The Pro Climate hybrid solution by DAF Flight offers electric propulsion and low fuel consumption with carbon compensation, ensuring climate-friendly and profitable flight training. Become a 100% carbon-neutral flight school with DAF Flight!

Now is the ideal time to modernize flight schools. The economic disruption caused by the recent COVID-19 pandemic has impacted air traffic and recreational flying worldwide, posing significant challenges for both large and small flight schools. However, such challenges often lead to positive changes. The urgency to improve aviation's social impact and operate more ecologically and financially responsibly has never been greater. The DAF Flight Pro-Climate program addresses this need by offsetting CO2 emissions for all new DAF Flight aircraft through certified carbon offsets, from the first engine start until the engine's 2000-hour overhaul.

The F2 or CTLSi 2020 with carbon-offset compensation allows flight schools to operate in a carbon-neutral manner. Soon, we will introduce the Flight Design F2e with electric propulsion. DAF Flight offers modern aircraft with the low maintenance and operational costs of the Rotax™ 912iS engine, achieving 100% carbon neutrality today. While all-electric flight is promising, current battery limits restrict flying time to 2-3 hours. Therefore, the fuel-efficient F2, with over 8 hours of flight time, meets training needs for now. By the end of 2021, the fleet will include the all-electric F2e for quiet, eco-friendly training with more operational hours and lower costs. The Pro-Climate hybrid solution combines electric propulsion and low fuel consumption with carbon offsets for sustainable and profitable flight training. Achieve 100% carbon neutrality with DAF Flight!

As the pandemic recedes and the industry resumes, airlines and private customers are rethinking their programs. Many countries now offer substantial financial support to their industries, giving modernized flight schools a significant advantage. Airlines will face increasing environmental pressure globally. For private students, schools with modern, cost-efficient, and eco-friendly aircraft will be more attractive. While electric flight training is emerging, it will be limited to 3-hour flights for the next five years. Therefore, flight schools need a hybrid solution. The new Flight Design F2 with a Rotax 912iS engine consumes less than 4 gallons per hour, reducing annual fuel consumption by about 28,000 gallons (106,000 L) for a fleet of 10 airplanes, allowing the school to be certified as 100% carbon neutral.