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Prices modules

FLEET:

* Diamond DA-20 Katana, VFR, SEP(L)/SPA
* DV20 A-1 "Katana"
* DA20 A-1 "Katana"
* DA20-100 "Katana 100"
* DA20 C-1 "Katana" and "Katana Eclipse"
* DA20 C-1 "Evolution"
* DA20 C-1 "Eclipse"
* DA20 C-1 "Falcon"
* Diamond DA-40 TDI, IFR, Garmin 1000, SEP(L)/SPA
* DA 40
* DA 40D
* DA 40F
* Piper PA-34-200T. Seneca II, IFR, MEP(L)/SPA
* PA-34-200 Seneca I
* PA-34-200T Seneca II
* PA-34-220T Seneca III
* PA-34-220T Seneca IV
* PA-34-220T Seneca V
* Diamond DA-42, IFR, MEP(L)/SPA, Garmin 1000
* DA 42
* DA 42 M
* DA 42 L360
* DA 42 NG
* Synthetic Training Device FNPT II D-SIM-42 Twin Star NG

COURSES:

PPL(A) - Private Pilot Licence

The private pilot license, commonly called the PPL, is the first license you obtain as a pilot. You can compare it to your driver's license and in many ways that is just what it is: "the driver's license of the sky". It allows you to hire an aircraft and take friends and family flying. Or, if you are fortunate enough to own an aircraft you can fly it for recreational purposes, be it a local scenic flight or a vacation trip to a far destination. The majority of pilots are PPL holders and all pilots, even the professional airline pilots, have at one point been a PPL pilot. While this is the first stepping stone on the way to become a professional pilot, most people that obtain a PPL do so purely for recreational purposes. You cannot fly for compensation or hire (make money flying as a pilot) on your private pilot license, but you can fly all by yourself the same way a driver's license lets you drive a car by yourself. And maybe the greatest thing of all - you can share this experience by taking friends and family with you. As most training aircrafts are four seat, single engine airplanes, you can associate it with driving a car in the sky. You have to be at least 17 years of age to obtain the PPL but you can start training before then. There is no upper age restriction but you do have to be able to pass a class 2 medical examination.

Pre-entry requirements
A student pilot shall be at least 16 years of age before the first solo flight.
An applicant for a PPL(A) shall be at least 17 years of age and hold a valid Class 1 or Class 2 medical certificate.

Privileges
The privileges of the holder of a PPL(A) are to act, but not for remuneration, as pilot-in-command or co-pilot of any aeroplane engaged in non-revenue flights.

Course duration and description
The theoretical knowledge syllabus of the PPL(A) course covers the following learning topics: Air Law, Aircraft General Knowledge, Flight Performance and Planning, Human Performance and Limitations, Meteorology, Navigation, Operational Procedures, Principles of Flight and Communication. The PPL(A) theoretical knowledge course comprises of 159 hours (1 hour = 60 minutes instruction) of instruction.
An applicant for a PPL(A) shall have completed at least 45 hours flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes; a total of 5 hours of this 45 hours may be completed in a FNPT or BITD. This shall include at least 25 hours dual instruction and at least 10 hours of supervised solo flight time, including at least five hours of solo cross-country flight time with at least one cross-country flight of at least 270 km (150 NM), during which full stop landings at two aerodromes different from the aerodrome of departure shall be made. If the privileges of the licence are to be exercised at night, at least five additional hours flight time in aeroplanes shall be completed at night comprising 3 hours of dual instruction including at least 1 hour of cross-country navigation and five solo take-offs and five solo full-stop landings.

2.   IR(A) - Instrument Rating

Up until now, all the flying you have done has been with visual references to the outside world for orientation? As we all know - the airlines sometimes fly through the clouds and always end up several miles above the ground. To be able to do this you have to obtain an instrument rating, and like the word implies - you will learn how to fly solely by reference to the aircraft's instruments. This course is based on a minimum of 50 hours flight training (some of it done in a flight simulator to lower the cost of the course.
The instrument rating is not a separate certificate. It is a rating added to the license you already hold. Many describe this as the hardest flying course, as it requires a good portion of your mental capacity while at the same time flying the airplane. Being good at multi tasking, combined with solid flying skills, will definitely give you an advantage.

