http://pacificflight.com.au/blog Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:28:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The final piece has now been slotted into place. Pacific Flight Services has received the last remaining element required to permit it to offer commercial flight training to international students. We have received our CRICOS number from the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. [CRICOS stands for Commonwealth ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/09/pfs-international-pilot-training/ We have heard an unofficial whisper that PFS will soon be running a new Instrument Flight Rating course. No start details finalised yet as far as we know (because, you know, it's unofficial and a whisper). You can find details about PFS's IFR courses here. Numbers are certain to be limited ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/08/stop-press/ PPL Course Great news! UPDATE! New course starting October One of the things that's always frustrated us (well, me, actually) has been learning the theory for the BAK and PPL Licence. No pilot will ever tell you they're stupid, but we often felt a bit challenged, sitting down with the books and ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/08/good-theory/ Who else wants to be the first in their group to have the coolest aviation toolbar around? If you love flying you'll love the Pacific Flight toolbar. Designed by pilots for pilots. No bull, just useful tools - an internet radio, weather, entertainment, important links to aviation information sites - the ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/08/10/ For anyone who is thinking of coming to Sydney to begin training for their Commercial Pilot Licence at Pacific Flight Services, here are a few images from Google Earth - some suitably angled to give you a pilot's eye perspective of what you can look forward to. Pacific Flight has been ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/08/a-pilots-eye-view-of-sydney/ Space Travel How would you like to be the pilot of this bird? Richard Branson's newest toy has just been rolled out in the Mojave Desert. The first mothership for his commercial (sub-orbital) venture into space travel was shown off to the public for the first time on 28 July. Passengers only ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/08/aerospace-white-knight-two/ As you may know, the flying school at Pacific Flight Services is in the final stages of approval for training international flying students to become airline pilots. The NSW Vocational Education & Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) has advised PFS that it is approved as a Registered Training Organisation to train students ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/07/yahoo-great-excitement/ Things have changed in aviation in the last 5 - 10 years. The pilots have changed. The people who want to become pilots have changed. Here's what we wrote a year or two ago. It's at least one thing that's as true now as it was then. Who is the ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/07/who-is-the-new-pilot/ The surging growth of the worldwide aviation industry has caused a critical pilot shortage which has encouraged Pacific Flight Services to open its doors to international flight training students. With the current strong growth in the aviation industry expected to continue for at least several years, the shortage worldwide of professional ... http://pacificflight.com.au/blog/2008/07/pfs-set-to-accept-international-pilot-students/