Seletar Flying Club
{{Short description|Flying club in Singapore}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Seletar Flying Club
| logo = File:Seletar Flying Club.jpg
| logo_size = 300px
| abbreviation = SFC
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1987|09|01}}
| type = Flying club
| headquarters = Seletar Airport
| location = 700 West Camp Road, #06-05 Business Aviation Complex, Singapore 797649
| region = Singapore
| services = flight training
| website = http://seletarflyingclub.org/
| formerly = SIA Flying Club
}}
The Seletar Flying Club was previously known as SIA Flying Club, it was set up to arouse an interest in flying among the Singapore Airlines staff. On 16 November 1992, the club made the decision to open its doors to the public who were keen to get a private pilot's license before applying for a pilot's career.{{cite web |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19921116-1.2.48.15?qt=singapore,%20airlines,%20flying,%20club&q=singapore%20airlines%20flying%20club |date=16 November 1992 |work=The Straits Times |quote=SIA Flying Club opens membership to public |title=SIA Flying Club opens membership to public }}{{cite web |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19870925-1.1.15 |date=25 September 1987 |work=The Straits Times |quote=SIA Flying Club gets off the ground |title=SIA Flying Club gets off the ground}} On 17th October 2002, Seletar Flying Club was formed with the blessing of Singapore Airlines and assumes the assets and liabilities of SIA Flying Club.{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/private-pilots-cautious-about-flying-over-malaysia-amid-covid-19-pandemic |date=14 December 2020 |work=The Straits Times |quote=Private pilots cautious about flying over Malaysia amid Covid-19 pandemic |title=Private pilots cautious about flying over Malaysia amid Covid-19 pandemic}}
Current fleet
Seletar Flying Club operates a fleet of three light aircraft consisting of Cessna 172 and Piper PA-28 Cherokee.
Activities
In 2020, the club inducted its youngest student pilot in Singapore, Tibeau Zhan Fraise, who was only ten years old at the time.{{cite web |url=https://www.8world.com/singapore/10-year-old-becomes-seletar-flying-clubs-youngest-student-pilot-in-singapore-1672316 |date=14 December 2020 |work=8 World News |quote=10-Year-Old Becomes Seletar Flying Club’s Youngest Student Pilot In Singapore |title=10-Year-Old Becomes Seletar Flying Club’s Youngest Student Pilot In Singapore}}
In 2024, the Seletar Flying Club welcomed Ethan Guo{{cite web |url=https://www.ethansflightagainstcancer.com/|title=Ethan's Aerial Fundraising Mission for St. Jude}} - a 19-year old Asian-American pilot flying solo to all seven continents in a small aircraft to raise money for cancer research - as he arrived in Singapore during the Southeast Asian leg of his journey.{{cite web |url=https://littlebigreddot.com/teen-flying-solo-to-all-7-continents-to-raise-s1-million-for-cancer-research/ |date=25 September 2024 |work=Little Big Red Dot |title=Teen Flying Solo to All 7 Continents To Raise S$1 million for Cancer Research}} Guo began his journey with a 50-year-old Cessna 182 Skylane on May 31 in Memphis, Tennessee and arrived in the Philippines for his October 20 Japan itinerary.{{cite news |last1= Lee|first1=Izzy |title=Teen pilot flying across 7 continents |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/18/teen-pilot-flying-across-7-continents-to-break-records-fight-cancer-2228 |accessdate=October 19, 2024 |work= ABS-CBN|date=October 18, 2024}}