Pre-entry requirements
An applicant for a modular IR(A) course shall be the holder of a PPL(A) or a CPL(A), either license to include the privileges to fly by night, issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 1 and shall have completed at least 50 hours cross-country flight time as pilot-in-command in aeroplanes or helicopters of which at least 10 hours shall be in aeroplanes.
An applicant for an IR(A) or validation shall have demonstrated the ability to use the English language.
Privileges
The privileges of a holder of a multi-engine IR(A) are to pilot multi-engine and single-engine aeroplanes under IFR.

Course duration and description
The IR(A) theoretical knowledge course comprises of 200 hours.
The single-engine IR(A) course comprises 50 hours instrument time under instruction of which up to 35 hours are instrument ground time in a FNPT II.
The multi-engine IR(A) course comprises 55 hours instrument time under instruction of which 40 hours may be instrument ground time in a FNPT II.

3.   CPL(A) modular - Commercial Pilot Licence

For those who wish to pursue a career in flying this is where it all really begins. Commercial Pilot Licence is a qualification that permits the holder to act as the pilot of an aircraft for remuneration.

Pre-entry requirements
Before commencing a CPL(A) modular course an applicant shall be the holder of a PPL(A).
Before commencing the flight training an applicant shall have completed 150 hours flight time as a pilot.
The applicant, before being admitted to the course, has to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of mathematics and physics to facilitate an understanding of the theoretical knowledge instruction content of the course.
An applicant for a CPL(A) shall be at least 18 years of age and hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate.

Privileges
The privileges of the holder of a CPL(A) are to:
(1)   exercise all the privileges of the holder of a PPL(A);
(2)   act as pilot-in-command or co-pilot of any aeroplane engaged in operations other than commercial air transportation;
(3)   act as pilot-in-command in commercial air transportation of any single-pilot aeroplane;
(4)   act as co-pilot in commercial air transportation.

Course duration and description
The CPL(A) theoretical knowledge distance course comprises of 200 hours.
The CPL(A) course comprises 25 hours dual flight instruction, including 10 hours of instrument instruction of which up to 5 hours may be instrument ground time in a FNPT I or II or a flight simulator.

4.   ATPL(A) modular - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

ATPL is short for Airline Transport Pilot License and is the highest license a pilot can obtain. This is the certificate that allows you to be the pilot in command (PIC), or captain if you like, of large transport aircrafts. As all airlines hire first officers with the outlook of one day turning them into captains, there is really no way about an airline career without the ATPL qualification.
In practical terms this is obtained by sitting the 14 ATPL written exams and completing a commercial pilot license (CPL) practical skill test. This will give you an ATPL "frozen" certificate you can later unlock with the required flying experience. Most pilots gain this experience by working as a first officer for an airline, and the transition from CPL with ATPL "frozen" to full ATPL is normally obtained a few years after you become a professional pilot.

Pre-entry requirements
Before commencing an ATPL(A) modular course an applicant shall be the holder of a PPL(A) and hold a valid
Class 1 medical certificate.
An applicant for an ATPL(A) shall be at least 21 years of age.

Privileges
The privileges of the holder of an ATPL(A) [based on a CPL(A)] are to:
(1)   exercise all the privileges of the holder of a PPL(A), a CPL(A) and an IR(A); and
(2)   act as pilot-in-command or co-pilot in aeroplanes engaged in commercial air transportation.

Course duration and description
The ATPL(A) theoretical knowledge course comprises of 650 hours (1 hour = 60 minutes instruction) of instruction and is divided into Distance Training and Classroom Training.
An applicant for an ATPL(A) shall be the holder of a CPL(A), a multi-engine instrument rating(A) and have received instruction in multicrew co-operation.

5.   MEP(land) - Multi-engine piston (land) class rating

The aim of the Class Rating for Multi-engine Piston (land) course is to train pilots to the level of proficiency to fly multi-engine piston aircraft land in normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.

Pre-entry requirements
An applicant for a class rating for a single-pilot multi-engine aeroplane shall have completed at least 70 hours as pilot-in-command of aeroplanes.

Course duration and description
The theoretical knowledge course comprises of 15 hours of instruction.
The MEP(land) course comprises 6 hours of flight instruction.

6.   SEP(land) - Single-engine piston (land) class rating

The aim of the Class Rating for Single-engine Piston (land) course is to train pilots to the level of proficiency to fly single-engine piston aircraft land in normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.

