Gladstone & Central Queensland

Your path to the cockpit starts in Gladstone.

From your first lesson to a Commercial Pilot Licence — personalised, one-on-one flight training with over 20 years of experience. Plus air charter and aviation logistics across Central Queensland.

CASA Part 141 — FTO 0458
20+ years' experience
Gladstone based
Gladstone Flying Training's Sling aircraft on the apron at Gladstone Airport in golden light
On the apron at Gladstone Airport
20+
Years of flying experience
141
CASA Part 141 certified
1:1
Personalised instruction
QLD
Central Queensland based
What we do

Training, charter and aviation support

Whether you're chasing a licence or need to get somewhere a road can't take you — we cover the full picture from the Gladstone airfield.

Ab Initio Flight Training

Start from zero. Structured, one-on-one lessons that take you from your very first flight through to your first solo with confidence.

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Commercial Pilot Licence

The full CPL pathway under a CASA Part 141 organisation — building the hours, skills and standards airlines and operators look for.

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Ground School

The theory behind the stick — meteorology, navigation, air law, aircraft systems and human factors, taught clearly and at your pace.

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Flight Simulation

Practise procedures, emergencies and instrument work on the ground — building muscle memory before it counts in the air.

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Air Charter

Need to be somewhere a road can't reach? Point-to-point charter flights across Central Queensland for business, access and remote sites.

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Aviation Logistics

Moving people and freight by air where it matters — coordinated, compliant and backed by decades in Central Queensland skies.

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Why train here

Real experience, taught one-on-one

Gladstone Flying Training is a CASA Part 141 Flight Training Organisation led by a career pilot with over 20 years in the air. You're not a number in a big-city classroom — you learn directly from an instructor who's flown it, with training shaped around how you learn and the life you've got.

  • CASA Part 141 certifiedFlight Training Organisation FTO 0458 — training delivered to the national standard.
  • Safety, every flightA safe, methodical learning environment where nothing is rushed and nothing is skipped.
  • Personalised pathwayTailored lessons and flexible scheduling for every skill level — at your pace, on your timeline.
More about us
20 + yrs

flying and instructing across Central Queensland — taking new pilots from their first lesson to a commercial licence.

CASA Part 141 · FTO 0458
Out flying

The view from up here

Real flights across Central Queensland and beyond — from Gladstone harbour and the Reef to the Gold Coast.

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See what we're flying

First solos, charter trips and life around the Gladstone airfield. We share it all on Facebook, so follow the page to keep up with our students, aircraft and where we're heading next.

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Ready to start flying?

Tell us where you're at — total beginner or building toward a licence — and we'll map out your path. Charter and logistics enquiries welcome too.