Introductory flying · Discovery flight
Intro Flight and 5 Lesson Starter Pack
Ardmore Flying School · Ardmore Flying School, Papakura, Papakura · New Zealand
This is an introductory experience
At a glance
- Training category
- Introductory flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- No qualification (experience or skills course)
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Authority
- Not published
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Ardmore Flying School, Papakura
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Schedule not stated
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- 1.5 hour introductory experience with briefing, about 50 minutes of flying with controls, and debrief; a 5 lesson starter pack covers basic handling lessons that can count toward a licence.
- Completion provides
- Experience flight; starter pack skills can count toward a pilot licence
- Still required
- Not stated by the school. Check the authority's requirements.
- Approval scope
- The source does not say how this course relates to the school's approval.
A course completion certificate is not necessarily a pilot licence or rating. The licensing authority issues licences and ratings after its own requirements are met.
Entry requirements
- Minimum age
- 14 (as published)
- Prerequisites
- Not published
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Not stated by the school
Only an official aeromedical assessment can establish medical fitness. This site does not decide eligibility.
Duration and hours
These figures answer different questions and must not be read as one another. Weather, aircraft availability, student progress, examinations and scheduling all affect real completion time.
Regulatory minimum
Not recorded for this program.
Advertised package hours
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
NZD 525Discovery-flight priceprice date 16 October 2026
One short introductory flight. Not comparable with course prices.
1.5 hour Intro Flight; price includes landing fees, fuel levy, insurance per page
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 172
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Included
- Rental basis:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Included
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: ardmore.co.nz/book-intro-flight/
NZD 555Discovery-flight priceprice date 16 October 2026
One short introductory flight. Not comparable with course prices.
1.5 hour Intro Flight glass cockpit; price includes landing fees, fuel levy, insurance per page
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 172 G1000 (glass cockpit)
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Included
- Rental basis:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Included
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: ardmore.co.nz/book-intro-flight/
NZD 2,420Fixed advertised packageprice date 16 October 2026
A fixed price for a defined package of hours and services.
Starter Pack: 5 lessons incl. instructor briefing and pre-flight inspection; age 16+
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 172
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Included
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Included
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: ardmore.co.nz/book-intro-flight/
Prices are shown in the original currency on the date given and are not converted. Hourly rates and package prices answer different questions and are not compared here. Check the school for current prices.
- Deposit and cancellation
- Not published
Authority records for this school and base
Verified in authority recordCAA NZCAA NZ Part 141 aviation training organisationCertificate
Scope not established from the source.
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.