Royal Victorian Aero Club - Recreational Aviation

Recreational Aviation (RA) - the logical starting point for all flight training 

The most cost effective way to learn to fly is to start with a Recreational Pilot Certificate.  The cost is typically $30-$40 per hour cheaper than the General Aviation (GA) CASA administered system and the flight hours are recognised if you later wish to train for the Private Pilot Licence (PPL) or Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL).

The Club's RA training facility is located at Coldstream Airport in the Yarra Valley.

The RA system is administered by the Recreational Aviation Association of Australia, Inc. (RA-Aus).  The costs for operation under this system are inherently lower, the administration is simpler, the aircraft are lighter, have a lower fuel consumption and are limited in weight and seating capacity.

Our Coldstream facility is a combined Recreational and General Aviation flight training school which can train you from ab-initio right through to the Commercial Pilot Licence and Instructor Rating. 

The Flight School is administrated by very experienced instructors and we apply the same consistently high training standards to both flight training systems.

For a flow chart explaining how RA and GA training work together, click here.

For further information contact:
Dick Gower, Chief Flying Instructor
Bob Boyd, Senior Instructor
at coldstream@rvac.com.au or (03) 9739 1406.

CLICK HERE to visit the Recreational Aviation Australia web site