Bedfordshire School of Flying
Cranfield Airport
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0JR
01234 752 817
Pilots Advice Centre
Elstree Aerodrome
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AW
0845 094 6060
Welcome to Bedfordshire School of Flying - one of the Cabair Group's most exciting schools due to it's location: Time to take flying lessons at Cranfield airport!
Our unique selling point has to be our close proximity to Cabair College of Air Training - one of the most prolific suppliers of First Officers to the airlines - worldwide. Complete your PPL with us and you will be mixing it with trainee airline pilots!
We have a very smart fleet which includes Diamond Star DA40 glass cockpit aeroplanes and the Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters. Here at Cranfield Airport, it is an excellent place to train - particularly if you have desires to go on for further qualifications such as Night Rating or an IMC (Instument & Meteorological Conditions). There are NDB, VOR and an ILS approaches plus two hours of night time licensing in Winter.
Cranfield Airport played a big part in the Second World War and was a base for Blenheims, Spitfires, Typhoons, Mustangs and Mosquitos - an air enthusiasts dream! After the war it became a centre for test pilots and soon the College of Aeronautics was established in 1946 - expanding in the fifties to offer postgraduate and research-intensive technical courses - something it is known for today.
Qualifying as a Private Pilot is one of the most rewarding things you can achieve, and Cabair as a group have played a large part in training thousands of pilots over the last forty or so years throughout the UK and overseas. We do as much as we can to encourage those new to flying, and through our network of friendly schools we do our best to make learning to fly a most enjoyable and satisfying experience.
There are various ways of obtaining information on how to start flying. You can call in at the School and chat with our staff and instructors. You can visit this website and download various data sheets of the courses we offer. You can also contact our unique Pilots Advice Centre, which is based at our HQ at Elstree Aerodrome, for friendly one-to-one impartial advice about how to best organise and fund your licence.
All the necessary contact information is set out in the column right.
