Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom· Cotswold Airport(EGBP)
✓ Approved by UK Civil Aviation Authority· Approval GBR.ATO.0398
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Freedom Aviation Limited is a flight school at Cotswold Airport (EGBP) in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. It offers training for Aerobatics and upset training, Flight instructor, Night rating, Private pilot licence (PPL), Instrument rating, and Trial flights. Its fleet includes Piper PA-28 (Warrior, Archer, Arrow, Cherokee) and Citabria / Decathlon. Its trial flight (£340) is about 101% above the typical price in the United Kingdom (£165). At Cotswold Airport, 65% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are May, June, and August; December is the most difficult. There are 8 other flight schools within 31 miles.
This school offers trial flights.
One-hour trial flight: Piper Warrior £335; American Champion Citabria £335
Trial flight details ↗| Course or item | Price |
|---|---|
| One-hour trial flight - Piper Warrior trial | £335 ≈ $424 |
| One-hour trial flight - American Champion Citabria trial | £335 ≈ $424 |
| Aircraft hire - Piper Warrior/Citabria hour Includes: One landing included | £260 ≈ $329 |
| PPL/NPPL instructor hour | £60 ≈ $76 |
| IMC instructor hour | £60 ≈ $76 |
| Tailwheel/aerobatics instructor hour | £60 ≈ $76 |
| Examiner/instructor hour | £80 ≈ $101 |
| Initial Skill Test examiner fee test | £200 ≈ $253 |
| FI pre-entry/SEP renewal/revalidation/IMC examiner fee test | £200 ≈ $253 |
| FI test test | £350 ≈ $443 |
| Safety Pilot package course Includes: 10 hours aircraft hire, instruction, landings and 10 hours ground school | from £3,600 ≈ $4,557 |
| Night Rating package course Includes: 5 hours aircraft hire/instruction/landings including 5 full stops | from £2,100 ≈ $2,658 |
| Flying Instructor Course course Includes: Manual, ground school, aircraft hire and landings | from £13,500 ≈ $17,089 |
| Class Rating Instructor Course course Includes: Manual, ground school, aircraft hire and landings | from £3,500 ≈ $4,430 |
| Advanced UPRT course Includes: 5 hours TK, 3 hours dual flying and landings | from £1,700 ≈ $2,152 |
| FRTOL ground school day | £190 ≈ $241 |
| FRTOL test fee test | £180 ≈ $228 |
| Ground school day | £95 ≈ $120 |
| PPL/NPPL exams exam | £50 ≈ $63 |
| Ground school plus exam day | from £140 ≈ $177 |
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 Fairford (11 miles from the airfield), 2023–2025.
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Typically 65% of daylight hours flyable over the year
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