Singapore Youth Flying Club

Singapore Youth Flying Club, known as SYFC, is a flying club and youth aviation programme in Singapore. It has been running since 1971. The club offers free flight training to Singaporean students in junior colleges and polytechnics. It also runs aviation activities for younger students in secondary schools.

The main flying course is open from age 16. The club says a student can learn to fly before learning to drive. Many students have finished the course and earned a Private Pilot Licence. The club trains in Diamond DA40 aircraft.

They come from schools such as Temasek Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Raffles Institution, National Junior College and Nanyang Junior College. Many write about their first solo flight and the training that prepared them for it. Course intakes are numbered, such as the Basic Flying Course, and PPL course graduates are listed by year.

For younger students, SYFC runs a Co-Curricular Activity, or CCA, for secondary school pupils who like aviation. Students can join through their school or apply to the club. The programme has its own pages for an overview, activities, courses and applications.

The CCA offers a wide range of aviation activities. These include the Flying Experience Programme with visits, aeromodelling competitions, a launch glider programme, a control-line aeromodelling programme, a remote-controlled aeromodelling programme and computer-based flight simulation.

The club sits at West Camp Road in Singapore. Flying operations run from Tuesday to Sunday. The club is closed on Mondays and public holidays. Separate enquiry lines handle the CCA programme and the flying course.

The company has a student portal, a virtual tour of the club, an alumni section, newsletters, a photo gallery and media releases. Students can apply online for either the flying course or the CCA.

Services

• Flying course
• Private Pilot Licence training
• Secondary school CCA
• Flying Experience Programme
• Launch glider programme
• Control-line aeromodelling
• Remote-controlled aeromodelling
• Computer-based flight simulation
• Aeromodelling competitions
• Aviation visits