About Bob Harris' Flying School.

The company started as Hinchinbrook Air Services and has been operating in North Queensland since 1971. Founders of the company were Bob and Joy Tait.

From the outset, H.A.S. specialised in flying training, as it was felt that most other training schools were more interested in the higher profits to be made from charter flights, than in training. H.A.S. resolved never to cancel a flight training booking for a charter, and went on to gain an Australia wide reputation for their dedication to flight training and high training standards in both aviation theory courses and flight training.

In 1979, the company was taken over by Bob and Carole Harris and their dedication to the flying training industry remains until this day. In 1998, the flight training division of H.A.S. became Bob Harris' Flying School, but still operates under the H.A.S. umbrella.

These days, there is an impressive list of ex-students who fly for the major airlines, regional airlines, the military and all sectors of the General Aviation industry. Just as impressive a list of private pilots also gained their H.A.S. wings. Bob Harris has been the C.F.I. of the company since 1979. He has been flying since 1966 (commercially since 1972) and has many thousand of hours flying to his credit. His hours logged as an instructor alone exceed the total hours of many commercial pilots who have retired after a long aviation career.

Bob is an Independent Approved Test Officer (approved by CASA) and holds test approvals for all aeroplane licences as well as Night VFR, Instrument and Instructor Rating issue and upgrades. He regularly tests students for other flight schools and also tests many of North Queensland's instructors to renew their instructor ratings.

Ask anyone who completed their training with H.A.S./Bob Harris' Flying school and they will tell you about the benefits of the training they received. We offer no gimmicks to get your business, but we do offer our record. We've got a lot of runs on the board.

Whether your aim is to become a recreation pilot or an airline pilot, you need to very carefully consider where you will get the most value for your dollar.


Y o u r  l i f e may literally depend on good, solid aviation training.

Y o u r  f u t u r e depends on being employable at the end of your training.

T h i n k carefully and make a good choice.


For more information about Bob Harris please email him direct today.