Seletar Flying Club
 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikitia's general notability guideline. |
| Formation | 9 October 1987 |
|---|---|
| Type | Flying club |
| Purpose | Promoting General Aviation in Singapore |
| Headquarters | Seletar Airport |
| Location |
|
| Coordinates | 01°25′01″N 103°52′04″E / 1.41694°N 103.86778°E |
| Services | Aviation Consultation, Flight Training, Ground School |
Membership | General Public |
Key people | Jezreel Mok (General Manager) |
| Website | seletar-flying-club |
Formerly called | Singapore Airlines Flying Club |
Seletar Flying Club is a non-profit aero club located in Seletar Airport, Singapore. It provides recreational flying activities and allow members to undertake flying lessons to attain a Private Pilot License.
Over the years, the club house have been moved from the western side of Seletar Airport, to the eastern side near the maintenance hangars.[1] In 2011, the club once again moved to its current location at the new Business Aviation Complex with a commanding view of the airport apron area. [2] The current club house is equipped with a member's lounge, which is popular with members for meetups, a classroom for ground school/flight briefings and a dedicated station running flight simulator software.
Aircraft
In August 2019, to replace our ageing Piper Warrior, Seletar Flying Club decided to dispose its sole Piper PA28 and subsequently acquired a Beechcraft Debonair C33 through a leasing agreement so as to cater for member's desire to learn and operate a faster general aviation aircraft.
Fleet
As of 1 July 2020, the Seletar Flying Club fleet consists of 2 Cessna 172 aircraft and 1 Beechcraft Debonair C33.[3]
Training
The club provides training towards attaining private pilot certification for members of the public interested in taking up the challenge of learning to fly. On obtaining a private pilot license, club members can hire club aircraft to various destinations around the region for short vacations or personal reasons bringing along their friends and family. The club also conducts regular navigation expeditions to various airports in the region in addition to regular aviation activities. The club's instructors can also provide navigation training, night flying recency and maintenance of FAA PPL currency for member pilots.[4]
Over the years, our staff, instructors and members have flown to many airports around the region including but not limited to the following:
- Tioman Airport
- Senai Airport
- Lanjut Airstrip
- Melaka Airport
- Subang Airport
- Penang Airport
- Redang Airport
- Pangkor Airport
- Langkawi Airport
- Hang Nadim International Airport
- Letung Airport
- Phuket Airport
- Hat Yai International Airport
- Ranong Airport
- Veer Savarkar International Airport
In the media
References
- ↑ "Old Seletar Flying Club House". nlb.gov.sg. National Library Board.
- ↑ "Opening of Business Aviation Complex". mti.gov.sg. Ministry of Trade and Industry.
- ↑ "Singapore Aircraft Register" (PDF). CAAS.gov.sg. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
- ↑ "Upgrade for old runway strip in Lanjut". thestar.com.my. The Star Malaysia.
External links
This article "Seletar Flying Club" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles taken from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be accessed on Wikipedia's Draft Namespace.