In order to ride a flying mount in TBC, you must first acquire the skill to use it. Similar to weapon skills and professions, flying skill is learned at a specialized trainer for a fee. The Alliance and Horde have separate flying trainers in Outland:
- Alliance players train with Ilsa Blusterbrew, who is found at Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley (/way 37.4 56.2).
- Horde players train with Olrokk, who is found at Shadowmoon Village in Shadowmoon Valley (/way 29.2 29.2).
The prices of Rare and Epic flying mounts and their associated skills are shown below:
| Mount Quality | Skill Required | Riding Skill Cost | Mount Cost |
| Rare (60% speed) | Expert Riding | | |
| Epic (280% speed) | Artisan Riding | | |
After training the skill, the flying mounts themselves are purchased from different NPCs close to the trainer:
- Alliance players purchase their mounts from Brunn Flamebeard, who is found at Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley (/way 37.6 56.0).
- Horde players purchase their mounts from Dama Wildmane, who is found at Shadowmoon Village in Shadowmoon Valley (/way 29.2 29.4).
