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The Real Cost of Becoming a Pilot: An Insider's Guide

What does it really cost to become a pilot? SFT Head of Operations, Peter Edwards, takes you through his insider's guide.

SFT Instructors Kayla & Kate take NFR to South Australia for a makeover!

SFT Instructors Kayla and Kate became ferry pilots for a day while transporting NFR to South Australia for a paint job!

Catch up on our latest SFT Student Achievements

Apart from a few bumpy and gusty days, the weather has allowed us to witness numerous student achievements from first solo and beyond....

SFT Instructors: Where Are They Now?

We recently caught up with three of SFT’s former instructors who are now behind the controls of passenger jets for different airlines.

Our Latest SFT Student Achievements

Our Sydney Flight Training students have achieved remarkable success once again, maing us all very proud. We extend our heartfelt...

Sydney Flight Training says goodbye to the Baron with a trip to New Zealand

SFT’s Peter Edwards and Kayla Bentley recently swapped their instructors’ hats for those of ferry pilots, while helping to transport the...

SFT Stories: Captain Mark Kelly and the Boeing 747 ‘Queen of the Skies’

After 36 years of navigating the skies as a Qantas pilot, my final flight with the Boeing 747, affectionately known as the 'Queen of the...

Catch up on our latest SFT Student Achievements

It has been another successful period for our SFT Students of whom we are all extremely proud. Congratulations to all of those who...

SFT Stories: Andrew Ricker - Back in the Air

In the latest SFT Story written by our students, we hear from Andrew Ricker, who describes his experience getting back in the air after a...

SouthPAN: The Next Big Leap in Satellite Navigation (Part 2) - by Andrew Andersen

SouthPAN will bring an evolution in satellite navigation for our region. In the second of two articles, Andrew Andersen, a passionate...

SFT Stories: Captain Mark Kelly and the DHC-4 Caribou

For those not already aware of his many and varied extra-curricular activities, Sydney Flight Training Instructor Mark Kelly is a...

SouthPAN: The Next Big Leap in Satellite Navigation (Part 1) - by Andrew Andersen

An evolution in satellite navigation for our region is on its way. In the first of two informative articles, Andrew Andersen, a...

A Trio of First Solos for our SFT Students

A trio of first solos marks our recent student achievements at Sydney Flight Training. This is such a memorable and important milestone...

SFT Stories: Captain Mark Kelly and the F111C Fighter Jet

Mark Kelly, ex-RAAF, ex Qantas Captain and most importantly to us, current SFT mentor and instructor, has kindly dipped into his treasure...

Helping to Inspire the Next Generation of Aviators

Late last year, Sydney Flight Training joined forces with the newly re-established Royal Aero Club of NSW to provide them with a Part 141...

Recent Achievements at SFT

Sydney Flight Training students and instructors have enjoyed a high achieving end to 2023 and successful start to 2024. Milestones have...

SFT Stories: Peter Dugdale - A Return to Flying

In the first of our series of SFT Stories we hear from Peter Dugdale who describes the challenges of a return to flying after a 32-year...

SFT’s Mark Kelly & HARS Commemorate Pioneer Lawrence Hargrave

Mark Kelly, our experienced flight instructor and examiner, is not only part of the team at Sydney Flight Training, he also flies as a...

103 Years Young, the Royal Aero Club of New South Wales is Looking to the Future

Friday 10th November saw the 103rd birthday celebration of the Royal Aero Club of New South Wales. An appropriately 1920s themed night...

Our Latest SFT Student Achievements

It has been another successful few months for our Sydney Flight Training students, of whom we are all inordinately proud. Whether it is a...

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