We have a diverse team of part-time and full-time flight instructors and examiners, delivering everything from trial flying lessons to commercial pilot training and associated ratings. Many combine teaching with active careers flying commercially, bringing real-world, current flying experience into every lesson. This lets us deliver PPL, NPPL and CPL training completely in-house, at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green. At Sywell Aerodrome we offer PPL and NPPL courses.
Management / Heads of Training
Owner & Managing Director
Claire Leadbetter
Head of Training (DTO)
Head of Training (ATO)
Craig Padfield
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.