GETTING STARTED
EVERY PILOT STARTS SOMEWHERE.
01
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Talk through the lesson and what you'll be doing in the air.
02
MEET THE AIRCRAFT
Learn the pre-flight checks, cockpit, instruments and controls.
03
TAKE THE CONTROLS
Your instructor will get you involved from your very first flight.
04
START YOUR LOGBOOK
Your first flight is also the beginning of your flying record.
YOUR FLYING JOURNEY
WHERE DO YOU WANT FLYING TO TAKE YOU?
Whether you're taking the controls for the first time, working towards a licence or adding new skills and endorsements, Gore Aero Club can help you keep progressing.
LEARN TO FLY
Start from scratch with one-on-one flying instruction and work towards your first solo.
GAIN YOUR LICENCE
Work towards your Private Pilot Licence or Recreational Pilot Certificate with practical and ground-based training.
BUILD YOUR SKILLS
Already flying? Continue your training with cross-country flying, night flying and additional aircraft or microlight type ratings.
FLIGHT REVIEWS + TESTING
Part 149 capability includes recreational pilot flight testing, biennial flight reviews and microlight aircraft type ratings.
Note
16 is the minimum age for first solo.
17 is the minimum age for a Private Pilot Licence.
GROUND TRAINING
THERE'S MORE TO FLYING THAN FLYING.
RADIO TELEPHONY
Communicating clearly and confidently in the air.
AIR LAW
The rules, procedures and responsibilities of flying.
METEOROLOGY
Understanding weather and how it affects your flight.
AIR TECH
Aircraft, engines, systems and how flight works.
NAVIGATION
Planning your flight and finding your way from the air.
HUMAN FACTORS
Decision-making, workload, stress and performance in the cockpit.
YOUR INSTRUCTORS
LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE.
At Gore Aero Club, you'll learn from a passionate and experienced team who are here to help you to achieve your aviation goals.
FULL-TIME INSTRUCTOR
OM MAISURIA
C Category Flight Instructor · General Aviation
Om is Gore Aero Club's full-time flight instructor, with more than 800 hours of flying experience and a Commercial Pilot Licence.
He completed his training at the International Aviation Academy of New Zealand, gaining diplomas in General Aviation and Flight Instruction.
Om provides flight and ground instruction, helping students progress from their first lesson through to first solo, Private Pilot Licence and beyond.
GENERAL AVIATION · PPL + ADVANCED TRAINING
DEVON SANSBURY
Chief Flying Instructor
Devon is Gore Aero Club's Chief Flying Instructor, providing senior oversight and support for the club's General Aviation flight instruction.
Working alongside Om in a supervisory capacity, Devon is available for advanced instruction, assessments and training requiring a higher level of instructor qualification.
PETER KEMPTHORNE
Senior Microlight Instructor · RAANZ
A full-time aircraft engineer, Peter donates his time to Gore Aero Club as a senior microlight instructor with RAANZ.
With 700 hours of flight time, including 200 hours as a Recreational Pilot Certificate Flight Instructor, Peter provides microlight instruction and is also the club's Treasurer, Secretary, Aircraft Maintenance Controller and airfield contact person.
BRADLEY YORKE
Part 149 Senior Instructor
Bradley donates his time to Gore Aero Club as a senior recreational flying instructor, with more than 2,500 hours of flight time, including 1,000 hours instructing across fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
His Part 149 ATO qualification enables him to conduct solo and full Recreational Pilot Certificate flight tests, biennial flight reviews and microlight aircraft type ratings.
All instructor bookings are coordinated through Gore Aero Club. Contact Us.
GOOD TO KNOW
QUESTIONS + RESOURCES
Everything you need to get started — from training costs and requirements to useful downloads and flying information.