Flying club
Hawke's Bay & East Coast Aero Club
Hastings, New Zealand
Overview
Aero club at Bridge Pa (Hastings) Aerodrome offering trial flights, microlight and PPL training, type ratings and flight reviews.
- Trading / official name
- Hawke's Bay & East Coast Aero Club
- Legal identity
- Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club Inc
- Headquarters
- Hastings, Hawke's Bay
- Operational status
- Operating (as shown on its official website)
- Languages
- English
- International applicants
- Not stated
- Accommodation
- Not stated
- Website
- hbecac.co.nz
- Contact
- See the official website
Training bases and airports
A base is where flight training actually takes place. Programs, fleet and approvals are attached to a base only where the source says so.
Authority records and approval status
Not verifiedCAA NZCAA NZ Part 141 aviation training organisationCertificate
Scope: The CAA NZ Part 141 list names Air Hawkes Bay Limited at the same address (1591 Maraekakaho Road, Bridge Pa); the club's own website does not state Part 141 status and the relationship between the club and that company is not stated on the club site
Flagged for review.
Applies to: School-wide, as published. A certificate issued by the authority to the training provider.
Source: aviation.govt.nz/licensing-and-certification/operators/l · checked 16 October 2026
What this is not
Programs (3)
Private and recreational flying
- Microlight licence
Prepares for: Microlight licence · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome
No published price - Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
Prepares for: Private Pilot Licence (PPL) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome
No published price
Introductory flying
- Trial flight (30 minutes)
Experience, not a qualification · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome
No published price
Published fleet and simulators
Fleet lists come from the school's own publication on the date shown. They do not promise availability, ownership or serviceability today.
| Aircraft | Category | Qty | Where | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172RInitial flight training and cross-country | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | 1 | Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome | n/p source |
| Piper Tomahawk PA-38Primary trainer ab initio through to CPL | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | 3 | Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome | n/p source |
| Vans RV-12Ab initio through to micro-light licence | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | 1 | Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome | n/p source |