Unit Name: | Central Flying School |
Dates: | 1932 - Present |
Country: | |
Branch: | South African Air Force |
Role: | ab initio flight training school. |
Size: | 20 Instructors, 50 Students per annum |
Garrison: | AFB Langebaanweg, Langebaan |
Garrison Label: | Current Base |
Motto: | Facta Nostra Vivent (Our Deeds Shall Live)[1] [2] |
Equipment: | Pilatus PC-7 MkII[3] |
Equipment Label: | Current Aircraft |
Anniversaries: | First formed: 1932 (at Zwartkop Air Station)[4] |
Aircraft Bomber: | Previously Flown |
Aircraft Trainer: | Previously Flown[5] |
The Central Flying School is a flight school of the South African Air Force. It is an ab initio flight training school.[6] The unit was formed as the central point of flying training after closure of all Air Force flying schools in South Africa. The unit operates a fleet of 55 aircraft and qualifies approximately 50 students and 20 instructors per annum.