Why Train Here?

“If you want to take up flying as a career or just for fun, Babcock Central Flying Academy - the only Cessna Accredited Pilot Training Centre in Africa - is the right choice!”

Mike de Weijer, COO

Cessna Pilot Centres are quite simply the best places on Earth to begin your adventures off the Earth and Babcock Central Flying Academy is the only one in Africa . We're your threshold to the sky. Or more accurately, your launch pad to the proud ranks of pilothood.

You'll become part of an elite circle of more than 650 000 other proud aeronauts. You'll learn your Alpha Bravo Charlies. You'll strap in. You'll take the controls. You'll impress even yourself!

In the air and on the ground, we provide the highest level of the learn-to-fly experience. We understand pilots and what it takes to be a pilot, like no one else. Period.

Throughout history, more people have learned to fly in a Cessna than any other aircraft. Cessna have been building aircraft for over 80 years, and for the past 37 years have been training pilots the Cessna Pilot Centre way.

Babcock Central Flying Academy offers the entire package. Here's a sample of what awaits you:

		An unparalleled, state-of-the-art, pilot training program in a safe, friendly, comfortable and dynamic atmosphere in which to learn.
		Knowledgeable flight instructors to mentor you, motivate your learning and accommodate your requirements – think of it as having your own personal cockpit-fitness trainer!
		An interactive, computer-based curriculum – an industry exclusive.
		Training in dependable Cessna aircraft.
		A proven instruction program that makes becoming a pilot easier than ever.
		The most holistically structured, career orientated programme in the market.
		Our formal ground school, where a peer environment is encouraged, is an industry benchmark in flying tuition.
		We have upgraded avionics on all our Cessna 172 aircraft.
		Babcock CFA is part of and backed by Babcock International, a global giant in pilot training.
		Babcock CFA is conveniently located at Grand Central, Midrand, an easy commute from Johannesburg and Pretoria.