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Explore Flyby | Basair | SFC | Ardmore | Hillsboro & Perkasa & more
01 · What to expect
Ardmore Flying School, from the school's own pictures.
✈️ Your Next Step Towards the Cockpit Starts Here!
Join Aviation Connect for an exclusive Flight School Comparison & Application Session at Hilton Petaling Jaya following the recent Pilot Training Exhibition in early October 2026!
🌍 Explore and compare leading global flight training schools, understand entry and medical requirements, evaluate tuition fees and financial commitments, and gain valuable insights into career prospects, licensing pathways and future airline opportunities.
🎓💰 Our team will help you identify the training destination and programme best suited to your ambitions, budget and career goals. Take the opportunity to ask questions, receive personalised guidance and understand your next steps towards becoming a professional pilot! 🧑✈️
🔒 Attendance is by confirmed invitation only. Please not that there are no scholarships available!
Format note
Doors open 10 minutes prior to the event start time
02 The schools
Representatives of these schools, live, with time for your questions. Each school has its own page with its programs.
Papakura (Ardmore Airport), Auckland, New Zealand
CAA NZ Part 141 school at Ardmore Airport near Auckland, established 1961. Offering the NZ Diploma in Aviation (Lvl 5) and (Lvl 6), CPL MEIR and instructor ratings.
Sydney (Bankstown) and Brisbane (Archerfield), Australia
CASA Part 142 college at Bankstown, Sydney and Archerfield, Brisbane, training since 1991. The integrated syllabus qualifies pilots to commercial standard in 150 flight hours instead of 200. Simulator hours and flight test hours make up the total to 171 hours.
Burgos, Spain
EASA training organisation at Burgos Airport, the largest ATO in Spain. One all-inclusive fee covers the 14-month integrated ATPL, campus accommodation and three meals a day.
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
FAA Part 141 airplane and helicopter school in Oregon since 1980, with three campuses and students from 75+ countries. The only US school offering joint FAA and EASA training on a single F-1 visa.
Jakarta (HQ); Cilacap, Pangandaran, Semarang (training bases), Indonesia
Indonesian DGCA Part 141 flight school founded 2013, additionally approved by the aviation authorities of Vietnam and Laos. Full PPL-to-ATPL pipeline on a 1:5 aircraft-to-cadet ratio.
Sydney (Bankstown) and Tamworth, NSW, Australia
CASA Part 142 training organisation and flying club founded 1969, with bases at Sydney's Bankstown Airport and a purpose-built residential Pilot Academy in Tamworth running a comprehensive pilot training program.
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03 The venue
Venue
Executive Club Lounge Meeting Room, Level 21, East Wing
04 How it works
Our events are free for everyone, parents included, and registering takes a minute.
05 Questions
06 Your seat
Free for everyone, parents included. Submit your details below. We’ll send a verification link to your email, and your seat is confirmed once you click it.
Pilot Training Seminar | School Comparison, Visa, Career Outlook
Petaling Jaya
Free for everyone
One call with an advisor about the schools at this event and the schools like them. Free for students, and you decide.
