Tayside Aviation

Tayside Aviation is one of Scotland’s leading flight schools. Founded in February 1968, the Dundee-based aviation school is a UK CAA Approved Flight Training Organisation has been training pilots for over five decades.

The flight school delivers a range of aviation courses including a Private Pilot Level (LAPL PPL) to Commercial Pilot Level (CPL, MEP, IR and MCC) AND Flight Instructor Training (FIC, IRI, CRI) on a full-time or part-time basis.

Tayside Aviation was the first flight school to be awarded a RAF Flying Scholarship in 1978 and in 1994 the school became the sole UK contractor for the Flying Scholarship Scheme training over 500 cadets per year with the support of seven sub-contractors throughout the UK.

Today, Tayside Aviation continues to be a centre of excellence for military and civil aviation. The school was awarded the prestigious Royal Air Force Central Flying School Trophy by the Honourable Company of Air Pilots for demonstrating excellence in flight training.

Based in Scotland’s sunniest city, Tayside Aviation’s Dundee base has 20 light aircraft, classroom training facilities and engineering support services. The flight school is unique in that it’s one of only a few ATO’s in the UK where all training can be completed on the one site.

In 2022, Tayside Aviation become the official sponsor of Celtic FC Women’s team with the aim of encouraging more females into aviation and sport. Find out more about Tayside Aviation on our website www.taysideaviation.com