Welcome to Great Western Airsports
                 BRISTOL, BATH & TROWBRIDGE’S CLOSEST MICROLIGHT FLYING SCHOOL

Great Western Airsports is a professionally run microlight flying school located 6 miles south of Bath on the Somerset/Wiltshire border with our instructor having trained more students to attain their PPL than any other in the U.K. over the past 8 years – we are results driven.

All flying is conducted on the Cyclone AX2000 3-axis(fixed wing tricycle), Pegasus Quantum 15-912 weightshift(flexwing) and also Thruster TST conventional tailwheel microlight aircraft. These are all proven and reliable aircraft which are extremely forgiving & docile allowing students to achieve consistency much quicker than with newer more modern types. Training towards the U.K. NPPL starts at £105.00 per hour and we can offer GST’s onsite with our own C.A.A. examiner.

Air Experience Gift Vouchers Available
                        WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN THE  GIFT OF FLIGHT IN A MICROLIGHT AIRCRAFT

Air experience flights are available 7 days a week weather permitting. A gift voucher makes the perfect gift with vouchers being valid for 10 months from date of issue. You can order securely online using the link at the top of this webpage. All Gift Vouchers are posted out same day 1st class if your order is received before 3pm. Flight gift vouchers start from just £58.00.

Tailwheel Differences Training
  THE THRUSTER TST IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MICROLIGHT TAILDRAGGERS, IT’S OPEN COCKPIT, IT’S FUN

We are pleased to be offering conventional tailwheel microlight differences training on our school Thruster TST which is a fantastic aircraft to learn your tailwheel skills on. Pay-as-you-go as well as an intensive 2 day, 5 hour differences training courses available allowing you to legally & competently fly a tailwheel aircraft.

BMAA Strip Skills Diploma
                      FURTHER FLYING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS A CREDIT IN THE BMAA WINGS SCHEME

This post-licence course is designed to make you a safer pilot by reviewing the knowledge and improving the flying skills involved in landing at more demanding strips, such as private and farm strips.