Flight School

Train where the aviators train

Name: Guthrie Aviation
Address: Site 15, Charles Prince Airport, Harare, ZW
Telephone: +263-8677000627

Ground and flight training from your very first lesson to an airline transport licence — at Zimbabwe’s oldest flight school.

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Choose wisely. Proper, effective training is the only short-cut to experience and competency — and you’ve found where to get it.

Zimbabwe’s oldestCommercially operating flight training school, since 1995

Experienced instructorsEvery instructor brings years of experience in their own right — you’re taught by seasoned career aviators, not the recently qualified

14,500+ hoursBehind our Chief Flight Instructor — over 9,000 of them instructing

Ministry approvedApproved by and registered with the Ministry of Higher Education

Dedicated IFR fleetTwo IFR-equipped C172s and C182s kept for training — lessons don’t get bumped

One group, one standardThe people who train you also fly the charters and maintain the aircraft

Training pathways

From first lesson to airline transport

Whatever you’re starting from, there’s a clear route through — we’ll help you find it.

Convert

Conversions

Hold a licence issued by an ICAO Contracting State and want a Zimbabwean licence? We’ll guide you through it.

Step 1

Student Pilot — Aeroplane

Required to start your formal licence training.

Step 2

National Pilot — Aeroplane

Microlight and light-sport aircraft.

Step 3

Private Pilot — Aeroplane

Fly for private purposes (not for hire or reward) any aircraft for which you are rated.

Step 4

Commercial Pilot — Aeroplane

Fly for hire and reward — any aircraft up to 5,700 kg as commander, and heavier aircraft as co-pilot.

Step 5

Airline Pilot — Aeroplane

The highest civilian qualification, allowing you to act as commander of any aeroplane.

How you’ll learn

Theory that actually sticks

We pair world-class interactive groundschool with round-the-clock support, so you build real understanding — not just the answer to the next exam question.

Interactive groundschool

Padpilot EASA theory

We teach the theory using Padpilot’s next-generation digital manuals — the EASA / UK CAA syllabus brought to life with animations, 3D models and embedded video, on any device. It’s built to give you a genuine, deeper understanding, not just a way to pass the exam.

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Your LMS — 24/7/365

My Online Academy

Our own learning management system is there every hour of every day to guide you through the syllabus and track your progress. Behind it sits an extensive question bank designed not simply to get you through exams, but to close knowledge holes and latent traps — so you set off on your aviation journey with nothing missing.

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Soft & safety courses

More than stick-and-rudder

The non-technical skills that turn a competent pilot into a safe, complete aviator — run on scheduled dates through the year, and open to visiting crews too.

One day

SEPT

The drills that keep you and your passengers safe when it matters most — emergency equipment, evacuation and survival procedures, practised until they are second nature.

Course details One day

Advanced Avionics

Get the very best out of the equipment in front of you — glass cockpit, GPS navigation and autopilot, flown with confidence instead of guesswork.

Course details One day

Human Factors

Very few incidents are purely technical. This is the course about the person flying — how we make errors, and how to catch them before they matter.

Course details One day

Fire Fighting

A small fire stays small only if someone acts correctly in the first few seconds. This course makes sure that someone is you.

Course details One day

First Aid

Practical first aid for aviation, where help can be a long way away — so you can act calmly and effectively when someone needs you.

Course details

Course availability varies through the year — see the calendar or ask us for the next intake.

Where our graduates fly

From Charles Prince to the world’s flight decks

Over the years, Guthrie-trained pilots have gone on to fly for some of the world’s leading airlines. Our focus never changes: make every pilot the best they can be, and make aviation safe, efficient, easy and enjoyable.

EmiratesQatar AirwaysCathay Pacific

Ratings & soft courses

Extend your privileges

Build on your licence with additional ratings, each taught to a professional standard — and the non-technical skills that turn a pilot into an aviator.

Ratings: Type ratings · Instrument · Night · Tailwheel · Instructor
Soft & safety courses: SEPT, Advanced Avionics, Human Factors, Fire Fighting and First Aid — one day each

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With Aesthetechs

Engineering training

Skills for the future

Through Aesthetechs Aviation we also offer National Certificate and Diploma training in aircraft engineering, together with apprentice attachment — building the engineers of tomorrow.

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Training enquiry

Begin your aviation journey

Tell us where you’re starting from and what you’d like to achieve, and we’ll point you to the right course.

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Start the way you intend to finish

Talk to us about the right course for where you are now.

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