• The global shortage of airline pilots is matched by a greater shortage of airline instructors.
• Appropriately qualified and experienced flight instructors are a scarce and a very valuable resource.
• You need the right training foundation to succeed in getting an instruction job now and to create opportunities for an advanced instruction career later.
• An appropriate instruction background and qualification will make you very attractive to potential airline employers.

Employment Opportunities

• PTC Aviation conducts all initial flight instructor training for 43 Air School – South Africa’s most respected professional flying school. Therefore, completing the PTC Aviation Flight Instructor course gives you the best chance of employment as a Grade III Flight Instructor.

What’s puts the PTC Aviation Flight Instructor Course in a different league?

• PTC Aviation’s Flight Instructor Course gives you the foundation that you need to develop the qualifications and experience for airline-level instruction.
• Our Flight Instructor course is innovative and our experienced full time instructor development specialists have re-engineered instructor training to make it student centred and competency based.
• The instruction methods and techniques expected at advanced and airline levels form the core of our ab initio flight instructor course.
• We use the latest e-learning and simulator technology to achieve maximum value from expensive aircraft time.
• Highly experienced specialist instructors with a deep understanding of both primary flight training and advanced jet instruction will mentor and support you throughout your training.
• We create a positive, knowledge-rich learning environment and you’ll be able to mingle with industry professionals at every level from line pilots and experienced instructors to airline training captains and Designated Flight Examiners
• Port Elizabeth offers formal airspace structures with low traffic density and short ferry times to the training area.
• The course is structured to give appropriate training intensity whilst remaining flexible enough to manage weather and operational factors. If you bring your talent and motivation, we guarantee on-time completion.