Ardmore Flying School is a pilot training school at 2 Harvard Lane in Ardmore, in the Papakura area south of Auckland. Students train on modern aircraft and simulators with experienced instructors. The school offers a Diploma in Aviation at Level 5, delivered through international flight training and the DGCA, and its courses run through private and commercial pilot licences, instrument training and the C-Cat instructor course.
Former students describe the staff as patient and supportive, and say the managers and instructors helped them through the harder stages. One says the move from visual to instrument flying was a difficult stretch, and that the instructors kept encouraging them. Students train in changeable weather and fly over varied terrain, with Waiheke Island and the Auckland coast in view. Several reviews mention first officer roles with airlines after training. Its training in the weather around Auckland is part of the experience former students describe.