Light Aircraft Flying, PPL and
Aircraft Rental at the Cape

Flying as a sport has a long tradition in South Africa and comprises a broad variety of options, from light aircraft flying, glider flying, microlight flying and skydiving to paragliding.

Because of the excellent weather conditions and the favourable exchange rate, light aircraft flying in South Africa is particularly attractive for Europeans. A PPL costs at the renowned Good Hope Flying Club (GHFC) in Cape Town just 35.000 Rand, much less than half of the price in Europe. The future pilots receive their training directly at Cape Town International Airport on a Piper Tomahawk or Piper Warrior. Right from the beginning you taxi to the runway together with Boeing 747's and other liners and get the take-off clearance from Cape Town tower.

The club employs 5 highly-experienced full-time flying instructors. Chief Instructor Dietlind Lempp has more than 6,500 flying hours. A Private Pilot License course can be completed in theory and praxis in 4 to 6 weeks. If you plan to fly professionally, can subsequently do the CPL, which costs about 40.000 Rand inclusive of instrument rating. Beforehand, however, one has to gain the experience of 200 flying hours (including 45 PPL hours).

If you are in possession of a licence already, you can have it validated by the club and then charter an aircraft from them. The fees are very reasonable. A 2-seater Piper Tomahawk comes to 350 Rand per hour (wet), a 4-seater Piper Warrior with 160 HP goes for 500 Rand and a Cessna Cutlass with retractable landing gear costs 650 Rand.