Wellington Aero Club

Come along to the WAC Christmas party!

This Saturday 6th December 🎉🎄

Congratulations Jonathan on your first solo yesterday!

✈️ We’re Hiring! Flight Instructor – Wellington

Love flight training, community aviation, and flying from one of the most exciting airports in NZ? Come join us! 🌊🌤️

We’re looking for a B-Cat or C-Cat Instructor to join the Wellington Aero Club.

Full-time | Awesome club culture | Fly from NZ’s Capital airport 🛫

What you’ll do:

Flight & ground instruction

Support club flying & events

Build future aviators in a fun, social environment

Grow your flying experience in controlled airspace

Sound like you? Email us: [email protected]

📍 Wellington International Airport

🛩️ Fly from the heart of the Capital

💬 Tag a pilot who should see this!

For the language nerds, here's how we got to the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie.

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Well worth the read!

From aviation to healthcare, James Reason’s ideas changed the way we think about safety.

His Swiss Cheese Model taught us that errors are human – but systems can be designed to stop small mistakes from becoming major accidents.

pays tribute to Professor Reason and his enduring legacy on aviation safety: civilaviation.au/fsa-james-reason

📣📣📣 Applications for the 2026 NZALPA CPL and Flying New Zealand Young Eagles Scholarships are now OPEN!!!

For full details and how to apply please visit the Flying NZ Website:

https://www.flyingnz.co.nz/learn-to-fly/scholarships-1

Scholarships!

📣📣📣 Applications for the 2026 NZALPA CPL and Flying New Zealand Young Eagles Scholarships are now OPEN!!!

For full details and how to apply please visit the Flying NZ Website:

https://www.flyingnz.co.nz/learn-to-fly/scholarships-1

Here's the latest CAA Vector Magazine. Well worth a read!

Especially Page 16 :-)

www.aviation.govt.nz

Heres something for our aspiring commercial pilots!

Flying New Zealand is proud to announce an annual scholarship in partnership with NZALPA. This scholarship is designed to benefit aspiring aviators who are working toward achieving their Commercial Pilots License (CPL) through their local Aero Club.
The Scholarship is an annual commitment by NZALPA to support those who are not enrolled in an NZQA course and are self-funding their CPL training.

Each year, one dedicated individual under the age of 25 will be awarded a $4,000 scholarship to help meet both the theory and flying requirements necessary to achieve their CPL.

This initiative reflects NZALPA’s commitment to support grassroots aviation and to fostering the next generation of of regional pilots in New Zealand.

Eligibility Criteria:

NZALPA provides this scholarship to individuals that are serious in pursuing a career as an Airline Pilots.

• Be less than 25 years of age as of 1 December.
• Hold an unrestricted PPL.
• Hold a Class 1 Medical certificate.
• Be a pilot member of a Flying New Zealand Aero Club.
• Use the scholarship funds at a Flying New Zealand Affiliated Aero Club.
• Use the scholarship funds towards CPL flight training or CPL written examination credits. *

*Applicants for this scholarship cannot be enrolled in a NZQA approved course and funds must be used an Aero Club not a flight training academy.

More info will be available on the Flying NZ website shortly.

Kai, Steve and Rodney had a great time at the Flying New Zealand AGM and Conference in Christchurch last weekend. It is a lot of work putting on an event like this, but they did a great job. We picked up a lot of good resources we can use at the club also.

Hi! I’m Kasey, after two years of being the club captain, I’m happy to say that I passed my PPL last week. 15 years ago, my careers advisor discouraged me from pursuing aviation due to my disinterest and average maths and science grades at school. Professionally, i went down a very different path but cut to 2018, I joined the Wellington Aero Club and I’ve been flying off and on ever since. In 2023, I waddled up to receive my female pilot of the year award a few weeks before giving birth. Despite these challenges and life paths, achieving my ppl was proof to myself that I can do anything with enough passion and perseverance.