Location

George

The lovely Indian Ocean city of George is scenically situated on a coastal plateau at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains. It is a pretty resort area with a relaxed atmosphere, which, coupled with continuity of training away from life's working pressures, guarantees that our students get maximum benefit from each hour they fly. 

George is 425km east of Cape Town and 370km west of Port Elizabeth on the Garden Route, which is famous for its lush indigenous forests and beautiful beaches. The airport lies 9 km's from the city centre.

Flight Training College is based at George Airport, which is the secondary airport to Cape Town International. It is an ATC controlled airspace environment and fully equipped for all instrument and night flying operations. We are very fortunate in that the airport is not unduly busy and we have personalised attention from the qualified air traffic controllers. The airport has full fire fighting and emergency facilities and FTC lies 50 meters from the main taxiway.

George Airport is fully equipped to international standards with ATC, NDB, VOR, DME and ILS for day and night instrument landing conditions.

Oudtshoorn

Our secondary base is located at the municipal airport of the historical town of Oudtshoorn. Situated on the plains a mere 55 kilometers north of George between the Outeniqua and Swartberg mountain ranges, it occupies a little known but illustrious position in South African aviation history.

Oudtshoorn distinguished itself as one of South Africa’s premier training locations during WWII. Allied pilots serving in the North African and European campaigns were trained here under the Joint Air Training Scheme between the Union of South Africa and Great Britain.

Because of its climate, facilities and location, it remains one of the best training venues anywhere in the Republic and has played host to several training camps for the Royal Airforce’s Red Devils elite Parachute Team, as well as the South African National Aerobatic Championship in 2007.

Oudtshoorn serves as FTC’s base for the Accelerated Commercial and Motor Gliding Courses.