Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom· Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport(EGBO)
✓ Approved by UK Civil Aviation Authority· Approval GBR.ATO.0544
Almat Flying Academy Ltd is a flight school at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport (EGBO) in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It offers training for Trial flights, Private pilot licence (PPL), Commercial pilot licence (CPL), Instrument rating, Multi-engine rating, and Night rating. Its fleet includes Piper PA-28 (Warrior, Archer, Arrow, Cherokee), Cessna 150 / 152, Cessna 172, and Beechcraft Duchess. Its trial flight (£145) is about 13% below the typical price in the United Kingdom (£165). There are 4 other flight schools within 31 miles.
This school offers trial flights.
£145.00–£319.00 inc. VAT
Trial flight details ↗| Course or item | Price |
|---|---|
| Aeroplane trial flying lesson trial lesson Includes: VAT. | £145 – £319 ≈ $184 |
| The Ultimate PPL Introduction 5-lesson package Includes: Five lessons towards PPL/NPPL, logbook, and flight instruction. | £1,400 ≈ $1,772 |
| Hour building deal 10-hour block Includes: 10-hour block; landings charged at £15 per day; subject to fuel surcharge. | £1,650 – £2,150 ≈ $2,089 |
| Flight Instructor FI(A) course course Includes: Based on C152; 30 hours flight training, 125 hours ground school, home landing fees, aircraft hire for the AoC and fuel surcharges; excludes AoC examiner, CAA fees and additional training. | from £11,376 ≈ $14,399 |
| Sponsored Flight Instructor course course Includes: Based on C152; page states a £4,000 Almat contribution is credited after the second instalment is depleted. | from £10,808 ≈ $13,681 |
| Instrument Meteorological Conditions Rating Course course Includes: 15 hours dual instruction in Cessna 172 R, first free attempt at the IMC rating exam, minimum 10 hours one-to-one ground school, first attempt at skills test and home landings; excludes alternate-aerodrome landing fees, retakes, additional ground school and fuel surcharges. | £6,032 ≈ $7,636 |
Prices last checked September 2026. Always confirm the current price with the school.
Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).
From weather reports at Cosford (9 miles from the airfield), 2023–2025.Limited data for some months.
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