[1][2] The flight school delivered a range of aviation courses including a Private Pilot Level (LAPL PPL) to Commercial Pilot Level (CPL, MEP, IR and MCC) AND Flight Instructor Training (FIC, IRI, CRI) on a full-time or part-time basis.
Tayside Aviation was the first flight school to be awarded a RAF Flying Scholarship in 1978 and in 1994 the school became the sole UK contractor for the Flying Scholarship Scheme, training over 500 cadets per year with the support of seven sub-contractors throughout the UK.
Tayside Aviation’s Dundee base had 20 light aircraft, classroom training facilities and engineering support services.
The flight school was unique in that it was one of only a few ATO’s in the UK where all training could be completed on the one site.
In April 2023 the company was placed into administration causing trainee pilots to suffer significant financial loss.