Ghfc.org.za
Title
Flying School South Africa Good Hope Flying Club Cape Town
Description
As youngsters, many of us dream of becoming pilots. But few of us act on this dream. We set it aside as the years go by, convinced that flying will be beyond our means or our talents. No matter how badly we want to fly, we convince ourselves it is for "other people", and we look wistfully at light aircraft passing overhead, imagining the lifestyles of those wealthy enough to be able to indulge this pleasure. In fact, the reality is very different. Our pilots are just ordinary men and women who have realised that you don't ever have to give up your dreams, so long as you are prepared to work for them.
The Good Hope Flying Club (GHFC) was established over 30 years ago with the specific goal of making flying accessible to as many people as possible. This means that while flying with us is by no means cheap, we keep rates as low as possible, and provide a range of aircraft suited both to training the beginner and the advanced pilot, and to allowing qualified pilots to fly for business and pleasure. Our membership includes a wide cross-section of society, and our students range from those who wish to fly for fun, all the way to those taking the first steps on a flying career. Flying with us could cost far less than you anticipate. And take you far farther.
With cost out of the way, that leaves the problem of aptitude. Some people suggest flying is as easy as driving; others believe it to be well beyond the talents of the average person. The truth lies somewhere in between. Yes, it is a simple matter to direct an aircraft which is already in flight in a straight line, and maintain a more or less constant altitude. But how do you get it up there? And more importantly, how do you get it back down? Not to mention the complexities of meteorology, navigation, flight planning and that skill most frequently butchered in flying movies - radio work! Will you ever be able to master all of this?
