Flying Lessons at Biggin Hill

What Can I Expect

You'll be surrounded by aviation history on these Biggin Hill flying lessons! This long-established club at Kent's Biggin Hill Airport has been teaching budding pilots since 1977. We are offering vouchers for 60-minute lessons and 5 x 60-minute Pilot Starter Packs, all in four seater trainer aircraft.

Biggin Hill boasts a proud heritage as the front line Battle of Britain RAF station during the Second World War. These days it’s an active commercial airfield at the gateway to London (being just 12 miles south of the capital), still sitting on that hill overlooking the Kentish Downs.

So what can you expect when you take a flying lesson at Biggin Hill? The first thing you'll notice is just how massively long the tarmac runway is! This is because Biggin is capable of welcoming larger commercial airliners.

Indeed, there’s a lot of corporate and business jet traffic at Biggin, so just taxiing to the runway holding point is a sight to behold for aviation fans, as you pass all the resident and visiting planes lined up from Spitfires to the latest Embraer!

Once your instructor has taken care of the take off and usually about 10 minutes into the flight, the lesson proper can begin. And this isn't just a 'have a go' flying experience at Biggin Hill. You will be following exercise number three in the pilot syllabus, which is a lesson in flying 'straight and level'. A highlight of the flight. And as even seasoned flying veterans will tell you, you never forget the first time you 'took control'.

If you’re really into the idea of learning to fly, we highly recommend the Pilot Pack, which gives you 5 x 60-minute flights out of Biggin Hill. 

With a wealth of local knowledge and experience, you can be sure of a warm welcome from the friendly team for these Biggin Hill flying lessons. Whether you just want a taster of what it's like to get airborne at this historic airport in Kent, or are making your first flying steps towards going for the licence, it’s going to be fun, informative and with great views on London thrown in too!

Availability

• Experiences are available weekdays and weekends throughout the year, subject to weather conditions and availability
• Although time slots are allocated please be aware that aircraft lessons are subject to a number of factors which may potentially cause delay to your scheduled time
• Whilst every effort will be made to help keep you on time we ask for a degree of latitude owing to the nature of flying, air traffic delays and weather considerations
• Due to the popularity of this venue please book well in advance to avoid disappointment

Suitable For

• Minimum age of 14 years old
• Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult on the airfield
• Photographic ID will be required on the day
• Maximum weight 16 stone
• Maximum height 6ft 3ins

Spectators

• Spectators are welcome to attend and watch participants in flight with plenty of great photo opportunities
• An interested observer (min age 14) may observe the lesson from the rear seat subject to weight restrictions and at the discretion of the instructor

Anything Else

Trial Lessons

• Multiple trial lesson purchases cannot be combined for PPL qualifications, however, additional hours may be purchased direct from the supplier

Pilot Starter Packs

• If you wish to achieve a private pilots licence you'll need to complete at least 45 hours of flight training and complete theory exams, the flying school will be able to advise you on the additional costs involved