We have a diverse team of full-time and part-time flight instructors and examiners, teaching everything from trial flying lessons to flight instructor courses. Many combine instructing with active commercial flying careers, bringing current, real-world experience into every lesson.
We deliver PPL and NPPL training at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green and Sywell Aerodrome, and our own Flight Instructor and Class Rating Instructor courses at Halfpenny Green.
For pilots heading towards a professional career, CPL, Multi-Engine Piston and Instrument Rating training is delivered at our Halfpenny Green premises by our commercial training partner, Central Flight Training.
Management / Heads of Training
Owner & Managing Director
Claire Leadbetter
Head of Training (DTO) / CFI
Head of Training (ATO)
Craig Padfield – Central Flight Training
Partner / Commercial Flight Instructor
Flight Instructors
Piers Smerdon
Commercial Flight Instructor
Martin Glencross
Flight Instructor
Cain Goodhand
Flight Instructor
Flight Instructor
Flight Instructor
Sylwester Nowak
Flight Instructor
Edward Needham-Williams
Flight Instructor
Simon Smith
Flight Instructor
Phil Walker
Flight Instructor
Tom Berkley
Flight Instructor
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Join Our Team
Enthusiastic about aviation and inspiring the next generation of pilots? We’re always interested in hearing from qualified flight instructors, full-time or part-time, employed or self-employed, at Halfpenny Green or Sywell Aerodrome — and if you want to build towards instructing, our own FI(A) flight instructor course is a place to start.