The Seletar Flying Club was previously known as SIA Flying Club, it was set up to arouse an interest in flying among the
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines (abbreviation: SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier of Singapore with its Airline hub, hub located at Changi Airport. Considered to be one of the world's best carriers, the airline is ranked as a 5-star airline as well as ranked ...
staff. On 16 November 1992, the club made the decision to open its doors to the public who were keen to get a private pilot's license before applying for a pilot's career. On 17th October 2002, Seletar Flying Club was formed with the blessing of
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines (abbreviation: SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier of Singapore with its Airline hub, hub located at Changi Airport. Considered to be one of the world's best carriers, the airline is ranked as a 5-star airline as well as ranked ...
and assumes the assets and liabilities of SIA Flying Club.
Current fleet
Seletar Flying Club operates a fleet of three light aircraft consisting of
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.[Piper PA-28 Cherokee
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.
Activities
In 2020, the club inducted its youngest student pilot in Singapore, Tibeau Zhan Fraise, who was only ten years old at the time.
In 2024, the Seletar Flying Club welcomed
Ethan Guo - a 19-year old Asian-American pilot flying solo to all seven continents in a small aircraft to raise money for cancer research - as he arrived in Singapore during the Southeast Asian leg of his journey. Guo began his journey with a 50-year-old
Cessna 182 Skylane
The Cessna 182 Skylane is an American four-seat, single-engined light airplane built by Cessna of Wichita, Kansas. It has the option of adding two child seats in the baggage area.
Introduced in 1956, the 182 has been produced in a ...
on May 31 in
Memphis, Tennessee
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and arrived in the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
for his October 20 Japan itinerary.
References
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Flying clubs
Aviation schools in Singapore
1987 establishments in Singapore