Frequently Asked Questions
EASA or FAA
Which flight school should I go to
well its not that hard, firstly you need to search for the right flying school, either locally or abroad, depends where you would like to issue your license from, contact them and compare prices, they can really differ from one to another. Make sure your happy and satisfied before you start, remember its your dream! you need to make sure you enjoy every single bit out of it.
What are the requirements for a private pilot license
- 25 hours of dual flight instruction,
- 10 hours of supervised solo flight time, including at least 5 hours of solo cross country flight time with at least 1 cross country flight of at least 270 km (150 NM) that includes full stop landings at 2 aerodromes different from the departure aerodrome.
What are the requirements for a commercial pilot license
According to EASA PART FCL (1), you will need to have the ATPL’s theory certificate before commencing the course, a minimum age of 18 years old, PPL holder with night rating if your in a modular course, Completed at least 200 hours of flight time of which not less than 100 hours shall be PIC, of which at least 20 hours must be cross-country or overseas flying, including a route of at least 300nm including full stop landings at 2 intermediate aerodromes different from the departure aerodrome.
EASA ATPL’s
- Principles of Flight
- Airframes/Engines/Electrics
- Performance
- General Navigation
- Radio Navigation
- Instruments/Electronics
- VFR Communications
- IFR Communications
- Air Law & ATC
- Operational Procedures
- Flight Planning & Monitoring
- Mass & Balance
- Human Performance & Limitations
- Meteorology
- 500 hours in multi-pilot operations on aeroplanes
- One of the following:
- 500 hours as PIC under supervision, or
- 250 hours as PIC, or
- 250 hours as PIC under supervision, including at least 70 hours as PIC
- 200 hours of cross-country flight time, of which at least 100 hours should be as PIC or as PIC under supervision
- 75 hours of instrument time, of which not more than 30 hours can be instrument ground time
- 100 hours of night flight as PIC or co-pilot.
- hold an MPL, or
- hold a CPL (A) and a multi-engine IR for aeroplanes, and have completed instruction in multi-crew co-operation (MCC).
Integrated or Modular
Integrated course simply means a full time student, its more of a university style. A Modular course is more of a flexible course since its a part time kinda thing, but you’ll be restricted with few things such as issuing your PPL first where this isn’t a requirement when it comes to an integrated course, it mainly depends on you and how flexible you are, if you have a job i would recommend a modular since your course can be tailored according to you. But if your free, I would personally recommend an integrated course since you won’t be on your own, this course will be more of a university style as mentioned before, obviously things will be easier for you to absorb.
Night Rating
- at least 2.5 hours of dual flight instruction in multi-engine aeroplane operations under normal conditions
- at least 3.5 hours of dual flight instruction in engine failure procedures and asymmetric flight techniques
Instrument Rating
- Air law
- Aircraft general knowledge – instrumentation
- Flight performance and monitoring
- Human performance
- Meteorology
- Radio navigation
- IFR communications
- at least a PPL(A) and FRTOL
or - a CPL(A)
or - an ATPL in another category of aircraft