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Tuesday 9am - 6pm Wednesday 9am - 6pm Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 6pm Sunday 9am - 6pm

Mainair

Flying Training, Radio Telephony Training/Examination & PPL Hire in Manchester.

Mainair Flying School is the leading microlight training school in the North West and the longest established flying school at City Airport Barton. Whether you are looking for a special gift, pleasure flight or want to pursue your ambition of gaining your pilot's licence, we are here to help. We operate a fleet of modern microlights and aim to teach to a very high standard. Our instructors are alw

ays on hand to help and guide you to realise your dream of becoming a pilot. We offer training and pleasure flights as well as extensive ground school courses. In addition we can provide maintenance for your microlight, permit renewals and test/check flights.

26/03/2026

Congratulations to student pilot Marko Orrenmaa who this morning flew solo for the first time - well done Marko on this great achievement…and nice landing👌🏻

28/02/2026

Congratulations to student pilot Alex Holroyd who this morning flew solo for the first time - well done Alex on this great achievement

04/02/2026

Congratulations to student pilot Max Donnelly who today has flown solo for the first time - well done on this great achievement Max!

Max hopes to go on to become a commercial pilot and recent changes by the CAA now mean that the hours Max has attained on the Eurostar microlight will be credited towards the requirements for the CPL - good news indeed!!

12/12/2025

There’s an airfield somewhere down there! Last base leg of a great flying day

21/11/2025

Lovely morning to aviate…

20/11/2025

Bright and beautiful and blooming cold! Winter has arrived

13/11/2025

My wings have grown!! Yes it’s still an EV-97 but shot with the super wide setting on the iPhone 16 pro - nice morning for it 😎

10/11/2025

One of our instructors trying out a different single seater…and apparently it’s about as loud and as quick as a Pitts Special. Luckily he didn’t spin or turn this one upside-down…

05/09/2025

More good news! Congratulations to student pilot Kaspar Bérézai who has just flown solo for the first time - well done Kaspar and nice landing!

04/09/2025

Huge congratulations to student pilot Tony Wright who took advantage of the stable flying conditions this morning (despite the poor forecast) to fly solo for the first time - well done Tony, now onward and upwards!

22/08/2025

Grand afternoon out to Caernarfon - great weather with spectacular coastal and mountain views - well planned and flown Steve!

Address

City Airport, Liverpool Road
Manchester
M307SA

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	9am - 6pm

Telephone

+441617879034

Website

http://www.mainairflyingschool.co.uk/

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