[ICAO][SFC?][SFC news][Gifts][FAQs][Prices][Terms][Policies][Sitemap][Contact][GoogleMap][Jobs at SFC]
Why not post your flying experiences on YouTube. Click to view SFC students' footage!
Stapleford Flight Centre on Google's 2D 'Zoom-able' Earth map (no download required)...
Stapleford Flight Centre on Google's 3D Earth (requires Google Earth download)...
Interactive Flash location map for Stapleford Flight Centre
Up-to-the-minute weather from Stapleford Flight Centre
Interactive airfield tour
Career information and vacancies at Stapleford Flight Centre...

Aerobatic courses

 

Aerobatic Courses


At Stapleford flight centre we offer the opportunity to gain the AOPA Aerobatic Certificate.

Why?

AOPA has designed a syllabus of learning to encourage those pilots who wish to become proficient in the basic aerobatic manoeuvres to undertake the training through a properly structured course.

Flying Training


The course consists of a minimum of eight hours ground instruction and eight hours dual flying with an instructor who is qualified to give aerobatic instruction. Pilots who already have some aerobatic experience may qualify for a reduction in the flying hour requirement of this course.


Course Syllabus

 

  • Legislation affecting aerobatic flying
  • Airframe and engine limitations
  • Physical limitations, body stresses - 'g' forces, disorientation, airsickness
  • Pre-flight procedures
  • Slow flight, level, climbing, turning and descending
  • Stall entries and recoveries from various flight attitudes
  • Advanced (maximum rate) turns
  • Spins and precision recoveries
  • Recoveries from unusual attitudes
  • Loop
  • Aileron roll
  • Barrel roll
  • Slow roll
  • Stall turn
  • Roll off the top of a loop
  • Combination sequence
  • Aerobatic airmanship

Course Fees


Hire of the T67M260 Firefly - includes dual time with a fully qualified instructor, ground instruction and all pre and post flight briefings.

£211.00 per hour (inc. VAT)

Typical eight hour course: 8 hours @ £211.00 = £1608.00


Membership fees


Full Flying Membership - £85.00 per annum
Associate Membership - £35.00 per annum
Membership Joining Fee - £15.00



 

Stapleford Flight Centre Ltd

Address:
Stapleford Aerodrome, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, RM4 1SJ
Tel:
01708 688380 Fax: 01708 688421 Email: lauraward@flysfc.com

Registered Office: 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road,
Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 8HD
Registered No. 967895

Site design by Mark Birkett Multimedia Design & Development