15th Anniversary of the School!
On the 16th of June 2022 we celebrated our 15 years of existence as a flight school with some of our students and pilots. The party took place in the lovely airfield of Namur (EBNM), in Belgium. What a wonderful opportunity it was for all of us to exchange and share our passion for aviation, […]
Basic Instrument Rating – Entry into force in 2021
The new Basic Instrument Rating (BIR) will finally enter into force on 8 September 2021. This new Rating – especially made for private pilots – will be a European (EASA) Rating, hence valid throughout Europe (but not elsewhere in the world, not an ICAO rating). The BIR will allow flight in class A airways. The […]
Easier access to IFR – The Basic Instrument Rating
The Basic Instrument Rating (BIR) should be adopted by the EASA in October 2019. It will likely be in force in the end of 2021. You can contact us for more information and/or read the report below that has been produced on this topic. https://www.easa.europa.eu/newsroom-and-events/news/sunny-swift-easier-and-safer-flying-ifr
Stampe V29 is back in Charleroi now!
After almost one year of absence, more than 10 countries overflown and an engine repaired and overhauled, ou beautiful bird, the Stampe SV-4B V29/OO-GWB, first Stampe in history to have reached Cape Town in South Africa from Europe, is now back in Charleroi (EBCI), her dear “nest”. You may visit the blog of our trip […]
Airtrip to Normandy!
On Saturday 13 May, 4 airplanes of the school took off from Charleroi with French Normandy as the destination of the day. Five pilots & three students (Alain, Fernando, Gauthier, Léo, Mazen, Oleksandr, Raphaël & Thomas), as well as a flight instructor, Cédric, held the controls of our two PA38 and two PA28 for a […]
The Fish & Chips flying trip!
On Saturday 6 May, a bunch of 6 student-pilots, together with their flight instructors and 3 airplanes of the school flew to England from Charleroi via Amiens in France. This was a great opportunity to eat a good Fish & Chips at the airport of Lydd (EGMD)! Thanks to Alexandre, François, Michel and Pascal for […]
African Air Journey in a Biplane
The rally is now over, we are back in Belgium, but you can still read our blog: http://500-feet-above.com and live again with us our adventure with our vintage Belgian biplane, a Stampe SV4-B, across the biggest continent of the world, Africa! We would like to thank you all for your support and enthusiasm during our journey!
Job offer – Flight Instructor
We are looking for a Flight Instructor: – PPL and/or CPL + FI + IR ratings – Available from Monday to Friday between 8 am and 5 pm – Self-employed status – Experience if possible, but not mandatory Please send us your CV + cover letter to: info@brusselsaviationschool.com
Night Rating Next Theory Sessions
Our next theory sessions for the Night Rating are scheduled as follows: – Thursdays 20 & 27 October 2016, 19:00-21:30 – Thursdays 12 & 19 January 2017, 19:00-21:30 The course will be given by Cedric himself. Registrations are open! For any question or registration, please contact Alexandra or: info@brusselsaviationschool.com.
New airplane in the school!
We have recently acquired a Stampe SV-4, a beautiful vintage airplane designed in Belgium in the 1930s by two Belgian engineers, Jean Stampe & Maurice Vertongen, who had both a passion for flying. The initials of their surnames respectively gave birth to the acronym SV-4. Our biplane, registered as OO-GWB, is a SV-4b, a more […]