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Walters Flying School



LOCATION:

One hour drive west of Brisbane
off the Warrego Hwy near Gatton, Qld
WAC code:3340

AIRFIELD:

Lynfield   S27°28'  E152°24'
Elevation: 350 feet
Runway: 15/33  Length: 450 metres grass
Airfield VHF: 126.7      Area: 121.2
ARFOR: 40

CHIEF FLYING INSTRUCTOR:

Kevin Walters CFI/ROC

AIRCRAFT GROUP:

3 axis

AIRCRAFT TYPE:

Drifter 582, Tecnam Sierra, Sportstar


STANDARD HOURLY CHARGE FOR TRAINING PROGRAM:

  • Flight – instruction: Drifter: $120.00 per flight hour
    Sierra: $140.00 per flight hour
    Sportstar: $140.00 per flight hour
  • Flight – supervised solo:  as above
  • Flight Instruction in owners aircraft:  $65.00 per flight hour
  • Ground briefing: $24 per hour
  • Fixed price package: not available

OTHER PROGRAMS:

  • Trial instructional flight: as above pro rata
  • Aircraft non-training hourly hire rate (wet): Drifter $90.00; Sierra and Sportstar $110.00

OTHER COSTS:

  • Charge for airfield use: nil
  • Charge for class room lectures: $35 per hour

TRAINING NOTES:

The school has no junior instructors and all training is conducted by Kevin Walters. His qualifications include full Commercial Pilot Licence, GA Instructor (lapsed due lack of activity in GA sector and too many hoops to jump through) Agricultural Pilot Instructor, Gliding Instructor (not current) , current Agricultural Pilot with own cropduster.

Fully current to train ultralight pilots in the following new endorsements as per new RA-Aus Operations Manual.
1. Cross-country, Radio, Passenger, Instructor Rating
2. Tailwheel
3. Low Performance
4. High Performance
5. Low Level
6. Controlled Airspace (Tecnam and Sportstar Transponder equipped).

Note: Kevin is now training potential GA pilots for their PPL and Commercial Pilots Licence as per the constraints of the CASA Day VFR Syllabus. This can halve the cost of the total training to the CPL Standard.

Even though the training standard is very high Kevin manages to put the average student through to Pilot Certificate Standard in about 22 hours. Older students can expect to do more but the maximum hours so far have been 31 hours. Students who do not take training seriously are invited to go elsewhere .The school has been described as having an unusual approach to flying training with a lot of fun thrown in. Kevin’s motto is Firm, Far and Friendly.


ACCOMMODATION & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

Learn to fly in the picturesque Lockyer Valley often described as the salad bowl of Queensland and only a short drive to the Gold Coast and northern beaches. Local country cuisine in many taverns and pubs and also accommodation at very reasonable prices. Or rough it out in our basic onsite Cabin. Night out every Friday night at the local Tavern with other pilots.

During the course of training students can visit the numerous airfields that abound in the Brisbane and Lockyer Valley . Poke around the hangars and discover local V-8 Spitfires and Quicksilvers or Twin Pioneers parked amongst the gum trees. Drop in and have a look at the Focke-Wulf FW190 or the Mustang.



Walters Flying School

telephone: 07 5465 8888
mobile: 0428 718 072
or : EMAIL Walters Flying School




Currency of information - this page was last updated with ftf-supplied information: September, 2008