Contact
Blackbushe School of Flying
Blackbushe Airport
Camberley
Surrey
GU17 9LQ
T 01252 870 999
Pilots Advice Centre
Elstree Aerodrome
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AW
0845 094 6060
Welcome to Blackbushe School of Flying. We have been in existence since 1985 - nearly quarter of a century! Blackbushe Airport is a great place to take flying lessons.Our superb long runway and open countryside makes this an ideal airfield for the beginner and with our unique range of courses and products, it makes Blackbushe an excellent location at which to learn to fly.
The airport itself opened in late 1942 and was the operating base for RAF Hartfordbridge. It was active throughout the Second World War providing a base for squadrons of Spitfires and Mosquitos which took part in reconnaissance and fighter defense operations. It also entertained the Free French Squadron (Lorraine).
So good was RAF Hartfordbridge's all-weather record, it saw several notable arrivals, including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Allied Commander General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.
At the end of the War, newly renamed RAF Blackbushe was transferred to RAF Transport Command and was used as a base for many Dakotas which served in the 1948 Berlin Airlift - as well as flight training purposes - listing HRH The Duke of Edinburgh as a successful student.
Qualifying as a Private Pilot is a very rewarding acheivement, and Cabair as a group have played a large part in training thousands of pilots over the last forty or so years throughout the UK and overseas. We do as much as we can to encourage those new to flying, and through our network of friendly schools we do our best to make learning to fly a most enjoyable and satisfying experience.
There are various ways of obtaining information on how to start flying. You can call in at the School and chat with our staff and instructors. You can visit this website and download various data sheets of the courses we offer. You can also contact our unique Pilots Advice Centre, which is based at our HQ at Elstree Aerodrome, for friendly one-to-one impartial advice about how to best organise and fund your licence.
All the necessary contact information is set out in the column right.
