flight-training syllabus within the School.
Ardmore Flying School prides itself upon its excellent reputation for providing well trained Instructors and Pilots to the Airline and Industry.
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