Take to the skies with a trial lesson at Cumbernauld Airport! This small, but very professionally run airport is just 20 minutes from Glasgow and 30 minutes from Edinburgh and offers a fantastic venue to make your first foray into flying a light aircraft.
As you arrive at the airport your experience starts with meeting your instructor pilot who'll be taking you out for your lesson. After a safety briefing and familiarisation of the aircraft you'll be flying in, it's time to get onboard and ready. Once given clearance by air traffic control you'll taxi away down the runway, take off and head into the skies over Glasgow.
You'll be taking your lesson in a Cessna 152 plane, which is one of the best known two seater fixed wing planes used for training. Your instructor will handle the take off and landing (so you get plenty of time to appreciate that bird's eye view of Glasgow and the surrounding areas), but during the flight you will be positively encouraged to take the controls and fly the plane yourself.
A trial lesson at Cumbernauld airport is a great choice for anyone who wants to have a go at flying. The venue has a modern terminal building along with a good cafe and restaurant on site, so friends and family accompanying the budding pilot will be able to see the action from the comfort of the cafe.
The experience will begin with a safety briefing and familiarisation with the aircraft and its controls. Your flight route will be explained as your instructor completes the final flight checks before take off. Once airborne you will be given the opportunity to handle the controls as you learn how to turn, climb and bank the aircraft. Flight times quoted are chock to chock. Flight time can be counted towards a Private Pilot's License (PPL)
Flights operate on both weekdays and weekend throughout the year, subject to availability.
Flying lessons take place at Cumbernauld Airport, north of the A80, at Wardpark North near Cumbernauld.
A minimum age of 14 is required. The maximum weight limit for a 2 seater 14-16 stone depending on the aircraft used. Heavier participants can be flown in a 4 seater aircraft.
Spectators are welcome and can watch you take off and land.