Thruxton Airfield · Hampshire
Friendly, professional flight training and aircraft hire from one of southern England's best-equipped general aviation airfields.
A flying school that feels like a flying club
Kurusha runs a Declared Training Organisation and flying club at Thruxton Airfield. We train new pilots, add ratings for qualified pilots and welcome self-fly hirers.
Operations started from the Nissen Hut at Thruxton on 4 August 2024 with G-BNRP and four part-time instructors. We now have six instructors and two PA-28s, G-BNRP and G-ARVV.
We won't ask you to pay for a course in advance or fly when the weather is marginal. The aim is simple: good instruction, sensible decisions and enjoyable flying.
A proper airfield
Asphalt and grass runways, rescue and firefighting cover, a café and easy road access just off the A303. Free parking is right outside the Kurusha office.
Discover Thruxton ↗From first flight to all-weather confidence
Take the controls and fly around Highclere Castle, Salisbury Cathedral, the New Forest or even the Needles with an instructor beside you.
No experience is needed, and the time can count towards a PPL.
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Build the skills, knowledge and judgement to fly safely and carry friends and family around the UK.
The PPL course includes a minimum of 40 hours flying, ten hours solo, nine technical knowledge exams and a Skill Test.
Extend your flying into the hours of darkness with focused instruction in night circuits, navigation and the different visual environment after sunset.
Contact us now to secure a place for winter 2026. Night training usually starts in November.
Learn to control and navigate the aircraft by instruments so that less favourable weather doesn't automatically mean the end of the flight.
IR(R) training is charged at £20 per hour above the normal rate.
Kurusha Flying School transformed my flying. The team are really supportive, the training was very professional and they really made me feel comfortable from day one.Jackson
People, not a production line
Experience ranging from military helicopters and test flying to airline training, mountain flying, bush flying and more than five decades of instruction.
Head of Training
An instructor and examiner since 1989, with commercial aeroplane and helicopter licences and a career spanning military flying, instructing, examining and aviation management.
Instructor
More than 10,000 hours, from vintage biplanes and trainers to turboprops and commercial jets. A former airline Training Captain who teaches LAPL and PPL.
Instructor
Over 23 years flying and more than 2,400 hours instructing on LAPL, NPPL, PPL, night and differences training, including mountain and bush flying experience.
Instructor & Examiner
More than 50 years flying and 5,000 hours instructing across PPL, CPL, night, IR(R), aerobatics and FI courses, with extensive UK and international experience.
Instructor
Former RAF Nimrod pilot, Tucano instructor and Boscombe Down test pilot who now enjoys vintage aircraft, aerobatics, tailwheel flying and traditional navigation.
Instructor
An instructor since the late 1990s, Raph has around 3,000 hours, mostly teaching PPL. His background includes hang-gliding and microlights, and he also teaches IR(R), night and 3-axis microlights with a patient, sympathetic approach.
Straightforward pricing
Prices include VAT.
Also £216.00 / 45 min or £290 / 60 min.
Book a flight →Flying instruction in a Kurusha aircraft.
Start training →PA-28-160. PA-28-181 is £248 / hr.
Ask about hire →Groundschool and exams: £48 per hour (minimum 45 minutes), extra to pre-flight briefs and as arranged with the instructor.
Instructor in your own aircraft: £60 per hour.
Self-Fly Hire membership: £20 per month, payable in advance by Standing Order. Includes clubhouse access, aircraft use and free entry to most social events.
Around the club
Flying is only part of it. Talks, social evenings and club events bring pilots and students together away from the cockpit.
Our new Nissen hut is currently being built and we hope to move in in a few weeks' time.
The club hosted an aviation quiz night in the Nissen Hut, with drinks very generously donated by a local microbrewery.
Our December social event was a curry night at The Plough in Grateley.
Rob Tierney presented a talk about how he ‘liberated’ a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter from the Argentinians after the Falklands conflict.
Nick presented a timely talk about the extra risks that need managing during winter flying.
We opened bookings for night rating and refresher training.
Richard Pillans, Flight Director at the Farnborough International Airshow, spoke about maintaining airshow traditions alongside modern safety requirements.
Kurusha launched with a BBQ, drinks, perfect weather and around 30 pilots, students and prospective flyers.
Ready when you are
Whether you're considering a first lesson, continuing your training or looking for an aircraft to hire, talk to us.
Download our information leafletIndicative only and subject to change. A green tick means there is at least one continuous two-hour period when both an instructor and a student-visible aircraft are free.
