Wagtail Flight Academy (Gyro training)

Wagtail Flight Academy concentrates on full-time live-in Flight Training Courses. During 2007 Wagtail and Alto Flight Academy also combined forces and we now operate under one ATO licence, giving you the opportunity to explore the Aviation world all the way from Gyroplanes, Sailplanes ( gliders ) Non type certified fixed wings up to Fully certified Light aircraft, all under one SETA accredited Training Organisation.

Our training courses comply with all requirements laid down by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (C.A.A.) and the NEW SETA guidelines. Gyroplane Flight training is normally conducted at the Wagtail Research Facility which is a private aerodrome situated between Parys and Sasolburg. For Fixed wing aircraft and Gliders, Potchefstroom serves as a base.

Wagtail Pilots have the benefit of avoiding the frustration and wasted time that accompanies flight training at busy airports. The quiet nature of the flight training airspace allows very short time between takeoffs and landings and the result is that the intensity of circuit training is substantially increased with the result that students spend less time just flying around or wasting time to wait for other aircraft in the circuit.

The General Flying Area is only 3 miles away and again the focus is on intensive training and not on ferry flights to and from the General Flying area. Parys airfield with its 1600 meter tar runway is only 8 minutes away, Potchefstroom airfield is only 35 minutes away and Springs, Rand, JHB International is only 45 minutes away from the Wagtail Training facility.

Facilities
The facilities at Wagtail Flight Academy consist of a 700 m^3 hangar and an adjacent building with lecture facilities and self-catering Chalet for the students. This is where all student activities take place from examinations to parties to celebrate each solo flight. The runway is 1400 meters long with gravel ends and a very smooth stone free clay centre section of 400 meters. The area around the airfield is wide open maize fields for as far as the eye can see. The General flying area will take you to the Vaal river, Barrage, Vaal dam and the Vredefort dome complex. All these natural attractions are all within 10 minutes flight time from Wagtail park.