Professional modular
flight training.
The south coast's premier modular flight school, offering a wide range of courses including PPL, IR(R), CPL, SE/ME-IR and more.
- Students trained
- 450+
- Aircraft
- 16+
- Instructors
- 30+
- FNPT II simulators
- 2
- Established
- 10 yrs
Modular courses
- PPLPrivate Pilot LicenceYour first licence. Learn to fly single-engine aircraft.
- Duration
- 6-12 months
- Flight training
- 40 hrs
- IR(R)Instrument Rating (Restricted)Fly in cloud and reduced visibility in UK airspace.
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Flight training
- 10 hrs
- MEPMulti-Engine Piston RatingStep up to twin-engine aircraft in the Diamond DA42.
- Duration
- 10 days
- Flight training
- 6 hrs
- CB-IRInstrument RatingFull IFR privileges, single or multi-engine.
- Duration
- 5-6 weeks
- Flight training
- 10-15 hrs
- CPLCommercial Pilot LicenceFly professionally, for remuneration.
- Duration
- 5 weeks
- Flight training
- 25 hrs
Flight Deck Pathway.One clear route through these modules, ATPL theory and MCC, with every stage planned for you. Board from zero experience, a PPL or ATPL theory, and reach Flight Deck Ready in as little as 18 months from your first flight.
- Basic trainingPPL · Night · Hours
- ATPL theoryBristol Groundschool
- Advanced flight trainingMEP · CPL · MEIR · UPRT
- APS MCCSimtech Aviation
- Flight Deck ReadyAirline assessment
Why train with EFT
Modern fleet
Diamond DA40NG and DA42NG with Garmin G1000 glass cockpits, plus Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Subaru Fuji for PPL training.
FNPT II simulators
The only UK school with both DA40NG and DA42NG Diamond simulators - log certified hours at a fraction of the aircraft cost.
Purpose-built facilities
Two hangars, a dedicated simulator building and 7 briefing rooms at Lee-on-the-Solent, plus a base at Southampton Airport.
Platinum Diamond centre
The UK's first and only Platinum Diamond Authorized Training Centre, with in-house authorised maintenance.
Pay as you fly. Nothing upfront.
You pay for each lesson after you've flown it - never for training you haven't had.
View pricingNothing upfront
No lump sums, no instalment plans, no stage payments. We never ask for course fees in advance.
Pay after each lesson
You're billed for each lesson once you've flown it, so your money is never tied up in training you haven't had.
Deposit back at the end
A small deposit secures your course slot. Once your training is complete and there's nothing left to pay, it's refunded to you.
Why train modular
Modular training, the EFT way.
Airlines recruit on competency, not the route you took. That's why we focus on the quality of every lesson, from your first flight to your final skills test - and why EFT has built a reputation among airlines for exceptional candidates. Modular vs integrated
of our students progress to airline assessment or employment opportunities after completing their training.
For students undertaking advanced flight training at EFT.
The UK's first and only - recognised for training, maintenance and safety.
The same licence
Modular and integrated pilots hold exactly the same UK CAA licence, tested by the same examiners. Airlines recruit on competency - not the route you took.
Trained to airline standard
Diamond glass-cockpit aircraft, FNPT II simulators and instructors who train every student towards the standard airlines assess against.
Structure when you want it
The Flight Deck and Wizz Air Pathways add the structure and airline access of an integrated course, for tens of thousands less.
Student success
“I don’t think a flying school could be any better than EFT.”
“Almost certainly the best modular school within the UK.”
Sam ReidME-IR/CPL “An exceptional school with a passionate team dedicated to championing your success.”
Toni LumleyME-IR/CPL “Do yourself a favor and train here, It's absolutely worth the wait!”
Raphael NormieIR/CPL
Our graduates fly with
- British Airways
- easyJet
- Ryanair
- Wizz Air
- Jet2
- TUI
- Loganair
- Aurigny
- Blue Islands
- Eastern Airways
- West Atlantic
- 2Excel
- Draken
- Skybus