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Cotswold Self-Fly Club

Cotswold Self-Fly Club is a flying club in the Cotswolds for licensed pilots.

Members get access to club aircraft, simple booking, and a friendly aviation community.

If you want to keep flying, stay current, and build confidence, Cotswold Flight Training membership gives you a clear way to do it.

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Why join Cotswold Self Fly Club?

  • Fly regularly after gaining your licence.
  • Explore new destinations and airfields.
  • Stay current and build confidence.
  • Be part of an active flying community.
  • Keep flying without the cost of aircraft ownership.

The club is designed for:

  • Private Pilot Licence (PPL) holders.
  • Pilots who want to keep flying regularly.
  • Pilots who want aircraft access without ownership.
  • Pilots who want to stay current and confident.

Cotswold Flight Training membership is £40 per month.

As a member, you get:

  • Access to club aircraft.
  • Flexible aircraft booking, take your aircraft away – pay flying time only.
  • Unlimited home landing fees included, on both the hard and grass runways.
  • A supportive pilot community, with access to member-only events & flyouts.
  • Headset hire included free of charge for your passengers.

As a member, you can fly reliable aircraft used across general aviation.

  • Cessna 152
  • Cessna 172 / Piper Warrior

Explore the fleet for full aircraft details.

How the Self Fly Club works

Join the club

1

Get in touch with our team to start your membership today

Checkout flight

2

A short orientation flight with an instructor to familiarise you with the aircraft and local procedures. This can be completed without membership if you’d like to experience the club first.

Book aircraft

3

Members can book aircraft for personal flying or cross-country trips.

Enjoy flying

4

Plan your own trips, build confidence, and stay current.
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Andy

What’s not to like? If you are looking for somewhere to learn to fly or are a seasoned flyer looking for a well run club then look no further than Cotswold Flight Training.

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David

Booking the plane online, as a club member, couldn’t be easier. Arrived on a clear frosty morning to find the plane already prepared with covers removed, fully fuelled, windscreen cleaned and parked in the sun to de-ice. Great service.

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Danny Cooper

100% recommend this place

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Trip ideas

Our team will help you plan incredible trips to places like

  • France
  • The Scottish Highlands
  • Cornwall
  • Channel Islands.

Ready for your next adventure?

FAQs

What is a Self Fly Club?
The Self Fly Club is a membership-based club for licensed pilots.

Once you have joined and completed a short checkout flight, you can book and fly club aircraft.
Do I need a checkout flight before flying club aircraft?
Yes. You will complete a short checkout flight with an instructor. It helps you become familiar with aircraft and local procedures. Usually 30-60 minutes.
Can I take passengers when flying club aircraft?
Yes, as long as you meet CAA required currency rules of 3 landings in 90 days to carry passengers.
Can I fly to other airfields?
Yes. Members can use club aircraft for cross-country flying and visiting other UK airfields.

Your Cotswold Self Fly Club membership includes landing fees at both CFT bases; Enstone and Compton Abbas airfields. If you visit other airfields you will need to pay the airfield a landing fee.
What are your recency requirements?
Our club recency requirements follow the CAA rules of 3 takeoffs & landings within 90 days in order to carry passengers.

For solo flights, where gaps in personal flying exist over 90 days we also suggest a flight with an instructor.

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Our Self Fly Club helps you keep flying, keep exploring, and keep building experience.

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