Pre-entry requirements
An applicant for a class rating for a single-pilot single-engine aeroplane shall be at least the holder of a PPL(A).

Course duration and description
The theoretical knowledge course comprises of 10 hours (1 hour = 60 minutes instruction) of instruction.
The flying training consists of 4 hours and 30 minutes of training.

7.   FI(A) - Flight instructor rating

The aim of the FI(A) course is to train aeroplane licence holders to the level of proficiency necessary for the issue of a FI(A) rating and, for that purpose, to:
a.   refresh and bring up to date the technical knowledge of the student instructor;
b.   train the student instructor to teach the ground subjects and air exercises;
c.   ensure that the student instructor’s flying is of a sufficiently high standard; and
d.   teach the student instructor the principles of basic instruction and to apply them at the PPL level.

Pre-entry requirements
An applicant for a flight instructor rating shall be at least 18 years of age.
Before being permitted to begin an approved course of training for a FI(A) rating an applicant shall have:
(a)   at least a CPL(A) or completed at least 200 hours of flight time of which 150 hours as pilot-in-command if holding a PPL(A);
(b)   met the knowledge requirements for a CPL(A);
(c)   completed at least 30 hours on single-engine piston powered aeroplanes of which at least five hours shall have been completed during the six months preceding the pre-entry flight test;
(d)   received at least 10 hours instrument flight instruction of which not more than five hours may be instrument ground time in a FNPT or a flight simulator;
(e)   completed at least 20 hours of cross-country flight as pilot-in-command, including a flight totaling not less than 540 km (300 nm) in the course of which full stop landings at two different aerodromes shall be made; and
(f)   passed a specific pre-entry flight test with an FI qualified within the six months preceding the start of the course. The flight test will assess the ability of the applicant to undertake the course.

Course duration and description
The theoretical knowledge course comprises of 125 hours of instruction.
The flight instruction shall comprise at least 30 hours of flight training.

8.   CRI(A) - Class rating instructor rating

The aim of this course is to train aeroplane licence holders with at least 500 hours or 300 hours as pilot of aeroplanes to the level of proficiency necessary for the issue of a CRI(A) rating for single-pilot multi-engine or single-engine aeroplanes respectively.

Pre-entry requirements
All instructors shall:
(i)   hold at least the licence, rating and qualification for which instruction is being given, and
(ii)   have at least 15 hours experience as pilot on the type or class of aeroplane on which instruction is being given, and
(iii)   shall be entitled to act as pilot-in-command of the aircraft during such training.

Multi-engine aeroplanes. An applicant for the issue of a CRI(SPA) rating for multi-engine aeroplanes shall have:
(1)   completed at least 500 hours flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes;
(2)   completed at least 30 hours as PIC on the applicable type or class of aeroplane, prior to commencing the course.

Single-engine aeroplanes. An applicant for the issue of a CRI(SPA) rating for single-engine aeroplanes shall have:
(1)   completed at least 300 hours flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes;
(2)   completed at least 30 hours as PIC on the applicable type or class of aeroplane, prior to commencing the course.

Course duration and description
Theoretical Knowledge Instruction course comprises of knowledge areas common to both single- and multi-engine aeroplane and additionally the ground training will include 25 hours of classroom work.
The flight instruction shall comprise at least 5 hours for multi-engine aeroplanes and 3 hours for single-engine aeroplanes of flying training given by an instructor, approved for this purpose.

9.   IRI(A) - Instrument rating instructor rating

The aim of this course is to train aeroplane licence holders to the level of proficiency necessary for the issue of an IRI(A) rating. The course is designed to give the applicant adequate training in ground and flying instructional techniques based upon established teaching methods.

Pre-entry requirements
All instructors shall:
(i)   hold at least the licence, rating and qualification for which instruction is being given, and
(ii)   have at least 15 hours experience as pilot on the type or class of aeroplane on which instruction is being given, and
(iii)   shall be entitled to act as pilot-in-command of the aircraft during such training.
An applicant for an IRI(A) rating shall have completed at least 800 hours flight time under IFR, of which at least 400 hours shall be in aeroplanes;

Course duration and description
Teaching and Learning course comprises of 25 hours.
The flight instruction comprises 10 hours or 5 hours in the case of a FI(A) of flight training on an aeroplane, flight simulator or FNPT II.