Professional flight academy
Schofields Flying College (SFC Aero)
Bankstown, Tamworth, Australia
Overview
Flying club and college at Bankstown Aerodrome (Sydney) with a pilot academy in Tamworth, offering trial flights, self-paced licences and full-time commercial pilot packages.
- Trading / official name
- Schofields Flying College (SFC Aero)
- Legal identity
- Not published
- Headquarters
- Bankstown, NSW
- Operational status
- Operating (as shown on its official website)
- Languages
- English
- International applicants
- Not stated
- Accommodation
- Not stated
- Website
- sfcaero.com.au
- Contact
- mail@sfcaero.com.au(02) 9709 8488
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.
- Bankstown Aerodrome (Sydney)
Bankstown, New South Wales
- Tamworth (SFC Pilot Academy)
Tamworth, New South Wales
Tamworth Airport (YSTW)
Authority records and approval status
Stated by the schoolCASACASA Part 142 integrated trainingCertificate
Scope: Stated by the school: allows both integrated and non-integrated flight training
Applies to: School-wide, as published. A certificate issued by the authority to the training provider.
Source: sfcaero.com.au · checked 16 October 2026
What this is not
Programs (3)
Professional pilot training
- Commercial Pilot Package (full time, Sydney)
Prepares for: AVI50222 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane) and AVI50519 Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Bankstown Aerodrome (Sydney)
No published price
Introductory flying
- Trial Introductory Flights (Taster Flight, 30 minutes)
Experience, not a qualification · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Bankstown Aerodrome (Sydney)
AUD 199 Discovery-flight price
Private and recreational flying
- Private Pilot Licence (self paced)
Prepares for: Private Pilot Licence (PPL) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Bankstown Aerodrome (Sydney)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-28Trial flights | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | n/p | Bankstown Aerodrome (Sydney) | n/p source |