Organisation profile

Air Time

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Air Time offers beginner training in Greifenburg and Andelsbuch, Austria, with no previous experience required. Students progress from a training slope to radio-guided high flights. Theory covers weather, equipment and flying rules, with the week working towards Brevet 1. Instruction is in Dutch and equipment rental is available. The detailed schedule runs from Sunday morning to Friday afternoon.

A follow-on programme is intended for Brevet 1 holders. The school describes several training weeks adapted to existing skills, during which students take increasing responsibility for decisions and their own flights. The aim is preparation for Brevet 2, including its theoretical requirements; more extensive preparation for the theory examination takes place in the Netherlands.

In Greifenburg the school uses several launches and identifies Fliegercamp as its own accommodation base. Participants arrange their own accommodation; the campsite also offers apartments and mobile homes. Transport to launch, take-off and landing fees, and accommodation are not included. Students can therefore combine training with their own choice of stay.

Beyond training, Air Time also offers a week-long Dachstein Tauern safari in Austria's Salzkammergut. Instructors choose the site each day according to the weather, run briefings and encourage pilots to make their own decisions; in poor weather the group may move to Greifenburg.