While learning to fly and gaining an aviation license is a dream for many Queenslanders, the process involved has been viewed as too complex and limited to only those who wanted to continue a career in aviation as an airline pilot.
However, thanks to the new aviation start-up TEAM Aviation, Queenslanders now have the opportunity to learn to fly on their own terms. The boutique flight school not only provides ongoing support and training, but also access to new and modern safe aircraft that can be rented hourly, daily, or even monthly.
TEAM Aviation’s new flexible teaching and access to aircraft allows its TEAM members to learn to fly purely recreationally or as a hobby without needing to have their own private aircraft, helping them achieve their licence in a matter of months.
TEAM Aviation Founder Alyce Johnson said its goal was to provide a clear pathway to achieving a licence with the ability to access private aircraft to fly when they need it.
“At TEAM Aviation, we are innovating the flight school industry – we travel to our members, have safe, luxurious Cirrus aircraft and we are building a network of like-minded aviation enthusiasts and experts across Australia,” said Ms Johnson.
“We save members’ time and hassle by bringing the plane to a location convenient to them and by offering packages which provide half-day and full-day lessons structured and designed to maximise safety and learning. The days of having to fit into someone else’s schedule or following a strict course regime are over. You choose when you want to fly, how often and for how long.”
Like many start-Ups in the last couple of years, Ms Johnson said TEAM Aviation was born out of changes brought about by the COVID season and the availability of new, extremely safe and sophisticated Cirrus aircraft.
“COVID hit and suddenly we had this environment where business people and executives could not book seats on commercial planes, couldn’t travel for business easily due to flight cancellations, or didn’t want to travel in a packed commercial airplane,” she said.
“These same people were the ones who ‘one day’ about learning to fly. Because almost all flight schools are focused on training airline pilots, TEAM focused solely on bringing the joy of the aviation lifestyle to people who simply love planes, love flying and want to combine that with their work or a hobby. We provide a pathway for our members to have access to the extraordinary lifestyle that private aviation can bring you.”
TEAM Aviation, which uses Cirrus aircraft for training, is based in the southeast corner of Queensland but can operate nationwide. The start-up offers only the highest standards of training to TEAM members while doing everything in-house.