Cranfield Flying School (CFS) is one of Europe’s longest established flying schools and pilot training facilities. We offer pilot training courses that can prepare you for your first solo flight as a new pilot, through to giving you the professional pilot training needed to become a commercial airline pilot. All completed at our state-of-the-art Flight Training Centre at Cranfield Airport.

At CFS we are proud of the reputation that we have built over time as a provider of innovative professional flight training solutions. This reputation is founded on the delivery of our core values:

Stability, innovation and quality.

We offer a wide range of training options from basic Private Pilots Licence (PPL) through to Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL / Instrument Rating (IR) to Flight Instructor Rating (FI) and Multi- Engine Rating, and onwards to training airline instructors and examiners. CFS can deliver all your needs; we are truly a ‘full service’ commercial and private training specialist.

To do this we enjoy comprehensive Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approvals as a Flight Training Organisation (FTO). The facilities available at Cranfield Flying School are ideal for professional and private pilot training.

Because of our base at Cranfield Airport, pilot training offered by us makes full use of the air traffic control, instrument landing aids and night flying facilities hosted at Cranfield Airport. This enables us to cater for all levels of pilot training. Pilot skill tests are conducted at Cranfield Flying School.

Cranfield Airport and Cranfield Flying School are located less than 50 miles from London and are close to most major road routes including the M1. Cranfield Flying School, our pilot training facilities and Cranfield Airport are situated within a university campus famous for its College of Aeronautics and award winning technical library. There are extensive facilities on campus available to all undergoing their pilot training with Cranfield Flying School.

Our Stability:  The cornerstone of our organisation is our commitment to employing staff who are proven experts in their field. This means that the pilots who we train acquire both the necessary knowledge to conduct their duties expertly, and the culture of commitment to excellence that our training team will inspire in them. This culture is naturally adopted as standard when they go onto the airlines and bases.

We treat each of our clients as unique and tailor our support and training programmes to suit their individual needs, culture and objectives.

Our Innovation: Aviation is a fast-moving industry in more ways than one. We live in an age of rapid technical innovation, but also one where increasing social and governmental pressures –national and global – can severely squeeze operators’ margins. As well as reacting swiftly to changing needs, we strive to anticipate them by developing training programmes that are increasingly cost-effective, using state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. As a result, you can be assured that our training and support services will serve you well into the future.

Our Quality: CFS is recognised throughout the aviation industry for the rigour of our training procedures. Our full-time employed Instructors are among the most experienced in commercial aviation; in many cases they fly regularly in order to ensure the highest level of teaching for over 50 years.